On March 25, 2021, the Australian Federal Register issued Announcements F2021L00326 and F2021L00327 to amend the Australia and New Zealand Food Code. The main contents of the revision include:

(1) Approve a natural sugar ester-Sweetosmanthusear glycolipids which can be used as a preservative in non-alcoholic beverages, and stipulate that its maximum dosage in fruit and vegetable juices and products is 100mg/kg;

(2) The soybean hemoglobin produced by the fermentation of Pichia pastoris is approved as a nutrient, and the scope of use is for artificial meat products. At the same time, it is stipulated that the maximum addition amount in artificial meat products shall not exceed 0.8%.

The above two announcements are effective from the date of issuance.

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