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SFA has completed a review of the Food Regulations and proposes the following trade facilitating amendments:a. Changes to permitted forms of steviol glycosides:To replace the permitted forms of steviol glycosides listed in Regulation 18(1) with the four types of steviol glycosides produced by different production methods to align with Codex;To allow the use of enzymatically produced steviol glycosides produced using the enzyme uridine triphosphate (UTP)-glucose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.9) from the source organism Bifidobacterium bifidumb. Changes to use of permitted food additives:To extend the use of L-theanine, a permitted flavour enhancer listed in Regulation 23(2), to salt substitutes, up to a maximum level of 15,000 ppm;To extend the use of sucralose, a permitted sweetening agent, to “soybean-based beverages” listed in Thirteenth Schedule, up to a maximum level of 400 ppm;c. Changes to permitted ingredients in infant formula:To allow the addition of new ingredients to infant formula (Regulation 252(6)), namely sodium salt of 3’-sialyllactose (3’-SL), sodium salt of 6’-sialyllactose (6’-SL) and 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL), up to specific maximum levels;To increase the maximum levels of 2’-fucosyllactose (2’-FL) and Lactose-N-tetraose (LNT) allowed in infant formula (Regulation 252(6)).