FDA Extends Comment Period on Draft Guidance on Dietary…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the comment period for the Draft Guidance for Industry entitled “Questions and An…
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South Korea Published Partial Revision to Imported Food…
MFDS published partial revision to Imported Food Safety Management Special Act through Prime Minister Ordinance No. 1879. Below is the summa…
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Thai FDA Published Regulations Regarding the Foods that…
The Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has published regulations regarding the nutrition labeling and energy value, sugar, fat, and so…
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Argentina: Proposal to Include the Category “Vege…
On April 11, CONAL opened for public consultation a proposal to include the category “vegetable drink preparation” in the Argent…
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EU Parliament Thinks of Tightening on Plastic Packaging
Further tightening on plastic packaging, especially ultra-light bags, with reduction targets at the EU level, ban on Pfas in food packaging,…
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Netherlands Announced Nutri-Score as the New Food Choic…
The Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (NVWS) announced Nutri-Score as the new food choice logo in the Netherlands. Nutri-Sco…
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Ghana Announced to Tax Sugars, Sweeteners, Others throu…
On 2 May 2023, GhanaWeb published news regarding the Ghana parliament amended the exercise duty act 2014 to replace the list of products tha…
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Paraguay Published News Regarding Changes on the Bill o…
On 4 May 2023, the Paraguayan Senate passed those changes made to the bill that seeks to implement the front-of-pack labelling in Paraguay. …
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Switzerland: New Proposal for Imported Plant-based Food…
During the meeting of the Federal Council on 5th April 2023, one of the proposals is that imported plant-based foodstuffs would have declare…
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US EDF Requests FDA To Revoke Color Additive Listing fo…
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and several other groups have filed a petition with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requestin…
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