CFSA is Collecting Public Comments on Five Food Additives

On February 10, 2023, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued five food additives for public comment, including:

• two new food enzymes;
• one new food nutrition enhancer;
• one food additive with expanded scope; and
• one food nutrition enhancer with expanded scope and dosage.

The deadline for public comments is March 8, 2023.

Details are as follows:

1. New food enzymes (2 types)

*The quality specification of the enzymes shall meet the requirements of the National Food Safety Standard - Food Additives, Enzymes (GB 1886.174)

2. New food nutrition enhancer (one type)

Name: 2’-fucosyllactose, 2’-FL

Range of Application & Maximum Usage Level: Shall comply with the requirements of the draft for Opinions on 2’ -FL (food nutrition enhancer) (except for the producing strain used in the production of 2’ -FL in Annex C) issued by CFSA. Its producing strain information is shown as follows:

^a is the donor of α-1, 2-fucosyltransferase

3. Food additive with expanded scope (one type)

4. Processing aids with expanded scope (one type)

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Reference

CFSA News