食品安全问题是国际国内的热点问题,食品中微生物菌种的使用是食品安全的重要组成部分,该文围绕美国食品药品管理局"公认为安全的物质(GRAS)清单"和《美国药典》(USP)、《美国食品化学品法典》(FCC)"附录XV包含益生菌的食品微生物菌种"对美国食品工业用菌种的相关法规、标准及其监管机构和运行模式进行了简要的介绍,以期为我国的食品工业用菌种管理提供借鉴。

Food safety is a hot topic internationally and domestically,wherein the use of microorganisms in food industry is an important part of food safety. Based on the"Generally Recognized As Safe"list of U. S. Food and Drug Administration and "Microbial Food Culture Including Probiotics"in the USP-FCC appendix XV,this article introduces relevant laws and regulations of microorganisms used in food industry in order to provide some references for microorganism management in food industry in China.