The National Health Commission issued an announcement on 16 kinds of "three new foods" including α-amylase and calcium hydroxide

    On February 20, the food Safety Standards, Monitoring and Evaluation Department of the National Health Commission issued an announcement on 16 kinds of "three new foods" including α-amylase. The announcement involves three new varieties of enzyme preparations for the food industry, including α-amylase, lactase, and protease, four types of food additives with expanded use such as Kederan gum, and two types of food additives with expanded use of butane and phosphoric acid. As a processing aid, calcium 6S-5-methyltetrahydrofolate is used as a food nutrient fortifier to expand its use range, and it also includes 6 new varieties of food-related products such as calcium hydroxide.