The reporter learned that the new version of the "National Food Safety Standards and Standards for Use of Food Additives" (GB 2760-2024) will be officially implemented from February 8, 2025, and the 2014 standard, which has been used for 10 years, will be abolished. The State Administration for Market Regulation reminds all types of food manufacturers to use food additives strictly in accordance with the new standards.

Modified the definition of food additives

Food additives are artificial synthesis added to food to improve food quality and color, aroma, and taste, as well as to the needs of preservation, preservation and processing technology. Or natural substances. Food spices, basic agents and substances in gum-based candies, processing aids for food industry, and nutritional enhancers are also included.

According to the Food Safety Law implemented in 2015, content containing nutritional fortifiers has been added to the definition of food additives.

Revised some food additive varieties and/or use regulations

●Deleted the red sunflower, dark yellow, sour date color, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and sea After investigation, the varieties of food additives and their usage regulations are no longer necessary for process;

●The preservatives in canned foods, glacial acetic acid, and fruit and vegetable juice in vinegar were deleted The use regulations for natamycin in slurry, beta-carotene and mono-diglycerides of diacetyltartrate in distilled liquor.

Modified the use requirements for some food additives

●Aspartame, acemethic and asparagus methyl acesulfame, etc. have been added to the same foods The total amount requirements for common use in the category;

● Improve the correspondence between liquid beverages and corresponding solid beverages and food additives in the beverage category;

●Revised sulfur dioxide and kara Regulations on the use of gum, guar gum, dehydroacetic acid and its sodium salt;

● Some food categories classified as "other categories" in the original standard were reclassified and adjusted Corresponding food additive use regulations, etc.

Revised the principles for use of spices and flavors for food

●Further clarify the requirements for use of spices for food that have the functions of other food additives or other food uses, such as benzoic acid and cinnamon aldehyde , guarana extract, sodium diacetate, disodium succinate, tricalcium phosphate, amino acids, etc.;

●Clearly the labels of food flavors and food flavors should comply with the "National Food Safety Standards" Food General Rules for Additive Labeling (GB 29924-2013), pre-packaged foods with added spices and flavors for food should be marked in accordance with the General Rules for Pre-packaged Food Labeling of National Food Safety Standards (GB 7718-2011); >

●It is clear that the quality specifications of spices for food should comply with the provisions of the "General Rules for Food Spices for National Food Safety Standards" (GB 29938-2020) and related spice product standards.

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(CCTV reporter Li Jingjing)