US Publishes Priority Foods Program Guidance Under Deve…
The FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) released a list of draft …
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Food and Nutrition
Mexico Released the Regulation on the Use of Trans Fats…
On 9 February, the Chamber of Deputies from Mexico approve, unanimously (472 votes), a proposal to modify the General Health Law by adding A…
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Food and Nutrition
China Published A Series of Technical Guidelines on Cos…
China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) proposes Public Solicitation of Opinions on A Series of Technical Guidelines for…
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Cosmetic and Personal Care
South Korea Revised Standards and Specifications of Hea…
Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published the partial revision of Standards and Specifications of Health Functional Food throu…
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Food and Nutrition
US FDA Issues Guidance of “Assembler’s Guid…
This document supersedes Assembler’s guide to diagnostic x-ray equipment: responsibilities of assemblers, distributors, and dealers of…
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Medical Devices
Germany Approved Two More Insects as New Foods
In January 2023, two other insects were approved as new foods. Insect products are considered an alternative protein source to meat or fish.…
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Food and Nutrition
South Korea Proposed Partial Revision of Standards and …
Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published the revised Specification of Self-Quality Inspection Items for Food through Safety N…
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Food and Nutrition
China Asked for Opinions on Six New Food Ingredients, I…
On Feb 10th, 2023, the CFSA public solicitation of opinions on the new food ingredient – β-amylase and five other new food additives (dra…
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Food and Nutrition
Novel Food: EU Approved the Larvae of the Lesser Mealwo…
The larvae of the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) frozen, in paste, dried, and powder forms can be marketed in the EU as a new food…
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Food and Nutrition
EU: Intentions and Classification Proposals for 4 Cosme…
Recently, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has received 2 intentions and 8 proposals to harmonize the classification and labeling of sub…
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Cosmetic and Personal Care