Question

Please advice if emulsifier E 471 and E 475 are allow using in fruits based jam filling / fruits based paste filling according to China regulation.

ANSWER

According to Table A.2 of National Food Safety Standard – Standard for Uses of Food Additives (GB2760-2014), Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471) is permitted to be used in fruit jam and fruit paste, limited by GMP. The use of Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (E475) in fruit jam and fruit paste is not stipulated in Table A.1 and A.2 of National Food Safety Standard – Standard for Uses of Food Additives GB2760-2014.

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Reference

National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China. (2014). National Food Safety Standard – Standard for Uses of Food Additives (GB2760-2014).

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