据澳新食品标准局消息，2月20日澳新食品标准局发布标准通告[06–17]，拟批准A1132号申请，扩大甜菊糖苷的范畴。
本次申请由美国PureCircle Limited公司提出。该公司向澳新局申请将甜菊糖苷的范畴扩大至从甜叶菊中提取的所有糖甙。
目前甜菊糖苷已在美国、欧盟、加拿大、南美、亚洲国家广泛应用。
部分原文报道如下：
Food Standards Australia New Zealand （FSANZ） has assessed an application made by PureCircle Limited to expand the definition of steviol glycosides for use as an intense sweetener to include all steviol glycosides present in the Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaf.
On 7 November, FSANZ sought submissions on a draft variation and published an associated report. FSANZ received seven submissions.
FSANZ approved the draft variation on 8 February 2017. The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation （Forum） was notified of FSANZ's decision on 17 February 2017.
原文链接：http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/applications/documents/A1132%20Definition%20of%20steviol%20glycoside%20AppR.pdf
日期：2017-02-23
