China's NHC Newly Approved 2 New Food Raw Materials, 4 New Food Additives, and 6 Food-related Products

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On October 10, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China (NHC) issued an announcement (No. 5 of 2024) for “Three New Foods” announcing the approval of 12 products, including two new food raw materials, four new food additives, and six food-related products. Details are as follows:

New food raw materials (two types)

Nannochloropsis gaditana oil

Name	Nannochloropsis gaditana oil
Basic information	Source: Nannochloropsis gaditana
Brief introduction of the production process	It is made from Nannochloropsis gaditana by ethanol extraction, filtration, purification and concentration.
Quality requirements	Product Features	Dark green or yellow-brown to yellow thick paste or oily liquid.
	Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), g/100 g	≥20.0
	Total Fat, g/100 g	≥50.0
	Moisture, g/100 g	≤3.0
	Trans fatty acids, g/100 g	≤1.0
Recommended intake	≤2 g/day
Other information	1. The labels and instructions shall bear a statement that they should not be consumed by infants, pregnant women, and breastfeeding women. 2. Food safety indicators should conform to the following standards.
	Peroxide value	≤5.0
	Aflatoxin B1	≤5.0
	Benzo[a]pyrene	≤10.0
	Polychlorinated Biphenyls,	≤160
	Lead (Pb)	≤0.08
	Inorganic arsenic (As)	≤0.1

Procyanidins

Name	Procyanidins
Basic information	Source: The bark of the Pinus pinaster Aiton
Brief introduction of the production process	Made from the bark of Pinus pinaster Aiton, it is processed through grinding, ethanol extraction, filtration, concentration, and drying.
Recommended intake	≤150 mg/day
Other information	Range of application and maximum level: Milk and dairy products (0.2 g/kg for flavored milk and flavored fermented milk, milk powder and its preparations calculated based on the reconstituted liquid mass), beverage category (0.08 g/kg for liquid beverages, solid beverages calculated based on the reconstituted liquid mass), jelly (1.4 g/kg). The labels and instructions shall bear a statement that they should not be consumed by infants, pregnant women, and breastfeeding women. Quality specifications and food safety indicators are shown in the appendix.

New food additives (four types)

New food enzymes (one type)

No.	Enzyme	Source	Donor
1	D-psicose 3-epimerase	Bacillus subtilis	Ruminococcussp. 5_1_39B_FAA

New food nutrition enhancer (two types)

No.	Enzyme	Source	Donor
1	2’-fucosyllactose	Bacillus flexus	Bacteroides vulgatus ^a
2	Lacto-N-neotetraose	Escherichia coli BL21 star（DE3）	Neisseria spp.^aand Helicobacterspp.^b

^a is the donor for β-1,3-N-acetylglucosamine transferase,

^b is the donor for β-1,4-galactosyl transferase

Processing aids with expanded scope (one type)

No.	Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level
1	Sodium ferrous citrate	As a source of iron compounds, the range of application and maximum level should comply with the regulations for iron as specified in the Food Safety National Standard for the Use of Food Nutrition Enhancer (GB14880).

New food-related products (six types)

Food contact additives with expanded scope (four types)

No.	Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level
1	C.I. Pigment black 7; Carbonblack	1333-86-4	Plastic: PCT	2.5
2	Sodium hydroxide	1310-73-2	Plastic: PVDF	_
3	Dibutyl sebacate	109-43-3	Plastic: PVDF	_
4	2,4,8,10-Tetraoxa-3,9-diphosphaspiro[5.5]undecane,3,9-bis[2,4-bis(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)phenoxy]	154862-43-8	Adhesive (Contact with food directly)	0.04

New food contact resin (one type)

No.	Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level
1	Copolymer of trimethoxyphenylsilane, methyltrimethoxysilane, andsilica	_	Coatings and Paints	Use in appropriate quantities as needed for production

Food contact resin with expanded scope (one type)

No.	Name	CAS number	Range of application	Maximum level
1	Benzene, ethenyl-, polymer with1,3-butadiene, hydrogenated	66070-58-4	Coatings and Paints	27.5 (by dry film weight)

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Reference

NHC News (No.5 of 2024)

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