Food Industry News

If commercialized lutein products are used as health food raw materials, they should be based on lutein that complies with GB 26405-2011.

• Lutein
• lutein esters

What are the product quality control requirements for health foods that use polysaccharides, polypeptides, nucleic acids and other macromolecular compounds as active ingredients?

• polysaccharides
• polypeptides
• Food Nucleic Acids

In a recent announcement under document No. 10 of 2023, the Chinese National Health Commission has given its approval for the inclusion of nine "Three New Foods," with a spotlight on Paraguay Holly Leaves, commonly known as Yerba Mate Tea.

• Food Additives
• Chinese National Health Commission

Browning stands as a significant factor contributing to the diminished sensory quality and nutritional value during fruit processing and storage. This phenomenon involves the accumulation of brown substances and alterations in optical properties.

• Pectin
• Browning Phenomenon

In a pivotal move aimed at refining entry protocols for a spectrum of consumables, the European Union (EU) has recently rectified and updated its entry requirements for honey, meat, refined products, gelatin capsules, aquatic products, and more.

• EU
• entry requirements

Co-principal investigator on the project was UT microbiologist Thomas Denes, Ph.D., whose expertise complimented Dr. Zhong’s focus on food ingredient science and technology.

• antimicrobial coatings for stone fruit

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently rolled out additional tools and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) to inform stakeholders about Section 204 of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA 204), also known as the Food Traceability

• Food Traceability Final Rule
• FDA

Belarusian food companies have produced and exported Chinese flavors specifically for the Chinese market. The ice cream tastes very sweet unlike what Belarusians are used to, and it also contains additives that Chinese people like.

• Belarus Food Export New Rules
• Chinese formula milk beans
• ice cream

According to the Official Journal of the European Union, on November 28, 2023, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) No. 2023/2643, approving formic acid as an active substance for use in product types 2, 3, 4 and 5. in sterilization products.

• Formic acid

EU Nutrition, Novel Foods and FoodAllergies as a substance Issue scientific opinions on the safety of novel foods. bioyeastSource (NDA) research team expands the use of Yarrowia lipolytica

• Yarrowia Lipolytica Biomass
• EFSA

If approved, the proposed revisions will introduce more stringent conditions for food companies seeking to declare "no added sugar" on their product labels.

• Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Agency

The city will officially prohibit the use of partially hydrogenated oils in food and, concurrently, require the mandatory labeling of fully hydrogenated oils.

• partially hydrogenated oils
• fully hydrogenated oils

On November 24, 2023, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization/WHOFood Additives Joint Expert Committee (JECFA) announced the 97th The summary report of the meeting focused on evaluating the safety of titanium dioxide.

• FAO
• JECFA
• Titanium Dioxide
• Food Additives

FEEDAP to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety of the feed additive containing Duddingtonia flagrans NCIMB 30336, known as BioWorma®, for all grazing animals.

• EFSA
• Nematophilic Fungus NCIMB 30336
• Feed Additives

This study prepared a new type of ratiometric fluorescence nanoprobe and synchronized fluorescence method for efficient detection of nitrite in food.

• ratiometric fluorescence nanoprobe
• synchronized fluorescence
• Nitrites

This regulation greenlights the use of Corynebacterium stasis KCCM 80235 in adherence to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

• Corynebacterium stasis KCCM 80235

On November 22, 2023, the European Union Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2023/2594, which prohibits the use of robenidine hydrochloride as a feed additive for breeding and fattening rabbits.

• robenidine hydrochloride

On November 24, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced its intention to revise the maximum residue limit (MRL) for propamocarb in honey.

• MRL

On November 24, 2023, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued an opinion regarding the safety assessment of α-amylase, a food enzyme produced by genetically modified Bacillus licheniformis strain NZYM-AC.

• food enzyme

On November 22, 2023, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2023/2596, reapproving propiconazole as an active substance for use in fungicidal products of product type 8.

• propiconazole