Six new varieties of food additives, including D-allulose-3-epimerase, were publicly solicited for comments

This newspaper news (reporter Yang Xiaojing) recently learned from the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center that the safety and process necessity of three food nutritional fortifiers, such as D-allulose-3-epimerase, a new variety of food nutrition enhancer D-allulose-3-epimerase, a new variety of food nutrition fortifier for food nutrition fortifiers, a food additive that expands the scope of use (enzymatic method), and vitamin B1, have been reviewed, and are now open for comments, and the deadline for solicitation of comments is January 5, 2023
。

The interpretation materials released by the National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment at the same time show that:

D-allulose-3-epimerase D-allulose-3-epimerase derived from Bacillus subtilis has been applied as a new variety
of enzyme preparation for the food industry.
The U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration allows it to be used
as an enzyme for the food industry.
As an enzyme preparation for the food industry, the substance is mainly used to catalyze the differential isomerization of D-fructose to obtain D-allulose
.
Its quality specifications implement the "National Food Safety Standard Food Additives Enzyme Preparations for Food Industry" (GB 1886.
174).

Magnesium lactate As a food nutritional fortifier, magnesium has been listed in the National Food Safety Standard Standard for the Use of Food Nutritional Fortifiers (GB 14880), which is allowed to be used in the preparation of milk powder, beverages (except for the varieties involved in 14.
01 and 14.
06), solid beverages and other food categories
.
The magnesium lactate applied for this application is a compound source of magnesium, and its scope of use and dosage are consistent with
the approved magnesium provisions in GB 14880.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the US Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission, etc.
allow it to be used in food
.
The substance is used as a food nutritional fortifier to prepare the magnesium content
of milk powder (food group 01.
03.
02), beverages (except varieties covered by 14.
01 and 14.
06) (food group 14.
0) and solid beverages (food group 14.
06).
Its quality specifications are implemented
in accordance with the relevant requirements of the announcement.

Ascorbyl palmitate (enzymatic method) Vitamin C as a food nutritional fortifier has been listed in the "National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Fortifier Use Standard" (GB 14880), which is allowed to be used to prepare milk powder, canned fruit, fruit puree, soy milk, soy milk powder, gum-based candy and other food categories
.
The former National Health and Family Planning Commission Announcement No.
9 of 2016 approved the new variety ascorbyl palmitate (enzymatic method) of food additives as antioxidants for fat, oil and emulsified fat products and other food categories
.
This application expands the scope of use as an antioxidant for instant rice and flour products (food category 06.
07), as a food nutritional enhancer, is a compound source of vitamin C, and its scope of use and dosage are consistent
with the approved provisions of vitamin C in GB 14880.
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, etc.
allow it to be used as an antioxidant in instant rice and flour products, and the European Commission, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Bureau, etc.
allow it to be used in the preparation of milk powder, beverages and other food categories
.
The substance is used as an antioxidant in instant rice noodle products (food group 06.
07) to delay the oxidation
of instant rice noodle products.
The substance is used as a food nutritional fortifier for flavored fermented milk (food category 01.
02.
02), modulated milk powder (food category 01.
03.
02), canned fruit (food category 04.
01.
02.
01), fruit puree (food category 04.
01.
02.
02), soy milk, soy milk powder (food category 04.
04.
01.
07), gum-based confectionery (food category 05.
02.
01), sweets other than gum-based sweets (food category 05.
02.
02), Ready-to-eat cereals, including rolled oats (flakes) (food category 06.
06), fruit and vegetable juice (meat) beverages (including fermented products, etc.
) (food category 14.
02.
03), dairy beverages (food category 14.
03.
01), water-based flavored beverages (food category 14.
04), solid beverages (food category 14.
06), jellies (food category 16.
01), vitamin C content in fortified foods
.
Its quality specifications implement Announcement
No.
9 of 2016 of the National Health Commission (formerly the National Health and Family Planning Commission).

Vitamin B1 Vitamin B1 as a food nutritional fortifier has been listed in the "National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Fortifier Use Standard" (GB 14880), which is allowed to be used for the preparation of milk powder (only for children and pregnant women), soybean powder, soy milk powder, soy milk, gum-based candy, rice and its products, wheat flour and its products and other food categories, this application to expand the scope of use for special-purpose beverages (including sports drinks, nutrient drinks, etc.
) (food category 14.
04.
02.
01).

。 It is allowed by the U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Food Standards Agency of Australia and New Zealand
.
The substance is used as a food nutritional fortifier in special-purpose beverages (including sports drinks, nutrient drinks, etc.
) (food group 14.
04.
02.
01), fortified with vitamin B1 content
in foods.
Its quality specifications are implemented in the "Food Nutrition Fortifier Vitamin B1" (GB 14751).

Vitamin B2 Vitamin B2 as a food nutritional fortifier has been listed in the "National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Fortifier Use Standard" (GB 14880), which is allowed to be used for the preparation of milk powder (only for children and pregnant women), soybean powder, soy milk powder, soy milk, gum-based candy, rice and its products, wheat flour and its products and other food categories, this application to expand the scope of use for special-purpose beverages (including sports drinks, nutrient drinks, etc.
) (food category 14.
04.
02.
01).

。 It is allowed by the U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration, the European Commission, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Food Standards Agency of Australia and New Zealand
.
The substance is used as a food nutritional fortifier in special-purpose beverages (including sports drinks, nutrient drinks, etc.
) (food group 14.
04.
02.
01), fortified with vitamin B2 content
in foods.
Its quality specifications implement "Food Nutrition Fortifier Vitamin B2" (GB 14752).

Taurine Taurine as a food nutritional fortifier has been listed in the "National Food Safety Standard Food Nutrition Fortifier Use Standard" (GB 14880), allowed to be used for the preparation of milk powder, soybean powder, soy milk powder, soy milk, milk-containing beverages, special purpose drinks, flavored drinks and other food categories, this application in special purpose beverages (including sports drinks, nutrient drinks, etc.
) (food category 14.
04.
02.
01) The maximum amount of use expanded from 0.
5 g/kg to 0.
6 g/kg
。 The U.
S.
Food and Drug Administration, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and the Food Standards Agency of Australia and New Zealand allow it to be used in food categories
such as flavored beverages.
The substance is used as a food nutritional fortifier in special-purpose beverages (including sports drinks, nutrient drinks, etc.
) (food group 14.
04.
02.
01), fortifying the content
of taurine in foods.
Its quality specifications implement the "Food Nutritional Enhancer Taurine" (GB 14759).

China Food News (December 12, 2022, version 06).

(Responsible editor: Yang Xiaojing)