GB 14880-2012National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods (English PDF)

Foreword

This standard replaces GB 14880-1994 Hygienic Standard for the Use of Nutritional

Fortification Substances in Foods.

Compared with GB 14880-1994, this standard has the following changes.

--- Change the standard name into "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Nutritional

Fortification Substances in Foods";

--- Add No.1 Announcement (1997~2012) of Ministry of Health and the relevant

requirements of nutritional fortification substances in Appendix B of GB 2760-1996;

--- Add Terms and Definitions;

--- Add fundamental purposes of nutritional fortification, the requirements of using nutritional

fortification substances and the selection requirements of fortification food categories;

--- On the basis of risk estimation and in combination of the food categories (names) of this

Standard, adjust and combine the application species, application scope and application

amount of partial nutritional fortification substances; delete partial food categories which

aren't applicable to fortification;

--- List the origins of nutritional fortification substance compounds allowable for application;

--- Add the list of origins of nutritional fortification substance compounds in food which may

be used for special diets as well as application scope and application amount of partial

nutritional ingredients;

--- Add food category (name) explanation;

--- Delete the Appendix A "Implementing Regulations of Hygienic Standard for the Use of

Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods" of original standard;

--- Manage the applications of nutritional fortification substances in health food and iodine

in edible salt according to the relevant national standards or laws and regulations.

National Food Safety Standard for the Use of

Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods

1 Scope

This Standard specifies the fundamental purposes of nutritional fortification in foods, the

requirements of using nutritional fortification substances, the selection requirements for

fortifiable food categories and application requirements for nutritional fortification substances.

This Standard is applicable to the application of nutritional fortification substances in foods,

unless otherwise stated in national laws and regulations and/or standards.

2 Terms and Definitions

3 Fundamental Purposes of Nutritional Fortification

4 Requirements of Using Nutritional Fortification Substances

5 Selection Requirements of Fortification Food Categories

5.1 Foods consumed universally by target population and obtained easily shall be selected for fortification.

6 Application Rules of Nutritional Fortification Substances

7 Food Category (Name) Description

Food category (name) description which is used to define the application scope of nutritional

fortification substances is only applicable to this Standard, see Appendix D.

8 Quality Standard of Nutritional Fortification Substances

It shall meet the corresponding requirements of quality specifications according to the origins

of nutritional fortification substances compounds used in this Standard.

Appendix A

Application Rules of Nutritional Fortification Substances in Foods

Application rules of nutritional fortification substances in foods are detailed in Table A.1.

Appendix B

List of Origins of Allowable Nutritional Fortification Substance

Compounds

List of origins of allowable nutritional fortification substance compound for application is

detailed in Table B.1.

Appendix C

Origin of Nutritional Fortification Substances and Compounds Allowable

for Foods for Special Diets

Appendix D

Food Category (Name) Explanation

Food category (name) explanation is detailed in Table D.1.

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