As revealed by the notification released on Oct. 22, 2021, China National Health Commission (NHC) officially approved the use of 15 new food ingredients and food-related products, including one new food raw material, nine new food additives and five food-related products.
1. One New Food Raw Material
Name | Basic information | Notes |
Rumexpatientia L. ×Rumextianshanicus A. Los | Species family: Rumex, Polygonaceae Edible parts: stems and leaves | 1. Unsuitable for infant and young children, pregnant and breastfeeding women. Labels and instructions should mark the unsuitable group. 2. Food safety indicators shall follow the requirements in China's GB standard for leaf vegetables. |
2. Nine New Food Additives
One new food flavoring
Name | Food category number | Food category | Maximum usage amount (g/kg) |
Extract from Thaumatococcus daniellii | / | Used as food flavors for all kinds of food (except the food category from GB2760-2014 table B.1) | As necessary for production |
Three new enzyme preparations
Enzyme | Source | Donor |
Protease | Anoxybacillus caldiproteolyticus | / |
Glutaminase | Bacillus licheniformis | Bacillus licheniformis |
Xylanase | Trichoderma reesei | Aspergillus niger var. tubingensis |
Five food additives with expanded scope
Name | Function | Food category number | Food category | Maximu usage amount (g/kg) | Notes |
Advantame | Sweetener | 14.04 | Carbonated drinks | 0.006 | Measured in ready-to-eat state. |
Curdlan | Stabilizer and coagulator, thickening agent | 08.02.01 | Seasoned meat products (adding seasonings to raw meat) | As necessary for production | / |
14.06.03 | Instant coffee | / | |||
16.03 | Collagen casing | / | |||
Capsanthin | Colorant | 08.02.01 | Seasoned meat products (adding seasonings to raw meat) | As necessary for production | / |
16.07 | Others (limited to konjac gelatin product) | As necessary for production | / | ||
Paprika oleoresin | Flavor enhancer and colorant | 16.07 | Others (limited to konjac gelatin product) | As necessary for production | / |
Sucrosefatty acid ester
| Emulsifier | 01.05.01 | Cream | 2.5 | / |
3. Five New Food-related Products
One new Food Contact Material (FCM) additive
Name | CAS number | Application scope | Maximum usage/% | SML/(mg/kg) | QM/(mg/kg) | Notes |
2-Propen-1-aminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-2-propen-1-yl-, chloride (1:1), polymer with 2-propenamide,decarboxylated, hydrochlorides | 913068-94-7 | Paper and paperboard | 0.5 (calculate as dried paper) | ND (acrylamide, DL=0.01 mg/kg) | / | Paper and paperboard containing this substance cannot be used to contact baby food and breast milk |
One FCM additive with expanded application scope
Name | CAS number | Application scope | Maximum usage/% | SML/(mg/kg) | QM/(mg/kg) | Notes |
Paraffin wax | 8002-74-2 | Rubber | 3 | / | / | Operation temperature of rubber materials and articles containing this substance should not exceed 40℃. It can only be used to contact dairy and dairy beverage, and shall not be used to contact baby food and breast milk. Benzo a pyrene contained in this substance cannot exceed 0.1 mg/kg. |
Three new FCM resins
Name | CAS number | Application scope | Maximum usage /% | SML/(mg/kg) | QM/ (mg/kg) | Notes |
1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl1,3-cyclobutanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and 1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl | / | Paints and coating | 80 (calculated by dry weight of coating) | 7.5 (calculated by 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid); 5 (calculated by 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid); 5 (calculated by 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol) 5 (1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl) 6 (trimethylolpropane) | / | Paints and coatings produced with this substance cannot be operated at the temperature over 130℃. It shall not be used to contact baby food or breast milk. |
Styrene polymer with ethyl acrylate, methacrylic acid and glycidyl methacrylate | 56990-26-2 | Paints and coating | 82.1 (calculated by dry weight of coating) | 6 (calculated by acrylic acid) 6 (calculated by methacrylic acid) 0.02 (calculated by glycidyl methacrylate) | / | Paints and coatings produced with this substance cannot be operated at the temperature over 130℃. It shall not be used to contact baby food or breast milk. When glycidyl methacrylate can react with food or food simulant it contacts, 0.02 mg/6dm2 (QM) is deemed as the maximum limit. |
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate and 2-propenoic acid | 39332-53-1 | Paints and coating | 16.3 (calculated by dry weight of coating) | 6 (calculated by acrylic acid) 6 (calculated by methacrylic acid) | / | Paints and coatings produced with this substance cannot be operated at the temperature over 130℃. It shall not be used to contact baby food or breast milk. |