Food Industry News

On November 21, 2024, the Official Gazette of Turkey published Announcement No. 32729 of the Medicines and Medical Devices Authority of Turkey, establishing market control regulations for products and foods for special medical uses, which came into force

On November 18, 2024, the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consultation document to develop rules and regulations for food business licensing and registration of processed food businesses, with a public comment period until December

In the first ten months of this year, China has become the largest importer of Russian clams, accounting for 84 percent of the total supply, the Russian Agricultural Export Center told the Russian satellite news agency in Moscow.

According to the latest news from the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) of the European Union, on November 19, 2024, the European Union issued a notification of unqualified food enzymes exported from our country.

On November 15, 2024, the General Directorate for Food Safety and Control of Turkey issued Circular No. 613 for the purpose of preparing regulations on seasonings or foods with seasonings characteristics. The circular sets a deadline of December 9, 2024 f

In the week from November 11 to November 15, Singapore, Japan and other countries and regions have issued policies and notifications on food. The foreign import and export policies and measures and notification of violations are summarized as follows:

On 13 November 2024, the Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2024/2856 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, specifically to remove the flavouring substance phthalic dimercaptan (FL No. 04.029) from the

On November 8, 2024, Japanese media released a remarkable news, Japan's famous Kobayashi Pharmaceutical company announced that due to its health care products containing monaskoji ingredients caused damage to consumer health, the company decided to recall

According to the latest information from the Official Journal of the European Union, on November 12, 2024, the European Commission officially published Regulation (EU) 2024/2848. The main content of the regulation is to amend the approval period of two ch

According to the news published on the official website of the Eurasian Economic Union on November 6, 2024, an important amendment will officially enter into force on November 10. The amendment relates to the Eurasian Economic Union's technical regulation

On 8 November 2024, the Food Standards Agency of Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) issued a circular No. 315-24. In this circular, they approved the use of a chemical called 2-methyloxolane as a processing aid in food production.

On November 8, 2024, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) officially published a consultation document entitled CL2024/88-CAC, which aims at a series of amendments to the allergen labelling standard. The release of this document marks another step forw

On November 4, 2024, Health Canada officially released an important document regarding the approval of a specific genetically modified corn line - EH913 - for use in the food sector. This decision marks a new step for Canada in the field of genetically mo

On 31 October 2024, the Uganda Standards Authority (UGA) officially released the revised draft of the East African Community Standard for Fermented Milk (DEAS 1008:2023).

Global oilseed prices strengthened in the week ended November 8, 2024, led by a strong rally in the vegetable oil market. Although Trump's re-election as president of the United States raises concerns about future trade wars, short-term demand is likely t

On 5 November 2024, New Zealand's Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) released a consultation paper which sets out proposed revisions to standards for the production, supply and processing of animal products.

In this week's time frame, from November 4 to November 8, Singapore, Japan and a number of other countries and regions have issued food-related policies and advisements.

Recently, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an important announcement concerning the updated and adjusted regulation of two pesticide active substances - flusulfonon and amphenicone.

On 7 November 2024, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) issued a circular No. 314-24. In this notice, a specific application number A1299 is referred to.

In October 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the import of many batches of food from China. The main reason for the rejection of these foods is that they contain, in whole or in part,