Food Industry News

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), at the request of the European Commission, has conducted an assessment of the safety of sepiolite as an additive to all animal feed under its subordinate EU Animal Feed Additives and Products (FEEDAP) research group.

On July 15, 2024, an important piece of news from the Official Journal of the European Union caused a lot of attention in the wine industry.

On a sunny day on July 15, 2024, the National Institute of Viticulture of Argentina announced resolution 25/2024, which details a series of new standards and regulations for natural sweet wines.

On July 12, 2024, the Philippine National Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Standards (BAFS) announced several new standards for pesticide residue limits in food.

Kazakhstan's Minister of Agriculture Aidalbe Sapalov held a fruitful meeting with representatives from China CITIC Construction Group and Beijing Capital Agriculture Group to discuss prospects for deepening agricultural cooperation between both.

Chile's Ministry of Health issued an important announcement that it plans to overhaul the existing food hygiene regulations to strengthen the supervision of the quality of domestic food products, especially for natural syrups and honey products.

On July 10, 2024, the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries issued an important announcement, officially approving two new genetically modified maize varieties, namely DP-2Ø2216-6 and DP-2Ø2216-6 × MON-øø6-3-6 × DAS-4Ø278-9.

Japan's health ministry recently issued a proposal, the purpose is to formulate with natural extract of functional food production and processing standards.

The Ministry of Food and Drug of Korea issued a notice on July 10, 2024, revising the food standard specifications.

EU Animal Feed Additives and Products (FEEDAP) research Group has carried out an evaluation of feed additives consisting of soap tree and yucca extract.

EU Research Group on Additives and Products for Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has published a scientific opinion on the safety and effectiveness of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-1079 as a feed additive for dogs and all other canines.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a scientific assessment opinion on the safety and effectiveness of α-amylase (trade name Ronozyme® HiStarch CT/L) .

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced the evaluation of the application for the renewal of the authorization of l-tyrosine as an additive for all animal feeds.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) issued updated guidance on imported fish products, updating the certification requirements for fish species that may produce histamine.

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued an assessment opinion on the safety of asparaginase (asparaginase) produced by a genetically modified Aspergillus Niger strain ASP.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova has published a consultation document on amendments to the country's current technical regulations on products such as coffee and tea.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration issued a list of unqualified imported food, showing that a batch of jasmine green tea imported from Poland was detected with excessive pesticide residues.

On July 11, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a formal opinion on the safety evaluation of the food enzyme phenol 2-oxidoreductase (EC 1.10.3.2) for use in the production of nine food items.

According to the formal statement issued by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the agency conducted a peer review on the preliminary risk assessment of the pesticide active substance lenacil on July 5, 2024.

On July 5, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued an official opinion on the safety evaluation of the food enzyme triacylglycerol lipase.