On August 4th, 2023, the CFSA-China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment published a notification on the “National Food Safety Standard on the Use of Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods".
The standard proposes the following main changes:
- The definition of food for special dietary purposes has been removed;
- Revised the requirements for the use of nutritional fortifiers;
- Modification of the name, serial number, and the presentation of table contents in the Appendix;
- The use of nutritional fortifiers in health-based foods and the iodine in edible salt shall comply with relevant laws and regulations or standards of China.
The standard shall replace the previous version GB 14880-2012.
The draft consultation period is valid until August 10th, 2023.
To view the complete notice, check out the Food News Monitoring System.