Food Industry News

After a thorough evaluation, the EFSA's Food Additives and Flavorings (FAF) panel concluded that under the recommended usage conditions, hesperetin dihydrochalcone is safe as a food flavoring. According to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, the EFSA’s FAF pane

The Thai Food and Drug Authority (FDA) issued new compliance standards and certification requirements for imported food production systems on November 29, 2024, with immediate effect from the date of publication.

The European Commission recently made a decision to terminate the marketing authorization of the fungicide amphenicone early. According to the decision, the use of this fungicide will be banned in the European Union from 15 January 2025.

From November 25 to 30, 2024, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) held its 47th meeting, where it unanimously approved an important resolution to formally include Jagua blue in the list of food additives and established specific regulations for the us

On December 3, 2024, the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health released two proposals aimed at establishing new food standards. The first proposal involves six food standards, including product standards for four items (smoked fish, salted fish, salad dressing

On December 4, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) officially issued a public consultation document numbered PC-1228, concerning a proposal for the authorization of microalgae extract oil as a new food product. Here’s an overview of the docume

On December 2, 2024, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) issued official document number INNo336, revising the regulations for food supplements, effective immediately upon publication. The main revisions include:

On December 3, 2024, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare published proposal number 235110010, aimed at revising the standards for food and food additives. The main revisions include:

According to an official announcement from the EU, on December 2, 2024, the European Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2024/2964, approving polymeric betaine as an active ingredient for biocides in product category 8.

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its import alert measures on its official website, implementing automatic detention on products from a certain company in China. Specific information is as follows:

On November 27, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced that its Nutritional, Novel Foods, and Food Allergens (NDA) panel has published a scientific opinion on the safety of tiger nut oil (Cyperus esculentus oil) as a novel food.

As of the week ending November 29, 2024, global oilseed prices have been fluctuating, with Chicago soybean futures rebounding from recent lows, primarily due to record-high soybean export sales from the U.S. and continued purchases by China.

On November 28, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) released its annual summary report on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) for 2023.

On November 26, 2024, Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration released a list of non-compliant food items discovered during border inspections, including a batch of black pepper from South Africa found to contain illegal coloring agents.

Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompal has apologized to Brazil's Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro for the group's recent statement that it will not sell meat from Mercosur.

On November 22, 2024, the Korea Food and Drug Safety Agency (MFDS) released a statistical report on norovirus poisoning in South Korea over the past five years. The main contents of the report are as follows:

According to the notification of Week 47 of 2024 published on the official website of the EU, the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed category (RASFF) notified four cases of food and related products from China. Details of the notification are as foll

Recently, the relevant agencies of the South Korean Gyeongin Administration and the Busan Administration conducted a detailed inspection of many products in the market and found that many products were out of standard, involving kitchen utensils, food, ag

On 11 November 2024, the Hungarian Government issued Regulation 53/2024, which establishes the relevant regulations for the official control of foods containing trans fatty acids, which will come into force the next day after the announcement.