Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 5/24/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** CH6027

CH6000

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**FAIRS Product Specific**

**Food Additive Supplement (Circular No. 1)**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

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

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Wu Bugang

**Report Highlights:**

This is an UNOFFICIAL translation of China\'s Ministry of Health
Circular No. 1 of 2006 on food additives with enlarged scope of
application and/or dosage levels. 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 \[CH1\]

\[CH\]

**Summary**

The Ministry of Health (MOH) recently published on its web site
([www.moh.gov.cn](http://www.moh.gov.cn/)) a circular complements Food
Additive Hygiene Standard (GB2760-1996) (CH1046). This circular provides
the existing food additives that are permitted for enlarged scope of
application and maximum dosage levels. As the regulatory body with
statutory over food additives, MOH reviews and approves applications for
enlarged scope of application and/or dosage levels each and every
quarter of the year. It has been publishing such supplements since 1997.
Food additives not mentioned in the Food Hygiene Standard or the
subsequent supplements are still subject to regulation and registration.

The following GAIN reports cover all supplements on food additives that
have been published by MOH thus far:

1997 (CH3001), 1998 (CH3002), 1999 (CH3003), 2000 (CH3004), 2001
(CH3005), 2002 (CH3006), 2003 (CH3061), 2004 (CH4019, CH4040, CH4065),
and 2005 (CH5033, CH5041, CH5072, CH5073).

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Circular of Ministry of Health

No. 1 2006

In accordance with *Food Hygiene Law of the People\'s Republic of China*
and *the Administrative Measures on Food Addictive Hygiene*, it is
hereby announced that the following food additives have been approved
for enlarged scope of application and/or dosage levels.

January 26^th^ 2006

Categories of food addictives that can be used in a wider scope and in
larger doses

