Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 5/27/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** CH5041

CH5041

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**FAIRS Product Specific**

**Food Additive Supplement (Newly Approved Varieties)**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Maurice House

U.S. Embassy Beijing, Office of Agricultural Affairs

**Prepared by:**

Wu Bugang

**Report Highlights:**

This is an UNOFFICIAL translation of China\'s Ministry of Health
Announcement No. 3 of 2005 that contains newly approved food additives
and flavorings and should be used a guide only. Exporters should
carefully discuss regulations and their application with Chinese
importers to ensure that their interpretation of the regulation is
accurate.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Beijing \[CH1\]

\[CH\]

Table of Contents

[**Executive Summary 3**](#executive-summary)

[1. Newly Added Varieties of Food Additives
4](#newly-added-varieties-of-food-additives)

[2. Food Flavorings 4](#food-flavorings)

# Executive Summary

This Announcement complements Food Additive Hygiene Standard
(GB2760-1996) (CH1046) and the updated additional food additive
announcements from 1997 (CH3001), 1998 (CH3002), 1999 (CH3003), 2000
(CH3004), 2001 (CH3005), 2002 (CH3006), 2003 (CH3061), 2004(CH4019,
CH4040, CH4065), and 2005 (CH5033). This announcement contains newly
approved food additives with dosage levels and food flavorings. Food
additives and flavorings not mentioned in this Standard nor other
complementary standards and food additives not approved for extension to
foods may still be subject to regulation and registration. The Ministry
of Health is the regulatory body with statutory authority over food
additives. The Announcement was announced on the Ministry of Health
website [www.moh.gov.cn]{.underline} on March 2, 2005.

BEGIN TRANSLATION

Announcement of the Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China

No. 3 (2005)

In accordance with the Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of
China and the Administrative Measures on Food Additive Hygiene, the
following added varieties of food additives and food flavorings have
been approved and published.

March 2, 2005

# 1. Newly Added Varieties of Food Additives

+----------------+----------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Category       | Additive       | Scope of           | Maximum      |
|                |                | Application        | Dosage       |
|                |                |                    | (g/kg)       |
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Anti-caking    | Potassium      | Edible salt        | 0.01         |
| agent          | ferrocyanide   |                    | (measured    |
|                |                |                    | with Fe Cn)  |
|                | Sodium         |                    |              |
|                | ferrocyanide   |                    |              |
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Preservative   | Dimethyl       | Carbonated drinks  | 0.25         |
|                | dicarbonate    |                    |              |
|                |                | Juice (flavor)     |              |
|                |                | drinks             |              |
|                |                |                    |              |
|                |                | Tea drinks         |              |
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+--------------+
| Nutrition      | Magnesium      | Infant formula     | 0.3-0.7      |
| Enhancer       | hydrogen       | foods              |              |
|                | carbonate      |                    |              |
|                |                | Older infant and   |              |
|                |                | baby formula foods |              |
|                |                |                    |              |
|                |                | Pregnant and       |              |
|                |                | delivery woman     |              |
|                |                | formula foods      |              |
+----------------+----------------+--------------------+--------------+

