NHC Updated Two Lists of Bacterium Strains that can Be Used in Food and Infant & Young Children Food in China - Regulatory News - Food & Food Contact Materials

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On 25th August, 2022, National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHC) updated The List of Bacterium Strains that Can be Used for Food & The List of Strains that Can be Used in Infant and Young Children Food.

A two-year transitional period will be given if classification and name of the strains need to be adjusted. Notably, during the transitional period, both the original and the new name are available. The specific lists are as follows:

1. The List of bacterium strains that can be used for food

No	Original name	Latest name
	Bifidobacterium	Bifidobacterium
1	Bifidobacterium adolescentis	Bifidobacterium adolescentis
2	Bifidobacterium animalis（Bifidobacterium lactis）	Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.animalis
2	Bifidobacterium animalis（Bifidobacterium lactis）	Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.lactis
3	Bifidobacterium bifidum	Bifidobacterium bifidum
4	Bifidobacterium breve	Bifidobacterium breve
5	Bifidobacterium infantis	Bifidobacterium longum subsp. Infantis
6	Bifidobacterium longum	Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum
	Lactobacillus	Lactobacillus
1	Lactobacillus acidophilus	Lactobacillus acidophilus
2	Lactobacillus crispatus	Lactobacillus crispatus
3	Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus	Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus
3	Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus	Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus
4	Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis	Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis
5	Lactobacillus gasseri	Lactobacillus gasseri
6	Lactobacillus helveticus	Lactobacillus helveticus
7	Lactobacillus johnsonii	Lactobacillus johnsonii
8	Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefiranofaciens	Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefiranofaciens
	Lactobacillus	Lacticaseibacillus
1	Lactobacillus casei	Lacticaseibacillus casei
2	Lactobacillus paracasei	Lacticaseibacillus paracasei
3	Lactobacillus rhamnosus	Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
	Lactobacillus	Limosilactobacillus
1	Lactobacillus fermentum	Limosilactobacillus fermentum
2	Lactobacillus reuteri	Limosilactobacillus reuteri
	Lactobacillus	Lactiplantibacillus
1	Lactobacillus plantarum	Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
	Lactobacillus	Ligilactobacillus
1	Lactobacillus salivarius	Ligilactobacillus salivarius
	Lactobacillus	Latilactobacillus
1	Lactobacillus curvatus	Latilactobacillus curvatus
2	Lactobacillus sakei	Latilactobacillus sakei
	Streptococcus	Streptococcus
1	Streptococcus thermophilus	Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus
	Lactococcus	Lactococcus
1	Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis	Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis
2	Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris	Lactococcus cremoris
3	Lactococcus lactis subsp. diacetylactis	Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis
	Propionibacterium	Propionibacterium
1	Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. Shermanii	Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii
	Propionibacterium	Acidipropionibacterium
1	Propionibacterium acidipropionici	Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici
	Leuconostoc	Leuconostoc
1	Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. Mesenteroides	Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides
	Pediococcus	Pediococcus
1	Pediococcus acidilactici	Pediococcus acidilactici
2	Pediococcus pentosaceus	Pediococcus pentosaceus
	Bacillus	Weizmannia
1	Bacillus coagulans	Weizmannia coagulans
	Staphylococcus	Mammaliicoccus
1	Staphylococcus vitulinus	Mammaliicoccus vitulinus
	Staphylococcus	Staphylococcus
1	Staphylococcus xylosus	Staphylococcus xylosus
2	Staphylococcus carnosus	Staphylococcus carnosus
	Kluyveromyces	Kluyveromyces
1	Kluyveromyces marxianus	Kluyveromyces marxianus

2. The List of bacterium strains that can be used in infant and young children food

	Original version		Latest version
No	Name	Strain No	Name	Strain No
1	Lactobacillus acidophilus*	NCFM	Lactobacillus acidophilus*	NCFM
2	Bifidobacterium animalis	Bb-12	Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis	Bb-12
3	Bifidobacterium lactis	HN019		HN019
3	Bifidobacterium lactis	Bi-07		Bi-07
4	Lactobacillus rhamnosus	LGG	Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus	GG
4	Lactobacillus rhamnosus	HN001	Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus	HN001
5	Lactobacillus reuteri	DSM17938	Limosilactobacillus reuteri	DSM17938
6	Lactobacillus fermentum	CECT5716	Limosilactobacillus fermentum	CECT5716
7	Bifidobacterium breve	M-16V	Bifidobacterium breve	M-16V
8	Lactobacillus helveticus	R0052	Bifidobacterium breve	R0052
9	Bifidobacterium infantis	R0033	Bifidobacterium longum.subsp. infantis	R0033
10	Bifidobacterium bifidum	R0071	Bifidobacterium bifidum	R0071
11	Lactobacillus rhamnosus	MP108	Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus	MP108
12	Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum	BB536	Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum	BB536
*Lactobacillus acidophilus only be used in food for children over 1 year old.

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Reference: NHC NEWS(2022 No.4)

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