Date: 8/11/2023
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit D-allulose as a novel food.
FSANZ CEO Dr Sandra Cuthbert said if permitted, D-allulose can be added to foods as a low energy substitute for sugar.
“D-allulose does not contribute significant metabolisable energy after consumption compared to traditional sugars," Dr Cuthbert said.
“FSANZ's safety assessment found no public health and safety concerns for Australian and New Zealand consumers."
The D-allulose is manufactured by an enzymatic conversion of fructose, via a D-psicose 3-epimerase enzyme from immobilised Microbacterium foliorum.
For more information about the application and assessment documents, visit public consultations.
Submissions close 6pm (AEDT) 20 December 2023.
What happens to my feedback?
Submissions will be published to our website as soon as possible after the end of the public comment period.
FSANZ will consider all feedback received through this submission process before deciding on whether to approve the application.
FSANZ's decision will be notified to ministers responsible for food regulation who can ask for a review or agree that the standard should become law.
More information:
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