Other issues Clarify IDS and GOS classified as MPI The review of nutritive substances and novel foods and the review of non-nutritive substances was an Standard 2.9.1 are currently underway. As these issues remain interim regulatory response in P306 outstanding, the current approach has been extended. pending the outcome of Ministerial policy guideline development, reviews of the definition of nutritive substance and future review of Standard 2.9.1. Fructo-oligosaccharides with a lower MPI SD1 outlines that short chain FOS in solution has a similar sweetness to DP have a higher level of IDS which is 30-50% of sucrose. The shorter DP the more sweet the sweetness, thus permitting short substance is, i.e. shorter chain FOS is closer to the 50% end of the range chain FOS may increase the rather than the 30% end of the range. Infant formula products are only sweetness of the product. permitted to have a maximum of 0.3% short chain FOS which is significantly less than other sweet flavouring substances such as sucrose or lactose which make up about 7% of infant formula products. FSANZ therefore considers that there is unlikely to be any additional sweet flavouring from the addition of this amount of short chain FOS to infant formula products. This issue was also discussed with the ICHSAG who agreed that the addition of scFOSsucrose is unlikely to increase the sweetness of infant formula products relative to oligosaccharides already permitted to be added to infant formula products. Believes that the intent of P306 was MPI At P306, FSANZ identified that it is not practical to exclude all to exclude all with a as long chain inulin will still include some DP≤4, fructooligosaccharides with a short chain FOS. The approved variation permits short chain FOS from DP≤4 as these were not able to be inulin to be added. assessed. Seeks clarification of the review of these.
Other issues Clarify IDS and GOS classified as non-nutritive substances was an interim regulatory response in P306 pending the outcome of Ministerial policy guideline development, reviews of the definition of nutritive substance and future review of Standard 2.9.1. MPI The review of nutritive substances and novel foods and the review of Standard 2.9.1 are currently underway. As these issues remain outstanding, the current approach has been extended. Fructo-oligosaccharides with a lower DP have a higher level of sweetness, thus permitting short chain FOS may increase the sweetness of the product. MPI SD1 outlines that short chain FOS in solution has a similar sweetness to IDS which is 30-50% of sucrose. The shorter DP the more sweet the substance is, i.e. shorter chain FOS is closer to the 50% end of the range rather than the 30% end of the range. Infant formula products are only permitted to have a maximum of 0.3% short chain FOS which is significantly less than other sweet flavouring substances such as sucrose or lactose which make up about 7% of infant formula products. FSANZ therefore considers that there is unlikely to be any additional sweet flavouring from the addition of this amount of short chain FOS to infant formula products. This issue was also discussed with the ICHSAG who agreed that the addition of scFOSsucrose is unlikely to increase the sweetness of infant formula products relative to oligosaccharides already permitted to be added to infant formula products. Believes that the intent of P306 was to exclude all fructooligosaccharides with a DP≤4 as these were not able to be assessed. Seeks clarification of the review of these. MPI At P306, FSANZ identified that it is not practical to exclude all with a DP≤4, as long chain inulin will still include some short chain FOS. The approved variation permits short chain FOS from inulin to be added.
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