Regulatory changes in the use of sterol esters

The safety of phytosterol esters has been recognized by many countries and regions in the world, including China. In 1999, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the addition of plant sterols and esters of food can use the "good health" label. In 2000, the U.S. FDA issued a health bulletin stating: "Phytosterols and esters, phytostanols and esters, can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by lowering blood cholesterol levels. Daily dietary intake of 1.3g phytosterols or 3.4g phytostanols can significantly lower cholesterol".
In February 2003, the US FDA approved the company's health claim that phytosterols are beneficial to heart health, officially giving phytosterols "legal status" to the market ".
In 1999, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Japan also approved phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanol esters, and phytostanol esters as functional additives for specific special health food FOSHU for regulating blood lipids.
In 2004, the European Commission approved the use of phytosterols and phytosterol esters in several specific food products, such as butter spreads, milk products and yogurt products. In February 2007, the UK Food Standards Agency granted approval for phytosterol health ingredients while complying with the new EU food regulations.
In 2010, China allowed phytosterols and phytosterol esters to be added to food as new resource foods (the People's Republic of China Ministry of Health Food Safety Comprehensive Coordination and Health Supervision Bureau, 2010 No. 3 New Resource Food Announcement