NHC Newly Approved One New Food Raw Material, 16 New Food Additives, and 11 Food-related Products - Regulatory News - Food & Food Contact Materials

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On March 2, the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 1 of 2023) for “Three New Foods” with 28 products approved, including one new food raw material, 16 new food additives, and 11 food-related products. Details are as follows:

New food raw material (one type)

Name/Latin Name	Other information
Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides	Being included in the List of Strains that Can Be Used in Food. The scope of use includes fermented milk, flavored fermented milk, cheese, fermentation milk drinks, and lactobacillus drinks (non-solid drinks). Cannot be used in infant food. Food safety indicators shall meet the following requirements:
	Pb/(on a dry basis, mg/kg)	≤0.5
	As/(on a dry basis, mg/kg)	≤1.0
	Salmonella, /25g (mL)	0
	Staphylococcus aureus, /25g (mL)	0
	Listeria monocytogenes, /25g (mL)	0

New food additives (16 types)

1. New food additives (one type)

No.	Name	Function	Cat No.	Food name/category	Maximum level (g/L)	Remarks
1	Potassium Polyaspartate	Stabilizer and coagulator	15.03.01	Grape Wine	0.3	-

2. New food enzymes (eight types)

No.	Enzyme	Source	Donor
1	Aminopeptidase	Aspergillus oryzae	Aspergillus oryzae
2	Protease	Trichoderma reesei	Malbranchea sulfirea
3	Phospholipase A2	Trichoderma reesei	Aspergillus fimmigatus
4	Maltogenic amylase	Saccharomvces cerevisiae	Geobacillus stearothermophilus
5	Xylanase	Bacillus licheniformis	Bacillus licheniformis
6	Lactase	Papiliotrema terrestris	-
7	Carboxypeptidase	Aspergillus orvzae	Aspergillus orvzae
8	Deaminase	Aspergillus orvzae	-

3. New food flavorings (one type)

No.

Name

Function

Cat No.

Food Name

Maximum level

Remarks

2-Hexylpyridine

Flavoring

Used in various foods after being formulated into flavors.

(Except for the food category in Table B.1 of GB 2760-2014)

Appropriate level

4. Food additives with expanded scope (four types)

No.	Name	Function	Cat No.	Food Name	Maximum level	Remarks
1	Fumaric acid	Acidity regulator	08.02.02	Cured meat products (brined meat, preserved pork, preserved duck, Chinese-style ham, Chinese sausage, sausage)	Appropriate level	-
			08.03.02	Smoked, baked, or grilled meat products
			08.03.03	Fried meat products
			08.03.05	Sausages
			09.02.02	Frozen coating products
			09.04.02	Cooked or fired aquatic products
			09.04.03	Smoked, baked aquatic products
2	Sodium acetate	Acidity regulator	08.02.02	Cured meat products (brined meat, preserved pork, preserved duck, Chinese-style ham, Chinese sausage, sausage)	Appropriate level	-
			08.03.02	Smoked, baked, or grilled meat products
			08.03.03	Fried meat products
			08.03.05	Sausages
			09.02.02	Frozen coating products
			09.04.02	Cooked or fired aquatic products
			09.04.03	Smoked, baked aquatic products
3	Sodium cyclamate, calcium cyclamate	Sweetener	07.04	Fillings and surface spreading starch for bakery food (for fillings of bakery products only)	2.0	Count as cyclohexyl sulfamic acid
3	Sodium cyclamate, calcium cyclamate	Sweetener	16.06	Puffed food	0.2	Count as cyclohexyl sulfamic acid
4	Vitamin E	Antioxidant	06.03.02.04	Batters (e.g. for breading or batters for fish or poultry), bread, frying powder	0.2	-

5. Processing aids with expanded scope (two types)

No.	Name	Function	Usage scope
1	Polydimethyl siloxane and emulsion	Antifoaming agent	Collagen casing processing technology
2	Magnesium stearate	lubricating agent, releasing agent, anti-sticking agent	Tablet pressing process of effervescent tablets

New food-related products (11 types)

1. New food contact additives (three types)

No.	Name	CAS number	Usage scope	Maximum level (%)
1	Cyclohexane, 1,1’-methylenebis[4-isocyanato-, homopolymer, cyclohexylamine-terminated	315207-86-4	Plastic: PCN	0.35
2	2-[2-(2,4-diamino-6-hydroxypyrimidin-5-yl) diazenyl]-5-methylbenzenesulfonic acid	1021701-36-9	Plastic	0.5
3	Copolymer of acrylamide, 2-methacryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride, itaconic acid, and NN'-methylenebis acrylamide	214495-32-6	Paper and paperboard	1 (Count as dry weight)

2. New food contact additives with expanded scope (four types)

No.	Name	CAS number	Usage scope	Maximum level (%)
1	Octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate	2082-79-3	Coating and coating film	0.5
2	Napthalensulfonic acid, polymer with formaldehyde, sodium salt	9084-06-4; 36290-04-7	Plastic: ABS	0.12
3	Fatty acid esters of C¹~ C¹⁸mono- and poly-fatty alcohols	-	Plastic	0.1
4	Silane, dichlorodimethyl-, reaction products with silica	68611-44-9	Adhesive (in direct contact with food) Ink (Contacts with food indirectly)	Adhesive: 0.002 (Count as dry weight) Ink: 4 (Count as dry weight)

3. New food contact resins (three types)

No.	Name	CAS number	Usage scope	Maximum level (%)
1	Carbon monoxide-ethylene-propylene terpolymer	88995-51-1	Plastic	Appropriate level
2	4-Ethylphenol, m-cresol, p-cresol and 4-tert-butylphenol polymers with formaldehyde	68957-28-8	Coating and coating film	62 (Count as the coating formula)
3	Polymer of ethylene glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propandiol, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, adipic acid and itaconic acid	1041633-99-1	Coating and coating film Adhesive (in direct contact with food)	20 (Count as dry weight)

4. New food contact resins with expanded scope (one type)

No.	Name	CAS number	Usage scope	Maximum level (%)
1	Isophthalic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedimethanamine and hexanedioic acid	28628-75-3	Plastic	Appropriate level

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Further Information

NHC News (No.1 of 2023)

NHC New Food Raw Material Registration in China

NHC New Food Additives Registration in China

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