Food Industry News

At the International Beverage Conference of the SIAL World Food Industry Summit held by SIAL International Food Expo (SIAL) on December 7th, business people from BCG, CFB Group, Joyoung Soymilk, Shanghai Aita, and Funha had an in-depth discussion.

• Beverage Conference

2023 Autumn Global High-end Food Exhibition, China Candy and Snacks Exhibition, China Ice Cream Cold Food Exhibition and China Prepared Dishes and Food Ingredients Exhibition (Whole Foods Exhibition and China Ice Exhibition) will be held.

• Exhibition

The Animal Feed Additives and Products (FEEDAP) research group was asked to give a scientific opinion on the safety of dill oil (an essential oil from the aerial parts of Anethum graveolens L.) as a feed additive for dogs and cats.

• Feed Additives

On December 12, 2022, the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture issued a consultation document on the development of a regulation on the consumption of sugar, with a feedback period until January 11, 2023.

• sugar

On 22 December 2022, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food informed WOAH of an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Spain.

• H5N1

On December 22, 2022, the EPA issued Regulation 2022-27869 to exempt the Iron Oxide residue limit, according to the Federal Register.

• Iron Oxide

According to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), on 22 December 2022, the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food reported to WOAH an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Denmark.

• H5N1

At the request of the European Commission, the EU Animal Feed Additives and Products (FEEDAP) research Group has issued a scientific opinion on the safety and efficacy of a 6-phytase as a feed additive for all pigs and all poultry, according to the EUFood

• Feed Additives

On 20 December 2022, according to the EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA), at the request of the European Commission, the EU Study Group on Animal Feed Additives and Products (FEEDAP) issued a scientific opinion on the safety of halofuginone hydrobromide.

• Turkey

On 14 December 2022, the Brazilian Government Gazette issued Directive No. 197, amending the List of Plants Permitted for tea and Spices.

• tea

On 6 December 2022, the Uganda Standards Authority released the draft Standard for Carbonated and non-carbonated Soft Drinks (DUS 47:2202) for comments until 4 February 2023.

• soft drinks

On 8 December 2022, the Lithuanian State Veterinary Food Agency (VMVT) issued Notice 2022-25043 amending the Law on Alcohol Control.

• Alcohol

The Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Prohibition of the use of certain antimicrobials in animals or products of animal origin exported to the EU from third countries.

• antimicrobials

On 20 December 2022, the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture's Food Chain Safety Authority informed WOAH of an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in Hungary.

• H5N1

According to FSANZ, on December 19, 2022, FSANZ issued Notice No. 223-22, in which application No. A1224 was approved to allow glucose oxidase from Penicillium vitis to be used as a processing aid.

• Penicillium

Notice 223-22 approving application A1251 to allow the use of 2' -fucosyl lactose (2'-FL) in combination with galactose oligosaccharide and inulin-type fructan in infant formula.

• infant formula

Rome police have cracked down on a Chinese food processing "black workshop".

• black workshop

The Bolivian Association of Oil and Wheat Producers (Anapo) recently reported that total production of soybeans, corn, sorghum, sunflowers, wheat and chia seeds has declined for the second year in a row, to about 4.524 million tonnes.

• soybeans

Russia's Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine Service said it has reached an agreement with Chinese authorities on veterinary health certificates for alfalfa exports to China.

• veterinary

In 2021, Ecuador produced more than 1 million tonnes of shrimp, ranking first in the world.

• shrimp