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According to reports, the Ministry of Health has begun to solicit public opinions on the scope of use of some food additives and food nutrition fortifiers, including propylene glycol fatty acid esters. The scope and amount of use of 14 types of food additives and three types of food nutrition fortifiers such as calcium hydrogen phosphate are expected. Expand.

In addition, the food nutrient fortifiers that expand the scope of application include three kinds of calcium hydrogen phosphate, docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid. Among them, calcium hydrogen phosphate is used as a formula powder for pregnant and lying-in women, with a fortified amount of 3-7.2 g/kg food; docosahexaenoic acid is used as a weaning food for infants and young children, with a fortified amount of ≤115 mg/100g of food; arachidene Acid is used as a food for infants and young children during the weaning period, and the fortification amount is ≤230 mg/100g of food.

It is reported that this batch of additives and food nutrition fortifiers that are expected to relax restrictions have been reviewed and approved at the sixth meeting of the Food Additives of the Hygiene Group of the National Food Additive Standardization Technical Committee in 2008. This public consultation will further improve the relevant standards. It is reported that the food additives that expand the scope of use and use include 14 kinds of propylene glycol fatty acid esters, riboflavin, sodium pyrophosphate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium polyacrylate, sodium hexametaphosphate, calcium hydrogen phosphate, maltitol, and calcium lactate. Among them, propylene glycol fatty acid ester as an emulsifier can be used in all kinds of cakes, the maximum use amount is 3 g/kg food; sodium pyrophosphate can be used as a humectant in frozen rice noodle products and rice noodles (including rice noodles), the maximum use The amount is 1 g/kg food; sodium polyacrylate can be used as a thickener in raw dried noodles (noodles), and the maximum use amount is 2 g/kg food; sodium hexametaphosphate is used as a water retention agent, emulsifier, and acidity adjustment The agent can be used in ice cream, flavored ice and popsicle food, and the maximum use amount is 2 g/kg food.