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On September 25, 2023, the Ministry of Health issues the Circular No. 17/2023/TT-BYT on amending, supplementing and annulling a number of legal normative documents on food safety promulgated by the Minister of Health
A number of important contents is prescribed as follows:
Amending, and supplementing a number of regulations on flavors include those in one of the following lists:
- The flavors that are evaluated and recognized as safe for expected intakes or acceptable daily intakes (ADI) by JECFA.
- The flavors that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by Flavor and Extracts Manufacturers Association (FEMA);
- The flavors that can be used in food products of EU approved by European Union Parliament and Council..
Besides, the Ministry of Finance also supplements Supplement 18 food additives to the maximum use levels of food additives in food products which are not been prescribed in CODEX STAN 192-1995 (2018), including:
- Dietetic foods intended for special medical purposes (excluding products of food category 13.1 (food category 13.3)
- Erythrosine Food supplements (food category 13.6)
- Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid Shortening (food category 02.1)
- Disodium succinate such as salts, spices, soups, sauces, salads, protein products (food category 12.0)
- Caramel I (plain caramel, non-alcoholic (“soft”) beverages (food category 14.1)
