Singapore Updates on Public Consultation on Draft Food …
In the week of 14 March 2022, Singapore Food Agency (SFA) published a public consultation notice seeking feedback from the food industry, as…
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EFSA Publish Scientific Opinion on Dietary Sugars Intak…
EFSA’s NDA panel published on 28 February 2022 a scientific opinion on tolerable upper intake levels for dietary sugars. The opinion ac…
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Hemp Approved as Food Ingredient in Costa Rica
On March 2, the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, signed the “Law on Cannabis for medical and therapeutic use and Hemp for f…
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China: NHC Approves 32 New Food Ingredients and Food Co…
The National Health Commission of China has approved 2 new food raw materials, 11 kinds of new food additives and 19 new types of food-relat…
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China Published National Standard Draft on Complementar…
On 16 Feb, the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology forwarded a notice soliciting opinions on the “National Food Safety St…
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China: New Group Standard for Fat Powder for Special Fo…
CNHFA published the “Fat Powder for Special Foods Group Standards”. This standard applies to fat powders that are used in formul…
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US: Amendments to the List of Allowed and Prohibited Su…
This final rule amends the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) organic regulations to implement recommendations from the …
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Indonesia Published Criteria To Be Excluded from Halal …
This draft regulation contains a detailed list of materials that are excluded from the mandatory halal certification obligations. In general…
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Argentina Modifies the Permitted and Prohibited Bitter …
The National Food Commission (CONAL), replaced Article 1293 of the Argentine Food Code (C.A.A.), removing harmful bitter substances: those t…
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Thailand: Recommendation for The Use of Active Ingredie…
The Thai Food and Drug Administration announced Instructions for use of the important components in food supplement products on the 26th of …
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