Republic of Korea proposes amendments for food additives

Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and Specifications for the Food Additives".|The regulation states that:|1. Ingredient specifications and standards for 6 food additives (5'-Guanylic acid, Dipotassium 5'-Guanylate, Calcium 5'-Guanylate, 5'-Inosinic acid, Dipotassium 5'-Inosinate, Calcium 5'-Inosinate) were newly established.|2. Standards for Copper chlorophyll, Sodium copper chlorophyllin, and Potassium copper chlorophyllin are revised to use it for food supplements.|3. Acetylated oxidized starch is added as Modified starch|4. Standards for the use of following 27 food additives are revised: Calcium Gluconate, Calcium Glycerophosphate, Titanium Dioxide, Calcium Phosphate Tribasic, Calcium Phosphate Dibasic, Calcium Phosphate Monobasic, Calcium Pantothenate, Phytic Acid, Food Green No. 3, Food Green No. 3 Aluminium Lake, Food Red No. 2, Food Red No. 2 Aluminium Lake, Food Red No. 3, Food Red No. 40, Food Red No. 40 Aluminium Lake, Food Red No. 102, Food Blue No. 1, Food Blue No. 1 Aluminium Lake, Food Blue No. 2, Food Blue No. 2 Aluminium Lake, Food Yellow No. 4, Food Yellow No. 4 Aluminium Lake, Food Yellow No. 5, Food Yellow No. 5 Aluminium Lake, L-Ascorbyl Palmitate, Methyl p-Hydroxybenzoate, Ethyl p-Hydroxybenzoate|5. Specifications of the following four food additives are revised: Smoke Flavours, Ferrous Sulfate, Chromic Chloride and Manganese Sulfate.