proposed amendments to the standards and specifications for food additives the proposed regulation establishes and revises compositional specifications for six food additives. 1 specifications for lead and e. coli are strengthened or established in the following six items lipase -amylase casein protease spice oleoresins phospholipase. 2 specification for residual solvent i.e. isopropyl alcohol in spice oleoresins is strengthened. standards for use are revised in 35 food additives. 1 standards for combined use of preservatives are revised in the following nine items sorbic acid potassium sorbate calcium sorbate benzoic acid sodium benzoate potassium benzoate calcium benzoate ethyl i-hydroxybenzoate methyl i hydroxybenzoate. 2 standards for use are revised in the following 26 items sucralose aspartame acesulfame potassium sodium saccharin butylated hydroxy toluene butylated hydroxyl anisole tert-butylhydroquinone erythorbic acid sodium erythorbate potassium metabisulfite sulfur dioxide sodium bisulfite sodium sulfite sodium hydrosulfite sodium metabisulfite sodium nitrate potassium nitrate chlorine dioxide sodium hydrochlorite ozone water hydrochlorous acid water calcium hypochlorite hexane steviol glycoside enzymatically modified stevia ferrous gluconate. compositional specifications are consolidated as the following 12 items are revised into five lipase esterase and lipase lipase rennet casein and casein casein oleoresin capsicum and spice oleoresin spice oleoresin -amylase non-bacterial and -amylase bacterial -amylase protease fungal sap protease fungal hut protease bacterial and plant protease protease citric acid which is an active ingredient for disinfectants used on the surface of utensil that comes into contact with food and -acetolactate decarboxylase are authorized. trisodium glycyrrhizinate vitamin b1 naphthalene-2 6-disulfonate vitamin b1 phenolphthalinate bleaching powder defatted ricebran extract and dehydroacetic acid are banned for use. definition of polyisobutylene is revised