Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/11/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** CH5072

CH5072

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**FAIRS Product Specific**

**Food Additive Supplement (Circular No. 7)**

**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
Circular No. 7 of 2005 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 \[CH1\]

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# Summary

This circular 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, CH5041). This circular indicates the existing food
additives that are permitted for enlarged scope of application and
maximum dosage levels. Food additives 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 circular was published on the Ministry of
Health website [www.moh.gov.cn]{.underline} on April 12, 2005.

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**Circular of the Ministry of Health of the People\'s Republic of China,
No. 7, 2005**

It is to notify that the extended application scope and enlarged dosage
of the following food additives are approved according to *Food Hygiene
Law of People\'s Republic of China* and *the Administrative Measures on
Food Additive hygiene*.

April 12, 2005

**Varieties involving extended application scope and enlarged dosage**

  ---------------- ----------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------
  Classification   Additives (codes) Application     Maximum dosage   Remarks
                                                     (g/kg))          

  Acidity          Calcium lactate   Fried potato    Proper amount as 
  regulator                          chips           necessary        

  Bleacher         Sodium            Pickled cabbage 0.40             Residues in
                   hydrosulfite      and canned                       SO~2~
                   (05.005)          pickled cabbage                  ≤0.05g/kg

  Coloring agents  Carmine (08.002)  Cake cream      0.05             
                                     filling                          

                   Lemon chrome      Cake cream      0.05             
                   (08.005)          filling                          

                   Burnt sugar       Milk beverage   Proper amount as 
                   coloring (made                    necessary        
                   without ammonia)                                   
                   (08.108)                                           

                   Burnt sugar       Milk beverage   Proper amount as 
                   coloring                          necessary        
                   (ammonium sulfite                                  
                   method) (08.109)                                   

                   Burnt sugar       Milk beverage   Proper amount as 
                   coloring (made                    necessary        
                   with ammonia)                                      
                   (08.110)                                           

  Emulsifier       Polyoxyethylene   Light cream     1.0              
                   sorbitanmo                                         
                   glyceride                                          
                   (10.016)                                           

                   Monolaurate       Various food    Proper amount as 
                   glycerine ester                   necessary        

  Preservative     Sodium benzoate   Semisolid       1.0              
                   (17.002)          composite                        
                                     flavoring                        

                                     Seasoning syrup 1.0              

                   Potassium sorbate Seasoning syrup 1.0              
                   (17.004)                                           

                                     Semisolid       1.0              
                                     composite                        
                                     flavoring                        

  Thickener        Linseed gum       Cooked meat     5.0              
                   (20.020)          products                         

                                     Drinks          5.0              

  Nutrition        L-carnitine       Infant formula  5-15mg/100g      
  enhancer                           powder                           

                                     Grown infant    5-15mg/100g      
                                     and children                     
                                     formula powder                   
  ---------------- ----------------- --------------- ---------------- ------------

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