Food Industry News

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will implement stricter order checks on the food produced by the company to ensure that all imported food meets Japan's food safety standards.

On October 11, 2024, the Government of Canada, through its Official Gazette website, published an important government notice in Volume 158, Issue 41, seeking public comment on a proposed limit standard for natural radioactive substances in drinking water

On October 11, 2024, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply issued official document No 723, which involves important work on the revision of quality standards for wine and its derivatives.

On October 8, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of Vietnam announced that the Ministry of Health of Vietnam had issued notice No. 15/2024/TT-BYT on September 19, officially announcing the list of goods subject to import food safety inspection.

According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the third quarter of 2024 (specifically covering July to September) import product rejection report.

Specific data show that the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) December soft red winter wheat contract closed at $5.99 / bushel, up 1.6% from the previous week; Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) December hard red winter wheat closed at $6.045 a bushel, up 1.10

In the week ending October 11, 2024, the global corn market prices showed a divergence trend, which was reflected in the decline of Chicago corn futures prices and the increase of European and Black Sea corn prices.

In particular, since 2020, China has imposed high tariffs on major Australian imports, including lobsters.

On October 10, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a report on a specific food enzyme, triacylglycerol lipase (triacylglycerol lipase).

According to the notice, the comment period for this solicitation will begin on October 10, 2024 and continue until December 24, 2024.

European Union Research Group on Animal Feed Additives and Products (FEEDAP) has issued a report on L-arginine, produced by fermentation of E. coli CGMCC 7.401.

On October 7, 2024, the German Federal Food Safety Authority for Consumer Protection (BVL) published a detailed report on the use of antibiotics in animals in 2023.

On October 7, 2024, the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office (CVUA) of Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, officially published the 2023 detailed monitoring report on drug residues in foods of animal origin.

The adjustment covers yield estimates for almost all major crops. Specifically, Russian wheat production is now expected to be revised down to 83.1 million tonnes, down 0.4% from the previous forecast.

According to information released by the Vietnamese Commerce Department in India, the Indian government has officially lifted the export ban on non-Basmati rice at the end of September and set a floor export price of $490 per ton.

The African swine fever outbreak has affected a number of countries, including Italy, Romania, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, South Africa, Moldova, Germany, South Korea, Bhutan and Serbia.

According to the latest news from the Official Journal of the European Union, on October 4, 2024, the European Commission officially promulgated a new regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/2635.

After in-depth analysis, the expert panel unanimously confirmed that the additive demonstrated a high level of safety for the target animal species, the end consumer, and the ecological environment.

The following are the details of the notification, which maintains the original content and does not add any additional content:

The Belarusian government announced that it will again implement a six-month license system for the export of some food varieties, and the relevant official documents have been published on the national legal portal.