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Posted By:
Sandhya Sashikumar
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On March 28, 2023, Health Canada's Food Directorate published a regulation on the “Notice of Modification to the List of Permitted Food Enzymes to Enable the Use of beta-Amylase from Priestia flexa AE-BAF in Glutinous Rice-based Cakes”.
The document summarizes the following information:
- To extend the use of beta-amylase from B. flexus AE-BAF as a food enzyme in Mochi and Dango;
- The permitted source of beta-amylase from B. flexus AE-BAF has been modified to Priestia flexa AE-BAF;
- The maximum level of use in Glutinous Rice-based Cakes for this enzyme is Good Manufacturing Practice;
- The regulation amends the List of Permitted Food Enzymes;
- Safety assessment indicates the food enzyme is effective for its intended purposes.
The regulation is effective from March 28, 2023.
To view the complete regulation, check out the Food News Monitoring System.