China's CFSA Collecting Public Comments on Six New Food Additives

The safety and technical significance of six new food additives – peroxidase, xylanase, 3’-Sialyllactose sodiumsalt, Lacto-N-neotetraose, Magnesium oxide, and Hydrogen peroxide – have been reviewed by an expert review committee, and public comments are welcomed.

Please send your comments and suggestions by e-mail to zqyj@cfsa.net.cn before November 24, 2014.  This is based on the Measures for the Administration of New Food Additives and Provisions for the Declaration and Acceptance of New Food Additives.

Details are as follows:

New food additives (two types)

S.N.	Enzyme	Source	Donor
1	Eroxidase	Aspergillus niger	Marasmius scorodonius
2	Xylanase	Aspergillus niger	Rasamsonia emersonii

Specifications: The quality specification requirements of enzyme preparations for the food industry should be in line with the Provisions of the National Standard for Food Safety Food Additives Enzyme Preparations for Food Industry (GB1886.174).

New food nutrition enhancers (two types)

1. 3’-Sialyllactose sodium salt

Usage level and application scope:

Food category number	Food category/ name	Maximum level (g/kg)	Note
01.03.02	Modified milk powder (for children only)	0.06-0.28gL (in pure product, in ready-to-eat state, powdered products converted to use according to the multiplication of brewing)	When mixed with 2'-fucosyl lactose, lactose-N-neotetraose, oligogalactose, oligofructose, polyfructose, raffinose, the total amount of these substances does not exceed 64.5 g/kg.
13.01.01	Infant formula
13.01.02	Formula for older infants and toddlers
13.01.03	Infant formula for special medical purposes

Specifications: This quality specification applies to the nutrition enhancer 3' Sialyllactose sodium salt produced by fermentation, purification, drying, and other processes using lactose and other raw materials.The production bacteria of 3'Sialyllactose sodium salt shall be evaluated for safety and meet the requirements of Appendix D.

2. Lacto-N-neotetraose, LNnT

Usage level and application scope:

Nutrition enhancer	Source	Donor
Lacto-N-neotetraose	Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)	Neisseria spp. Helicobacter spp.

Note: The usage level, application scope, and specifications of Lacto-N-neotetraose must comply with Announcement No. 8 of 2023 by the National Health Commission (NHC), excluding Appendix C - Information on the production strain for producing Lacto-N-neotetraose).

Food additives with expanded usage level (one type)

S.N.	Name	Food category number	Food category/ name	Maximum level (g/kg)	Note
1	Magnesium oxide	04.01.01.02	Surface-treated fresh fruits (citrus only)	Use as much as needed for production

Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope (one type)

S.N.	Name	Function	Application scope
1	Hydrogen peroxide	desulfurizer	yeast-derived products processing

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