Announcement of novel food materials Black Chokeberry and Nostoc Sphaeroides(No. 10 of 2018) | Interpretation
On September 12, 2018, the National Health Commission issued a notice on two new food ingredients, namely, the Black Chokeberry and Nostoc Sphaeroides. The recommended consumption of Black Chokeberry is ≤10 g/day (in terms of fresh products); the recommended consumption of Nostoc Sphaeroides is ≤3 g/day (on dry basis).
According to the provisions of the Food Safety Law, the review organization gathered experts to review and pass the safety assessment materials for two novel food materials Black Chokeberry and Nostoc Sphaeroides. (National Health Committee)
Announcement on 14 new varieties of food-related products such as polyethylene (No. 11 of 2018) | Interpretation
On September 26, 2018, the National Health Commission announced the announcement of 14 new food-related products such as polyethylene. These include: 7 kinds of food contact materials and product additives (polyethylene, hydrated magnesium aluminate, butyl stearate, hydroquinone, etc.) for expanding the scope of use; 2 new varieties of food contact materials and additives for products (epoxy linseed oil, etc.); five new varieties of food contact materials and products (reaction products of formaldehyde and bisphenol A and butanol, etc.).
According to the provisions of the Food Safety Law, the review organization organized experts to review and pass the safety assessment materials for 14 new food-related products such as polyethylene. (National Health Committee)
The National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center issued a public notice for seeking pulic comments for 15 new food-related products such as magnesium sulfate
On October 8, 2018, the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center issued a public notice for seeking pulic comments for 15 new food-related products such as magnesium sulfate. These include: 8 kinds of food contact materials and product additives (magnesium sulfate, erucamide, zinc stearate, etc.) for expanding the scope of use; 1 new variety of food contact materials and additives for products; 6 kinds of food contact materials and products Use a new variety of resins. The deadline for comments is November 8, 2018.