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China CFSA Collects Public Comments on 3 New Food Raw Materials
China
Food Ingredients
Food and Food Related Products
2024-04-30

China,Food,Material,Public,Consultation

On April 28, 2024, the China National Center for Food Safety Evaluation (CFSA) issued 2 new food raw materials, Nannochloropsis oil and egg yolk phospholipid and protein for public comments.

In addition, rye pollen was approved as a new food raw material in the National Health Commission (NHC) Announcement No. 3 of 2023. Based on the industry data and through the review by the Expert Review Committee, it is now proposed to revise its content requirement of dietary fiber in the announcement to ≥30%.

Comments are welcomed before May 28, 2024. Details are as follows:

1. Nannochloropsis oil

Name

Nannochloropsis oil

Basic information

Source: Nannochloropsis gaditana

Brief introduction of the production process

Prepared through ethanol extraction, filtration, purification, concentration and other processes using Nannochloropsis gaditana as the raw material.

Recommended intake

≤ 2 g/day

Quality requirements

Property

Dark green or yellow-brown to yellow thick paste or oily liquid

EPA (as fatty acid), g/100g ≥

20.0

Total fat, g/100 g ≥

50.0

Other information

  1. The labels and instructions shall bear a statement indicating that they should not be consumed by infants, pregnant women and lactating women, along with the unsuitable group and the consumption limit.
  2. Food safety indicators shall comply with the following requirements:

Peroxide value, mmol/kg ≤

5.0

Moisture and volatiles, g/100g ≤

3.0

Trans fatty acid, g/100g ≤

1.0

Aflatoxin B1, μg/kg ≤

5.0

Benzo[a]pyrene, μg/kg ≤

10.0

Polychlorinated biphenyls, μg/kg≤

160

Lead (Pb), mg/kg ≤

0.08

Inorganic arsenic (As) mg/kg ≤

50

2. Egg yolk phospholipid and protein

Name

Egg yolk phospholipid and protein

Basic information

Source: Egg yolk powder

Brief introduction of the production process

Prepared through granulation, supercritical CO2 extraction, separation, and other processes using egg yolk powder as the raw material.

Recommended intake

≤ 5 g/day

Other information

  1. The scope of use does not include infants and young children food. The labels and instructions shall indicate the limit of consumption.
  2. See the Appendix for quality specifications and food safety indicators.

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