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According to a statement issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on 23rd November 2023, stevia as an additive is not permitted for use of Cocoa and Chocolate products and imitation chocolate, chocolate substitute products, yet allowed in some other food categories such as Dairy-based drinks, Powder analogues, Dairy based desserts, Edible […]

According to a notice issued by the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China on 6th May 2023, the usage of D-psicose 3-epimerase from Bacillus subtilis and provided by Ruminococcus sp. CAG55, as a new type of enzyme preparation for the food industry, has been approved. The quality of D-psicose 3-epimerase must adhere

The European Commission has recently given the green light to cellobiose, authorizing its placement on the market within the European Union and inclusion in the Union list of novel foods as stipulated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. While currently only SAVANNA Ingredients GmbH has been granted permission to place cellobiose on the Union market for

EU has authorised the food additive ‘glucosylated steviol glycosides’ (E 960d) as a sweetener in the food categories where steviol glycosides (E 960a–960c) are currently authorised and at the same the maximum levels, according to the COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/447, of 1 March 2023. The order is now in effect and is fully binding and

The National Health Commission of the PRC has announced an extension of the permitted use of sodium cyclamate as a food additive. The updated regulations now allow for its use in baked food filling and surface coating batter (limited to baked food filling) and puffed food, with a maximum permitted concentration of 2 g/kg and