据澳新食品标准局（FSANZ）消息，7月5日澳新食品标准局公布A1167号申请，拟批准将枯草芽孢杆菌重组菌株中的乳糖酶作为加工助剂。
本次申请由DuPont Australia Pty Ltd公司提交。申请人拟将其作为食品加工助剂，尤其是乳制品加工和低聚半乳糖的生产。
澳新食品标准局将于2019年7月初就相关草案征求意见，公众咨询期限为6周。本申请有望于2019年12月得到全面批准。
部分原文如下：
Date received: 19 June 2018
Date due for completion of administrative assessment: 3 July 2018
Date completed: 2 July 2018
Applicant: DuPont Australia Pty Ltd
Potentially affected standard: Standard 1.3.3, Schedule 18
Brief description of Application:
To seek approval for the use of Lactase (β-D-galactoside galactohydrolase EC 3.2.1.23) from a recombinant strain of Bacillus subtilis as a processing aid in foods, specifically in dairy processing and the production of galactooligosaccharide (GOS).
Procedure:
General
Estimated total hours:
350
Reasons why:
Seeking permission for a new GM microbial source for permitted enzyme as a processing aid.
Provisional estimated start work:
Early March 2019
