On May 25, 2020, China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) solicited public opinions on 7 novel food additives, including novel food processing aids, nitrous oxide and novel food nutrition fortifier, Vitamin K2 (Synthesis method). The deadline for opinions is June 20, 2020.
Novel food processing aids, nitrous oxide
Name | Function | Use scope |
Nitrous oxide | Propellants, foaming agent | 01.05 processing technology of cream and analogues, 02.02 processing technology of fat emulsions mainly of type water-in-oil (only for fat planting milk), fat emulsions other than class 02.02, including the processing process of mixed and/or flavor fat emulsions products (plant fat cream only) |
Novel food nutrition fortifier, Vitamin K2 (Synthesis method)
Name | Function | Food Category | Usage |
Vitamin K2 (Synthesis method) | food nutrition fortifier | Formulated milk powder (only for children) | 420 μg/kg~750 μg/kg |
Formulated milk powder (only for pregnant women) | 340 μg/kg~680 μg/kg |
It is applied to vitamin K2 (synthetic method), a side-chain double-bond all-trans food nutrient fortifier, is prepared by selective chemical synthesis reaction, distillation, extraction, column chromatography, recrystallization, drying and screening with heptene terpene alcohol and vitamin K3 as the main raw materials. It is divided into vitamin K2 pure product and vitamin K2 oil.
The applied vitamin K2 (synthesis method) is a compound source of vitamin K, which belongs to the vitamin K2 made from the new production materials. Previously, vitamin K2 (synthesis method) from other production materials and vitamin K2 (ferment method) have been approved for use in formulated milk powder (only for children) and formulated milk powder (only for pregnant women).
Food additives expanded use scope
No. | Name | Function | Food Category | Maximum Usage (g/kg) |
1. | Sodium alginate | Stabilizer and coagulator | Other foods for special dietary use (only for formula for Special Medical Purpose for person aged 1-10 years old in amino acid metabolism disorders formula products) | 1.0 (for 1-3 years old) |
GMP (for 4-10 years old) | ||||
2. | Monascus red | Coloring | New soybean product (soybean protein and its puffed food, soybean, meat, etc.) | GMP |
3. | Citric acid | Acidity regulator | Peeled, sliced or stripped vegetable | GMP |
4. | Sucralose | Sweetener | Meat enemas | 0.35 |
Food processing aids expanded use scope
Name | Function | Use scope |
Sodium hexameta phosphate, | Chelator | processing technology of lactose (the residual amount is 0.2g/kg) |