+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| Category | Name of       | Usage Scope           | Maximum          |
|          | Addictive     |                       | Dose（g/kg）     |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| Bleacher | Brimst        | Tremella, Dictyophora | 0.4 (calculated  |
|          | one（05.007） | phalloid, Hericium    | as per SO2       |
|          |               | erinaceus and         | remnant)         |
|          |               | Flammulina velutipes  |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| Colorant | Lemon         | Polished candies      | 0.3              |
|          | chr           |                       |                  |
|          | ome（08.005） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Coating, baking       | 0.3              |
|          |               | powder                |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Stuffing for baking   | 0.3              |
|          |               | food (pudding and     |                  |
|          |               | cakes only)           |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Tartrazine    | Coating, baking       | 0.3              |
|          | aluminum      | powder                |                  |
|          | l             |                       |                  |
|          | ake（08.005） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Sunset        | Polished candies      | 0.3              |
|          | Yel           |                       |                  |
|          | low（08.006） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Coating, baking       | 0.3              |
|          |               | powder                |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Stuffing for baking   | 0.3              |
|          |               | food (pudding and     |                  |
|          |               | cakes only)           |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Sunset yellow | Coating, baking       | 0.3              |
|          | aluminum lake | powder                |                  |
|          |               |                       |                  |
|          | （08.006）    |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Bright        | Polished candies and  | 0.3              |
|          | b             | candy dressing        |                  |
|          | lue（08.007） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Ind           | Polished candies      | 0.3              |
|          | igo（08.008） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Titanium      | Polished candies and  | Appropriate      |
|          | dioxide       | candy dressing        | amount can be    |
|          | (08.011)      |                       | used in          |
|          |               |                       | accordance with  |
|          |               |                       | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Papr          | Coating, baking       | Appropriate      |
|          | ika（08.106） | powder                | amount can be    |
|          |               |                       | used in          |
|          |               |                       | accordance with  |
|          |               |                       | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Fruit and vegetable   | Appropriate      |
|          |               | beverage, albumen     | amount can be    |
|          |               | beverage, beverage    | used in          |
|          |               | with lactic acid      | accordance with  |
|          |               | bacteria              | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Jelly                 | Appropriate      |
|          |               |                       | amount can be    |
|          |               |                       | used in          |
|          |               |                       | accordance with  |
|          |               |                       | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Cocoa food,           | Appropriate      |
|          |               | chocolates and        | amount can be    |
|          |               | chocolate food        | used in          |
|          |               | (including            | accordance with  |
|          |               | chocolate-like food   | manufacturing    |
|          |               | and chocolate         | needs            |
|          |               | substitute)           |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Caramel       | Coating, baking       | Appropriate      |
|          | (without      | powder                | amount can be    |
|          | ammonia）     |                       | used in          |
|          |               |                       | accordance with  |
|          | （08.108）    |                       | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Brandy, whiskey, rum  | 6g/L             |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| Colorant | Caramel       | Coating, baking       | Appropriate      |
|          | (ammonium     | powder                | amount can be    |
|          | sulfite）     |                       | used in          |
|          |               |                       | accordance with  |
|          | （08.109）    |                       | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Brandy, whiskey, rum  | 6g/L             |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Caramel（with | Coating, baking       | Appropriate      |
|          | ammonia）     | powder                | amount can be    |
|          |               |                       | used in          |
|          | （08.110）    |                       | accordance with  |
|          |               |                       | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Brandy, whiskey, rum  | 6g/L             |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Curcu         | Coating, baking       | 0.3              |
|          | min（08.132） | powder                |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Annatto       | Coating, baking       | 0.01             |
|          |               | powder                |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Alkermes      | Coating, crumbs of    | Appropriate      |
|          |               | bread                 | amount can be    |
|          |               |                       | used in          |
|          |               |                       | accordance with  |
|          |               |                       | manufacturing    |
|          |               |                       | needs            |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Frozen beverage       | 0.15             |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| Em       | Sucrose       | Raw wet gluten, raw   | 4.0              |
| ulsifier | Est           | dry flour, instant    |                  |
|          | ers（10.001） | rice and noodles      |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Sorbierite    | Fat, oil and fatty    | 15.0             |
|          | anhydride     | emulsifier（excluding |                  |
|          | mono-         | vegetable oil）       |                  |
|          | stearate      |                       |                  |
|          |               |                       |                  |
|          | （10.003）    |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Sorbierite    | Emulsified fatty food | 10.0             |
|          | anhydride     |                       |                  |
|          | tri-stear     |                       |                  |
|          | ate（10.004） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Polyvinyl     | Semi-solid compound   | 4.5              |
|          | chloride      | condiments            |                  |
|          | sorbierite    |                       |                  |
|          | anhydride     |                       |                  |
|          | mono-         |                       |                  |
|          | stear         |                       |                  |
|          | ate（10.015） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Propylene     | Emulsified fatty food | 10.0             |
|          | glycol        |                       |                  |
|          | est           |                       |                  |
|          | ers（10.020） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Polyglycerol  | Emulsified fatty food | 10.0             |
|          | mono-         |                       |                  |
|          | stear         |                       |                  |
|          | ate（10.022） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Calcium       | Solid compound        | 20.0             |
|          | stearate      | condiments            |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Spices and seasonings | 20.0             |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Polyglycerol  | Emulsified fatty food | 10.0             |
|          | Esters        |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| Pres     | Benzoic acid  | Liquid compound       | 1.0              |
| ervative | sod           | condiments            |                  |
|          | ium（17.002） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          | Potassium     | Liquid compound       | 1.0              |
|          | sorb          | condiments            |                  |
|          | ate（17.004） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| S        | Sodium        | Fried food with       | 1.2              |
| weetener | Saccha        | shells                |                  |
|          | rin（19.001） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Fried food without    | 1.0              |
|          |               | shells                |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| St       | Calcium       | Sweet sauce           | 0.4              |
| abilizer | chlor         |                       |                  |
|          | ide（18.002） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
|          |               | Jam                   | 1.0              |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+
| St       | Et            | Mayonnaise, salad     | 0.075            |
| abilizer | hylenediamine | dressing              |                  |
|          | tetra-acetic  |                       |                  |
|          | acid          |                       |                  |
|          | di-sod        |                       |                  |
|          | ium（18.005） |                       |                  |
+----------+---------------+-----------------------+------------------+

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