# 2. Food Flavorings

+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| S     | Flavorings                                     | FEMA        |
| erial |                                                |             |
| \#    |                                                | Coding      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 1     | Yerba santa fluid extract(Eriodictyon          | 3118        |
|       | californicum                                   |             |
|       |                                                |             |
|       | (Hook and Arn)Torr)                            |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 2     | *p*-Menthan-2-one                              | 3176        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 3     | Pyrazine ethanethiol                           | 3230        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 4     | α-Angelica lactone(4-Hydroxy-3-pentenoic acid  | 3293        |
|       | lactone)                                       |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 5     | 4-Methyl-3-penten-2-one                        | 3368        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 6     | Isobutyl 2-butenoate                           | 3432        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 7     | 2-Methyl-3-pentenoic acid                      | 3464        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 8     | Hexyl 3-methyl butanoate                       | 3500        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 9     | *l*-Glutamine                                  | 3684        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 10    | *cis*-3-Hexenyl *cis*-3-hexenoate              | 3689        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 11    | *l*-Tyrosine                                   | 3736        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 12    | γ-Methyldecalactone                            | 3786        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 13    | 2-Oxopentanedioic acid                         | 3891        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 14    | 2-Propanethiol                                 | 3897        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 15    | 4-Anisic acid                                  | 3945        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 16    | Phenyl salicylate                              | 3960        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 17    | 2,5-Dimethyl-3-Oxo-(2H)-fur-4-yl butyrate      | 3970        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 18    | Alfalfa extract(Medicago sativa L.)            | 2013        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 19    | Allspice (Pimenta officinalis Lind L.)         | 2017        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 20    | Allspice oleoresin/extract(Pimenta officinalis | 2019        |
|       | Lind L.)                                       |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 21    | Ambrette seed absolute (Hibiscus abelmoschus   | 2050        |
|       | L. )                                           |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 22    | Balsam oil,Peru(Myroxylon pereirae Klotzsch)   | 2117        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 23    | Basil extract(Ocimum basilicum L.)             | 2120        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 24    | Celery seed extract solid(Apium graveolens L.) | 2269        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 25    | Celery seed (CO2) Extract                      | 2270        |
|       |                                                |             |
|       | (Apium graveolens L.)                          |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 26    | Chamomile flower oil(Hungarian) (Matricaria    | 2273        |
|       | chamomilla L.)                                 |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 27    | Cinchona bark extract(yellow)(Cinchona spp.)   | 2284        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 28    | Clove bud oleoresin(Eugenia spp.)              | 2324        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 29    | Clover tops red extract solid (Trifolium       | 2326        |
|       | pratense L.)                                   |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 30    | Dandelion fluid extract(Taraxacum spp.)        | 2357        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 31    | Dandelion root solid extract(Taraxacum spp.)   | 2358        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 32    | Fleabane oil(Erigeron canadensis)              | 2409        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 33    | Geranyl benzoate                               | 2511        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 34    | Heptanal dimethyl acetal                       | 2541        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 35    | Hydroxy citronellal dimethyl acetal            | 2585        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 36    | Mountain maple extract solid (Acer spicatum    | 2757        |
|       | Lam.)                                          |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 37    | *p*-Propyl anisole                             | 2930        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 38    | Rue oil(Ruta graveolens L.)                    | 2995        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 39    | Sage oleoresin/extract(Salvia officinalis L.)  | 3002        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 40    | Sarsaparilla extract(Smilax spp.)              | 3009        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 41    | *p*-Tolyl isobutyrate                          | 3075        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 42    | *o*-Tolyl isobutyrate                          | 3753        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 43    | Turpentine, steam-distilled(Pinus spp.)        | 3089        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 44    | Valerian root extract(Valeriana officinalis    | 3099        |
|       | L.)                                            |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 45    | Vanilla oleoresin(Vanilla fragrans)            | 3106        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 46    | Violet leaves absolute (Viola odorata L.)      | 3110        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 47    | Wormwood oil(Artemisia absinthium L.)          | 3116        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 48    | Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)               | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 49    | Tangelo oil                                    | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 50    | Tuberose absolute(Polianthes tuberosa L.)      | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 51    | 4-Mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanone                | 3997        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 52    | *trans*,*trans*-3,5-Octadien-2-one             | 4008        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 53    | *cis*-3-*cis*-6-Nonadien-1-ol                  | 3885        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 54    | Dimethyl succinate                             | 2396        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 55    | 1,2-Ethanedithiol                              | 3484        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 56    | 2-Methyl furan                                 | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 57    | 2-Methyl-1- butanol                            | 3998        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 58    | Prenyl mercaptan                               | 3896        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 59    | Isoborneol                                     | 2158        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 60    | *d*,                                           | 3445        |
|       | *l*-(3-Amino-3-carboxypropyl)dimethylsulfonium |             |
|       | chloride                                       |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 61    | Ethyl stearate                                 | 3490        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 62    | 3-Decen-2-one                                  | 3532        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 63    | 2-Octen-4-one                                  | 3603        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 64    | 2-Methyl-3-thioacetoxy-4,5-dihydrofuran        | 3636        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 65    | Isobutyl mercaptan                             | 3874        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 66    | 4-Hydroxy benzaldehyde                         | 3984        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 67    | Caryophyllene oxide                            | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 68    | Chestnut leaves extract(Castanea               | ------      |
|       | dentata(Marsh.)Borkh.)                         |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 69    | Citral propylene glycol acetal                 | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 70    | Copaiba oil(South American spp. of Copaifera)  | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 71    | Damiana leaves(Turnera diffusa Willd.)         | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 72    | Elder flowers absolute(Sambucus canadensis     | ------      |
|       | L.and S.nigra L.)                              |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 73    | Elder flowers extract(Sambucus canadensis      | ------      |
|       | L.and S.nigra L.)                              |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 74    | Opoponax oil                                   | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 75    | Saffron extract(Crocus sativus L.)             | 2999        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 76    | (+                                             | 4020        |
|       | /-)-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-hydroxycyclohexylidene) |             |
