Copper gluconate

Designated additive: Appended Table 1, item 274, 銅塩類（グルコン酸銅及び硫酸銅に限る。） (“Copper salts (limited to Copper Gluconate and Cupric Sulfate)” in the unofficial English translation; listed member: Copper Gluconate). Standards for use — Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, etc. (MHW Notification No. 370 of 1959), Part II (Food Additives), F (Standards for use), entry グルコン酸銅: (1) [may be used only in the foods stated] “グルコン酸銅は、母乳代替食品並びに特定保健用食品及び栄養機能食品以外の食品に使用してはならない。” (2) [limits how much the food may contain] “グルコン酸銅は、乳及び乳製品の成分規格等に関する命令別表の二　乳等の成分規格並びに製造、調理及び保存の方法の基準の部(五)　乳等の成分又は製造若しくは保存の方法に関するその他の規格又は基準の款(5)の規定による内閣総理大臣の承認を受けて使用する場合を除き、母乳代替食品を標準調乳濃度に調乳したとき、その1Lにつき、銅として0.60mgを超える量を含有しないように使用しなければならない。” (3) [limits how much the food may contain] “グルコン酸銅は、特定保健用食品又は栄養機能食品に使用するとき、当該食品の1日当たりの摂取目安量に含まれる銅の量が5mgを超えないようにしなければならない。” The Japanese is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the Notification; the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications for this additive, in the same Notification, are not imported and are not shown here; nor are the general rules in F 添加物一般, which apply to every additive.

Designated food additive: Standards and Specifications for Food Additives, Part III, 3. 영양강화제 (nutrient fortifiers), 글루콘산동; nutrient: 구리(Cu). Standard for use (사용기준) of 글루콘산동: (1) [may be used only in the foods listed] “글루콘산동은 아래의 식품에 한하여 사용하여야 한다. 1. 시리얼류 2. 특수의료용도식품 3. 체중조절용 조제식품 4. 건강기능식품” The Korean is the standard as published. There is no official English translation of the current Code (the English version on MFDS’s website is the 2020 edition and has no legal effect); the English in square brackets is this site’s description of what each sentence does, not a translation of the foods or the levels. Compositional specifications (Part IV) are not imported, nor are the general standards in Part II, which apply to every additive.