US Rep. DeLauro to Introduce Excise Tax on Sugary Drink…
US House of Representative member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) announced that she would introduce the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act that …
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New Mandatory Labelling Regulation for Alcoholic Bevera…
The Japanese Government makes moves to tackle alcohol addiction within its population by now requiring mandatory information to be labelled …
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New FCM General Guidelines and GMP Guidelines in ASEAN
The Prepared Foodstuffs Product Working Group (PFPWG) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) published two documents on Food …
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SFA Seeking Feedback on New Food Additives Including St…
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is seeking feedback on the draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2021, deadline is July 2, 2021. Summary …
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EFSA: ‘Titanium Dioxide (E171) No Longer Consider…
Based on a concern for TiO2 particles’ potential genotoxicity, and Titanium Dioxide (E171) is no longer considered safe as a food addi…
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Sesame Becomes Ninth Major Allergen in the US
President Joe Biden signed legislation declaring sesame a significant food allergen. After dairy, soy, wheat, peanuts, eggs, tree nuts, fish…
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Voluntary ‘Salt/Sugar’ Labeling Program for…
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has launched a voluntary ‘Salt / Sugar’ labelling program to reduce salt and sugar in food. Thi…
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‘Health Functional Food Code’ Amendments Open for C…
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of South Korea (MFDS) released the ‘Health Functional Food Code’ draft to align with the revision o…
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New Food Additives Allowed to Be Used in Human Milk For…
Health Canada released a list of new food additives that can be used in HMF, including carrageenan, gellan gum, lecithin, monoglycerides, po…
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Six New Varieties of Food Ingredients To Be Approved as…
The National Health Commission approved six new varieties of food ingredients (four novel food ingredients and two novel food additives) to …
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