On 29 May, 2019, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) approved six new food additives, including 1 new food flavor, 3 food additives with expanded scope and 2 food nutrition enhancers with expanded scope.
(1) New food flavor
|
English name |
Glutamyl-valyl-glycine |
|
Function |
Food flavor |
|
Food category |
All kinds of food except listed in Table B.1 |
|
Usage amount |
Appropriate level as required in production |
(2) Food additive with expanded scope
|
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Maximum level (g/kg) |
Note |
|
Silicon dioxide |
Anti-caking agent: |
13.05 |
Other food for special dietary use (only for foods for special medical purpose of 1-10 years old) |
10 |
— |
|
β-cyclodextrin |
Other |
04.02.02.03 |
Pickled vegetable |
0.5 |
— |
|
Sulfur |
Preservative |
12.09.01 |
Spices and its powder product (only for anise) |
0.15 |
Count as the residue of sulfur dioxide |
(3) Food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope
|
Name |
Function |
Category number |
Food name/category |
Usage amount |
Note |
|
Galactomannan |
Nutrition enhancer |
13.03 |
Foods for Special Medical Purpose (except 13.01) |
≤120 g/kg |
— |
|
Nutrition enhancer |
13.03 |
Foods for Special Medical Purpose (except 13.01) |
In accordance with the relevant requirement of selenium in GB 29922 Food Safety National Standard General Rules for Food for Special Medical Purposes |
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