Comparison of Management Practices and Regulations for Biosynthesized Food Additives and Ingredients Domestically and Internationally

As an important direction for the application of synthetic biology technologies, the bio-synthesized food additives and ingredient industry is emerging prominently in the global food industry field by virtue of its technological advantages and has attracted widespread attention. Biosynthesized food additives and ingredients not only can provide functions and nutrients that traditional food additives and ingredients cannot achieve, but also contribute to addressing sustainability issues in the food supply chain. However, due to their novelty, the management and regulations related to biosynthesized food additives and ingredients are still in developmental stages worldwide, with varying strategies and regulatory systems among different countries and regions. The current status of regulations and management, regulatory systems, management institutions and risk assessment mechanisms and the composition of the standard systems of biosynthetic food additives and ingredients at home and abroad have been compared and analyzed. The study revealed that the management of biosynthetic food additives and ingredients in China was less perfect compared to that in foreign countries. The differences in the regulatory systems were mainly manifested in the aspects of regulation formulation, implementation and supervision. Meanwhile, the differences in management institutions and risk assessment mechanisms had an impact on the management efficiency and effectiveness of biosynthetic food additives and ingredients. The differences in the standard systems also directly affected the effectiveness and consistency of supervision. In addition, some countermeasures and suggestions were put forward aiming at these differences, with the intention of providing references and suggestions for the standardized management of biosynthetic food additives and ingredients in China.