proposed amendments to the standards and specifications for food additives the proposed regulation amends the general provisions standards for manufacturing and preparation and the standards and specifications for food additives. 1 general principles for the quality of food additive are newly established. 2 the definition of the following 26 food additives are revised calcium 5-ribonucleotide sorbitan esters of fatty acids ester gum lactic acid magnesium sulfate magnesium phosphate tribasic licorice extract cellulose microcrystalline kaoliang color diatomaceous earth lactoferrin concentrates cellulose powdered acid clay tara gum monascus color monascus yellow carthamus red carthamus yellow active carbon gallic acid rice bran wax chitin pullulan hesperidin dammar gum grape seed extract 3 the compositional specifications of the following 168 food additives are revised ferric citrate ferric ammonium citrate nicotinamide sodium dehydroacetate l-lysine monohydrochloride dl-methionine l-methionine l-valine biotin thiamine hydrochloride thiamine mononitrate pyridoxine hydrochloride dl-a-tocopheryl acetate zinc oxide iron sesquioxide sorbitan esters of fatty acids d-sorbitol solution sodium hydroxide solution potassium hydroxide magnesium stearate l-cystine l-arginine l-asparagine l-aspartic acid dl-alanine folic acid potassium iodide vitamina in oil l-isoleucine ferric phosphate iron electrolytic potassium l-bitartrate sodium iron chlorophyllin calcium carboxymethylcellulose l-threonine dl-tryptophan l-tryptophan calcium pantothenate dl-phenylalanine l-phenylalanine polyisobutylene ferrous fumarate iron reduced zinc sulfate l-histidine monohydrochloride potassium copper chlorophyllin sodium methoxide phylloquinone choline chloride manganese sulfate copper gluconate manganese gluconate zinc gluconate potassium glycerophosphate calcium glycerophosphate l-leucine l-serine l-alanine oxystearin choline bitartrate l-proline ferric pyrophosphate sodium ferric pyrophosphate l-histidine isopropyl alcohol magnesium silicate l-glutamine l-carnitine calcium stearate manganese chloride manganese citrate sodium metasilicate acetone persimmon color licorice extract kaoliang color diatomaceous earth a-glucanase glucoamylase glucose oxidase glucose isomerase diastase diastatic power dp lac color lactase berries color petroleum wax cellulase spirulina color curcumin milk clotting enzyme inositol red cabbage color gelatin gibberellic acid caffeine gardenia red gardenia blue gardenia yellow carrageenan cacao color catalase chitosan tamarind gum tamarind color trypsin oleoresin paprika perlite pepsin pullulanase hemicellulase monascus color monascus yellow yeast yeast extract dextranase maltogenic amylase exomaltotetrahydrolase transglucosidase alfalfa extract sepia color yucca extract maize morado color masticatory substances natural ribose hibiscus color microfibrillated cellulose sandalwood red psyllium seed gum shea nut color rice bran wax arabino galactan onion color milt protein purple sweet potato color purple yam color perilla color chlorophyll furcelleran grape juice color a-polylysine pecan nut color enzymatically modified rutin chitosanase grape seed extract phaffia color transglutaminase gold leaf crayfish color glucosamine laver color krill color red radish color 5-adenylic acid 5-cytidylic acid pancreatin dextran tea catechin naringin enzymatically modified hesperidine maltotriohydrolase tannase poly-a-glutamic acid a-galactosidase a-glycosidase glutaminase hyaluronic acid asparaginase ingredient containing l-sodium glutamate 4 the standards for the use of the following 39 food additives are revised calcium gluconate butylated hydroxy toluene methyl cellulose propyl gallate butylated hydroxy anisole sorbic acid potassium sorbate ascorbyl palmitate benzoic acid sodium benzoate silicon dioxide titanium dioxide calcium phosphate tribasic calcium phosphate dibasic calcium phosphate monobasic sodium carboxymethylcellulose calcium carboxymethylcellulose sodium carboxymethyl starch tert-butylhydroquinone polyvinyl polypyrrolidone calcium glycerophosphate oxystearin sodium diacetate magnesium silicate potassium benzoate calcium benzoate calcium silicate calcium sorbate potassium ferrocyanide sodium ferrocyanide calcium ferrocyanide sodium metasilicate acetone diatomaceous earth kaolin bentonite acid clay perlite active carbon