Table 6 Established standards in China, Europe and USA for microalgal industries
Species | Products | Standards in China | Standards in Europe (EU) | Standards in USA (FDA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthrospira sp. | Powder | • Food: GB/T 16919-1997, GB/T 16919-2022 • Feed: GB/T 17243-1998 | • Novel foods and novel food ingredients: No 258/97 • Larval feeding: No 440/2008 • Maximum residue levels of pesticides: No 752/2014 | • Colour additive: 73.530 |
Fresh Arthrospira | • Fresh Arthrospira: T/QMIS 002-2022 | – | – | |
Phycocyanin | • Determination of phycocyanin in Arthrospira powder: SN/T 1113-2002 | – | – | |
Chlorella sp. | Powder | • Feed: DB32/T 565-2010, DB32/T 564-2010 | • Novel foods and novel food ingredients: No 258/97 • Classification of certain goods: No 2275/88 • Feed additives: No 892/2010 | – |
D. salina | β-Carotene | • Natural carotene as food additive: GB 8821-2011 • β-Carotene as Food additive: GB 31624-2014, GB 1886.317-2021 • Determination of carotene in food: GB 5009.83-2016 | • Food additives: No 231/2012 | • Colour additive food: 73.95 • Drugs: 73.1095 • Cosmetics: 73.2095 |
H. pluvialis | Powder | • Food: GB/T 30893-2014 | – | • Colour additives for salmonid fish feed: 73.185 |
|  | Astaxanthin | • Determination of astaxanthin in H. pluvialis powder: GB/T 31520-2015 | • Novel foods: 2017/2470 | • Colour additives for salmonid fish feed: 73.35, 73.37 |
N. sphaeroides | Dry particulates | • Food: DB42/T 1156-2016 | – | – |