China Proposes Additive Ban in Juice

The State Food and Drug Administration in China has proposed a ban on the use of food additives in fresh juices.

According to the proposal, fresh juices refer to edible beverages made from fresh fruits, vegetables or cereals while beverages made from concentrated pulp or fruit powders should not be labelled as fresh juices.

The rules also ban the use of recycled food, musty vegetables/fruits, or those with wormholes, as ingredients in the manufacturing of fresh juice.

Fresh juice must be preserved in capped bottles and consumed in less than two hours after being manufactured, it said.

The Ministry of Health recently issued a plan to launch a food safety campaign to prevent the illegal use of food additives or non-edible materials, according to Xinhua news agency.