|       |                                                |             |
|       | acetic acid γ-lactone                          |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 77    | *trans*-2-Hexenal diethyl acetal               | 4047        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 78    | *o*-Methoxybenzaldehyde                        | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 79    | Cedarwood oil terpenes                         | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 80    | Geranium extract(Pelargonlium spp.)            | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 81    | Fenugreek absolute (Trigonella foenum-graecum  | 2486        |
|       | L.)                                            |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 82    | Lemon extract(Citrus limon(L.)Burm.f.)         | 2623        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 83    | Petitgrain lemon oil(Citrus Lomon (L).Burm.f.) | 2853        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 84    | 2-Mercaptothiophene                            | 3062        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 85    | 3-Hepten-2-one                                 | 3400        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 86    | Benzenethiol                                   | 3616        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 87    | Benzyl isothiocyanate                          | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 88    | Phenethyl isothiocyanate                       | 4014        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 89    | Prenyl acetate                                 | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 90    | *trans*-2-Hexenyl hexanoate                    | 3983        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 91    | (2-Furyl)-2-propanone                          | 2496        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 92    | 2-Pentyl thiophene                             | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 93    | Bornyl formate                                 | 2161        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 94    | Ethyl (*Z*)-hept-4-enoate                      | 3975        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 95    | 3,5-Diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane                  | 4030        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 96    | Thiophene                                      | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 97    | Tamarind extract(Tamarindus indica L.)         | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 98    | spi                                            | 3270        |
|       | ro\[2,4-Dithia-1-methyl-8-oxabicyclo\[3.3.0\]o |             |
|       | ctane-3,3\'-(1\'-oxa-2\'-methyl)cyclopentane\] |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 99    | 3-Methyl-2,4-nonadione                         | 4057        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 100   | Horseradish oil(Armoracia lapathifolia Gilib)  | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 101   | 2,5-Dimethyl-3-thioacetoxyfuran                | 4034        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 102   | 3-Methylbutanethiol                            | 3858        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 103   | *trans*-4-Hexenal                              | 4046        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 104   | Linoleic acid                                  | 3380        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 105   | 2-Nonanol                                      | 3315        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 106   | 5-Methyl-2,3-hexanedione                       | 3190        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 107   | Glycyrrhizic acid                              | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 108   | Fenugreek seed extract(Trigonella              | 2485        |
|       | foenum-graecum L.)                             |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 109   | Celery leaf oil (Apium graveolens L.)          | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 110   | Amyl octanoate                                 | 2079        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 111   | (*E*)-2-Octen-1-ol (trans-2-Octen-1-ol)        | 3887        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 112   | Cumin seed oil(Cuminum cyminum L.)             | 2343        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 113   | *l*-Cystine                                    | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 114   | *p*-Menth-3,8-diol                             | 4053        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 115   | 2-Acetyl-2-thiazoline                          | 3817        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 116   | 1,8-Octanedithiol                              | 3514        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 117   | 2-Isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine                   | 3132        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 118   | Thiazole                                       | 3615        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 119   | Paradehyde                                     | 4010        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 120   | Pyrazine                                       | 4015        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 121   | Nutmeg oleoresin(Myristica fragrans Houtt)     | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 122   | Anise star extract(Illicum verum Hood.F.)      | 2096        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 123   | Coriander oleoresin(Coriandrum sativum L.)     | 2334        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 124   | Allyl methyl trisulfide                        | 3253        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 125   | Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)       | 2484        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 126   | Leek oil (Allium porrum)                       | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 127   | *l*-Methionine                                 | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 128   | Methyl 1-propenyl disulfide                    | 3576        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 129   | Methyl propyl trisulfide                       | 3308        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 130   | 12-Methyltridecanal                            | 4005        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 131   | (+/-)-3-\[(2-Methyl-3-furyl)thio\]-2-butanone  | 4056        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 132   | 3-Methylthiopropyl isothiocyanate              | 3312        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 133   | 3-Nonen-2-one                                  | 3955        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 134   | Orange peel extract,sweet(Citrus               | 2824        |
|       | sinensis(L.)Osbeck)                            |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 135   | Methyl 4-methylvalerate                        | 2721        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 136   | 2,4,6-Trimethyldihydro-4H-1,3,5-dithiazine     | 4018        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 137   | Garlic oleoresin (Allium sativum L.)           | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 138   | Jasminum sambac concrete(Jasminum              | ------      |
|       | sambac(L.)Aiton)                               |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 139   | Pummelo peel oil (Citrus grandis (L.)osbeck)   | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 140   | Carveol                                        | 2247        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 141   | Common white jasmine flower absolute (Jasminum | ------      |
|       | jasminunm officinale L.)                       |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 142   | Ginger extract (Zingiber officinale)           | 2521        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 143   | Styrax extract (Liquidambar spp.)              | 3037        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 144   | Locust bean oil (Certonia siliqua L.)          | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 145   | Almond oil,bitter (ffpa)(Prunus amygdalus)     | 2046        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 146   | Chamomile flower absolute(Hungarian)           | 2273        |
|       | (Matricaria chamomilla L.)                     |             |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 147   | Cascara extract (Rhamnus purshiana DC.)        | 2253        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 148   | Decanal dimethyl acetal                        | 2363        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 149   | Tetradecyl aldehyde                            | 2763        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 150   | *dl*-Camphor                                   | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 151   | Valeric acid                                   | 3101        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 152   | Methyl phenylacetate                           | 2733        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 153   | 3-Ethyl-2,6-dimethylpyrazine                   | 3150        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 154   | 3-(2-Methylpropyl)pyridine                     | 3371        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 155   | 4-Phenyl-3-buten-2-ol                          | 2880        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 156   | Myrtenyl formate                               | 3405        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 157   | Orris resinoid(Iris germanical L.)             | ------      |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 158   | Methyl 3-hydroxyhexanoate                      | 3508        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+
| 159   | 3-Mercapto-2-methylpentanal                    | 3994        |
+-------+------------------------------------------------+-------------+

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