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The information in the archive was published by MAFF, Department of Health and the
Scottish Executive before April 1st 2000 when the Food Standards
Agency was established.
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
Enzymic preparations derived from genetically modified organisms which are commercially
available for food use in the EU
Activity |
Source |
Approvals |
| alpha-Acetolactate
decarboxylase |
Bacillus
subtilis containing Bacillus brevis gene |
JECFA, F, DK |
| alpha-Amylase |
Bacillus
subtilis containing Bacillus stearothermophilus gene |
JECFA |
| alpha-Amylase |
Bacillus
subtilis containing Bacillus megaterium gene |
JECFA |
| alpha-Amylase |
Bacillus
licheniformis (self-cloned) |
B, DK, F, GR, NL |
| alpha-Amylase |
Bacillus
licheniformis containing Bacillus stearothermophilus gene |
F, DK |
| Catalase |
Aspergillus
niger containing Aspergillus gene |
See note 1. |
| Chymosin A |
Escherichia
coli K-12 containing calf gene |
JECFA, UK, F |
| Chymosin B |
Aspergillus
awamori containing calf gene |
JECFA, UK, F, D |
| Chymosin B |
Kluyveromyces
lactis containing calf gene |
JECFA, UK, F, B, DK, D, E, FIN,
GR, I, IRE, NL, N, S |
| Cyclodextrin-glucosyl
transferase |
Bacillus
licheniformis containing Thermoanaerobacter gene |
DK |
| beta-Glucanase |
Bacillus
subtilis (B. amyloliquefaciens) containing Bacillus gene |
F |
| beta-Glucanase |
Trichoderma
reesei containing Trichoderma gene |
Being checked |
| Glucose
isomerase |
Streptomyces
lividens containing Actinoplanes gene |
See note 2. |
| Glucose
isomerase |
Streptomyces
rubiginosus containing Streptomyces gene |
See notes 1 and 2. |
| Glucose oxidase |
A. niger
containing Aspergillus gene |
F |
| Hemicellulase
(xylanase) |
Bacillus
subtilis containing Bacillus gene |
UK, F, NL |
| Lipase,
triacylglycerol |
A.oryzae
containing Rhizomucor gene |
DK |
| Lipase,
triacylglycerol |
A.oryzae
containing Thermomyces gene |
B, DK, F, NL |
| Maltogenic
amylase |
Bacillus
subtilis containing Bacillus stearothermophilus gene |
JECFA, F B, DK, GR, NL |
| Pectinesterase |
Aspergillus
oryzae containing Aspergillus aculeatus gene |
DK |
| Protease |
A. oryzae
containing Rhizomucor gene |
F, DK |
| Protease |
Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens containing Bacillus gene |
F |
| Protease |
Bacillus
licheniformis containing Bacillus gene |
Being checked |
| Pullulanase |
Bacillus
licheniformis containing Bacillus gene |
F |
| Pullulanase |
Kleibsiella
planticola containing Kleibsiella gene |
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| Xylanase
(hemicellulase) |
A. oryzae containing
Aspergillus gene |
DK |
| Xylanase
(hemicellulase) |
A. oryzae containing
Thermomyces gene |
UK, B, DK, F, NL |
| Xylanase
(hemicellulase) |
A. niger
var.awamori containing Aspergillus gene |
UK, DK, F, NL |
| Xylanase
(hemicellulase) |
A. niger
containing Aspergillus gene |
F |
| Xylanase
(hemicellulase) |
Bacillus
subtilis containing Bacillus gene |
UK |
| Xylanase
(hemicellulase) |
Bacillus
licheniformis containing Bacillus gene |
Being checked |
| Xylanase
(hemicellulase) |
Trichoderma
reesei containing Trichoderma gene |
NL |
Notes:
1. Reported to be classified as GRAS (Generally Recognised as Safe) under US legislation.
2. None sold to the UK in 1998.
June, 1999
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