Proposed amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Food Additives

The Republic of Korea is proposing to amend the "Standards and Specifications for Food Additives".
1) [Steviol Glycoside] (corresponding to INS No. 960c) obtained by the enzymatic treatment of stevia extract or purified stevia extract will be permitted as a food additive (sweetener);2) Fermented ethyl alcohol (spirits) will be permitted as a manufacturing solvent for the manufacturing of [Xanthan Gum] and [Gellan Gum];3) The analytical methods for [Invertase] and [Ferulic Acid] will be revised:
  - For invertase, the wavelength for activity measurements will be specified as 515 nm;
  - For ferulic acid, the indicator will be specified as bromothymolblue (BTB).