GB 14880 Food Safety National Standards for the Usage of Nutrition Enrichment
This standard specifies the main purpose of nutritional fortification in foods, the requirements on using nutritional fortification substances, the selection requirements for fortifiable food categories and application requirements for nutritional fortification substances.
Under this standard, a nutrition enhancer refers to a natural or artificially synthesized nutrients and other nutritional ingredients added to foods in order to increase the nutritional ingredient (value) in foods.
How to check if a food additive is legal in China
From 2011 to 2013, many new food additives have been approved by MOH through Public Notice of MOH. These food additives are now allowed to be used in China. Meanwhile, any food including these food additives can be legally made available on Chinese market.
In the case of the food additive is covered by the National Standard GB2760-2011, GB14880-2012 or covered by any MOH Notices, it is considered as existing food additives and is allowed in China. Other applications, varieties and dosage levels, which are not listed in the GB2760-2011 or any Notice of MOH, will be regarded as new food additives and will be required to be registered.
If you would like to get the English version of GB GB2760-2011, GB14880-2012 and all lists of newly approved food additives, please complete this order form and send it to david@cirs-reach.com
Registration of New Food Additives in China
New food additives are regulated by the Order 73 of MoH - The Measures for The Administration of New Food Additives, which came into force on March 10, 2010. This law has replaced The Measures for Hygienic Administration of Food Additives issued on 28 March 2002.
An individual or organization intended for production, operation, use or import of a new food additive shall apply for a license from MOH.
The following materials shall be submitted:
- Common name, function category, dose level and application scope of the additive;
- Documents or certificates to prove technical necessity and use effect;
- Quality specification requirements, production techniques and testing method for the food additive, as well as the method or instruction to test the additive in food;
- Safety assessment materials, including raw materials or sources, chemical structure and physical properties, production techniques, toxicology safety assessment documents or testing reports on toxicology, and testing reports on quality specifications;
- Samples of labeling, instructions and food additive product;
- Documents of other countries (regions) or international organizations allowing production and use of (the additive) that are helpful to the safety assessment;
Please note: Some documents can be waived for the applications of enlarged application scope or dose levels.
After receiving applications, MOH shall organize experts from relevant fields to perform a technical review on the technical necessity and safety assessment materials of the new food additive variety and produce a conclusion about the technical review within 60 days upon receipt of the application.
Based on the conclusion of the technical review, the Ministry of Health shall grant a license to the new food additive variety that is technically necessary and meets the food safety requirements and shall include it in the list of allowable food additives for publication.
For additives that lack technical necessity or fail to meet food safety requirements, the Ministry of Health shall reject the application and provide a written justification.
Order No. 73 of MoH is available in English upon request.
Labeling of Food Additives in China
The Ministry of Health(MoH) is working on a draft national standard for the labelling of food additives. The draft standard was released in August 2011. In accordance with this draft, “Food Additive” shall be clearly presented in the prominent place of a label. The names o food additives must be consistent with GB 2760 or GB 14880 or the notice of MoH. Each additive shall be declared in a descending order of the content of each ingredient. The scope of use and the allowable dosage of a food additive as well as its application method shall also be given. In case of compound additives, the quantity of each food additive shall be indicated in a descending order. However, the content of each ingredient for a compound food additive does not need to be given in case of non-retail sales of food additive.
When food additives are used in prepackaged food for direct delivery to consumers, they shall be indicated on the label in descending order of their weights added in the process of manufacture or preparation of the food. The names of those food additives shall be declared in general names in accordance with GB 2760. The content of each ingredient does not need to be declared. This labeling requirement is specified in GB 7718-2011 Food Safety National Standards - General Rules for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods.
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