The list of strains available for food and infant food has been adjusted and updated by 16 and 8 respectively

On August 25, the National Health Commission issued an announcement on the updating of the List of Strains Available for Food and the List of Strains Available for Infant Food, of which 16 strains can be used for food and 8 strains that can be used for infant food are added to the list; For those involved in the classification and naming adjustment of strains in the list, a 2-year transition period

It is understood that the former Ministry of Health issued the "List of Strains Available for Food" (including 21 strains) and the "List of Strains Available for Infant Food" (including 6 strains of 4 strains)

In terms of the specific content of the update, Bifidobacterium animals increased the animal subspecies of Bifidobacterium animals, and Bifidobacterium lactis was renamed bifidobacterium animal subspecies; Bifidobacterium longum was renamed Bifidobacterium long subspecies, Bifidobacterium infantis was renamed Bifidobacterium longum infant subspecies, Lactobacillus dei Bulgarian subspecies was renamed Lactobacillus terrestris Bulgarian subspecies, Streptococcus thermophilus was renamed Streptococcus salivary thermophilus subspecies, Lactococcus lactic acid subspecies was renamed Lactococcus lactic acid subspecies, Lactococcus lactic acid diacetyl subspecies was renamed Lactococcus lacticus subspecies (diacetyl type), Lactococcus lactate subspecies was renamed Lactococcus lactum subspecies

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In addition, according to the changes in the classification status of international strains, 12 strains in the List of Strains Available for Food and the List of Strains Available for Infant Food were updated to different species

The relevant person in charge of the Department of Food Safety Standards and Monitoring and Evaluation of the National Health commission said that the update of the name of the bacterium involves the steady development