On December 13, 2024, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 5 of 2023) for “Three New Foods” with 11 products approved, including one new food raw material, eight new food additives, and two food-related products.
Details are as follows:
New food raw material (one type)
Camellia petelotii culture
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Name |
Camellia petelotii culture |
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Basic information |
Source: Camellia petelotii (Merrill) Sealy, former name: Camellia chrysantha (Hu)Tuyama |
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Brief introduction of the production process |
Made from the leaves of Camellia petelotii (Merrill) Sealya through processes such as sterilization, callus induction, cultivation, collection, drying, and grinding. |
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Recommended intake |
≤1.5 g/day |
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Quality requirements |
Properties |
Brown or brownish-yellow powder or granules |
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Total flavonoids, % |
≥4.0 |
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Tea polyphenols, % |
≥6.0 |
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Moisture, % |
≤10.0 |
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Ash, % |
≤10.0 |
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Other information |
1. The labels and instructions shall bear a statement that they should not be consumed by infants, pregnant women, and breastfeeding women. 2. Food safety indicators must meet the following requirements: |
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Pb, mg/kg |
≤1.0 |
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Hg, mg/kg |
≤0.1 |
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As, mg/kg |
≤0.3 |
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Total colony, CFU/g |
≤30000 |
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Coliform bacteria, MPN/g |
≤0.92 |
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Molds and yeasts, CFU/g |
≤50 |
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Salmonella, /25g |
Not Detected |
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Staphylococcus aureus, /25g |
Not Detected |
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Plant Growth Regulators, mg/kg |
≤0.05 |
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New food additives (eight types)
New food enzymes (three types)
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No. |
Enzyme |
Source |
Donor |
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1 |
Glucoamylase |
Aspergillus niger |
Penicillium oxalicum |
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2 |
Serine protease |
Fusarium venenatum |
Fusarium oxysporum |
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3 |
Lipase |
Komagataella phaffi |
Aspergillus oryzae |
New Food Spice (one type)
Name: 4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone
Application scope: food spices
Maximum usage level:
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Category number |
Food name |
Usage level |
Note |
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Prepared as food spice (except for the food categories listed in Table B1 of GB 2760) |
Use in appropriate amounts as required by production |
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Quality specifications:
Applicable to 4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-(2H)-furanone, prepared from rhamnose as the raw material. It shall follow the National Food Safety Standard – Food Additives 4-Hydroxy-2,5-Dimethyl-3(2H)-Furanone" (GB 28365).
New food nutrition enhancer (one type)
Name: 2’-fucosyllactose， 2’-FL
Application scope, maximum usage level and quality specifications: The usage, application scope, and quality specification requirements for 2'-Fucosyllactose shall follow the Notice No. 8 of 2023 issued by the National Health Commission (except for the information on the production strains used for 2'-Fucosyllactose production in Appendix C). The information on the production strains for this new nutrition enhancer is provided in the table below.
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Nutrition enhancer |
Source |
Donor |
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2’-fucosyllactose |
E. coli BL21 (DE3) |
Bacteroides fragilisa |
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E. coli BL21 (DE3) |
Escherichia spp.a |
ais the donor of α-1, 2-fucosyltransferase
New food additives with expanded scope (two types)
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No. |
Name |
Category number |
Food name |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Note |
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1 |
Sodium N-cyclohexylsulfamate |
01.02.02 |
Flavored fermented milk |
0.65 |
Count as Sodium N-cyclohexylsulfamate |
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16.07 |
Others (only konjac gel products) |
1.0 |
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2 |
Stevioside |
01.03.02 |
Milk powder and cream powder (formulated) |
0.3 |
Count as Stevioside |
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01.06.04 |
Reprocessed cheese and cheese products |
0.4 |
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04.03.02.03 |
Pickled edible mushrooms and algae |
0.23 |
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06.07 |
Convenience rice and noodle products |
0.4 |
Food nutrition enhancers with expanded scope (one type)
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Name |
CAS number |
Range of application |
Use level |
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(6S)-5-Methyl tetrahydrofolate, Glucosamine salt |
13.05 |
Other special dietary foods excluding 13.01 to 13.04 (for nutritional supplements for pregnant and lactating women only) |
Based on folic acid content, the regulations for folic acid in the 'National Food Safety Standard for Nutritional Supplements for Pregnant and Lactating Women' (GB 31601) shall apply. |
New food-related products (two types)
Food contact additives with expanded scope (one type)
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Name |
CAS number |
Range of application |
Maximum level |
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1,3,5-Trimethyl-2,4,6-tri(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene |
1709-70-2 |
Plastic: Carbon monoxide-ethylene-propylene ternary polymer |
0.5 |
New food contact resin (one type)
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Name |
CAS number |
Range of application |
Maximum level |
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Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-3-hydroxyhexanoate) |
147398-31-0 |
Plastic |
Use in appropriate amounts as required by production. |
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