Korea Proposes Food Codex Revision

Takehome: Proposed revisions of Korean Food Codex mainly involve food raw materials, microorganism standard, maximum residue limits of pesticides and mycotoxin standard. On Apr. 4, 2018, Korea MFDS issued announcements No. 2018-139 and 140 detailing the proposed revision of its National Food Codex. Revision of standards concerning food raw materials, pesticide residues and microbial indicators are highlights in the latest revision. …… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

China’s New Food Regulatory Authority Planning More Stringent Application of Infant Formula Registration Standard

Takehome: State Administration for Market Regulation is planning to implement stricter standards when assessing infant formula registration materials such as sales documents, and materials substantiating technical capacity in R&D, production and inspection. On Apr. 10, 2018, State Administration for Market Regulation made its first major announcement detailing its supervision plan of foods, drugs and etc. Currently, previous requirements are still being used by authorities to assess infant formula registration. It is expected that the latest list of manufacturers and corresponding products granted approval will be announced soon. …… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

Japan MHLW Unveil 2018 Imported Foods Inspection Orders

Takehome: Japan released the imported foods inspection orders for FY 2018, announcing the food items subject to intensive monitoring in FY 2018. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) launched its annual imported foods inspection orders on April 3rd, which lists high risk food items with a history of frequent compliance/safety violations. Several flavorings, nuts, beans etc. are targeted in the inspection orders. The following table lists food items and target country of origin. …… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

China State Administration for Market Regulation Makes Presence Felt

Takehome: China’s newly formed market regulatory authority (primarily prepackaged finished products including food, drugs and cosmetics) made its first major announcement. The name of the new plan mentioned in the announcement translated directly from mandarin is the “3 stipulations scheme” which details the new regulatory authority’s organizational structure, staffing and functions. Infant formula registration and health food regulatory compliance requirements will remain unchanged in the short term…… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

China CFDA Releases 2017 Annual Report on Food and Drug Supervision

Takehome CFDA published the overall food supervision statistics for the year 2017. There were 797 health foods granted initial registration and 952 infant formula obtained formula approvals. On 2nd  of April, China Food and Drug Administration released 2017 Annual Report on Food and Drug Supervision, listing 2017 food and drug supervision data for all the Country.Some food related data excerpted from the “Report” is presented in the following table, as well as some 2016 data and relevant Chemlinked resources:…… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

China Issues Unified Logo for Green Products

Takehome China is aiming to establish a unified Standard, Certification and Marking System for green products. On 26th of March, China CNCA released the official unified logos for green products. While an official label for green foods was already established long ago, until now green products in general were not unified under a comprehensive system. There are two versions for this logo, the basic one is applicable to products listed in the green product certification catalogue which have obtained this certification, which appears as follow:…… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

Taiwan Revised Food Nutrition Labeling Requirements

Takehome: Taiwan set new requirements on permitted nutrition labeling terminology, covering numerical representation, table format etc. On Mar. 31, 2018, Taiwan FDA issued an announcement detailing the revision of “Requirements for Prepackaged Food Nutrition Labeling”. The updated standard entered into force on the date of release, which applies to all prepackaged food (excluding those are exempted) sold in Taiwan, including imported food, health food and special nutrition food. …… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

China CFDA Updates 2 Health Food Filing Certificates and Publishes a New One

Takehome China CFDA updated 2 health food filing certificates and published a new one.  On March 29th, Health Food Review Center of China CFDA published the updated information on filing certificate for 2 imported health foods made in USA. They are listed in this table:….. Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

Singapore Updates Food Additive Inventory

Takehome: Singapore updated the food additives list. In addition 2′-fucosyllactose as well as Lacto-N-neotetraose are newly approved in the production of infant formula. On Mar. 26, 2018, AVA announced the revision regarding food additives of The Food (Amendment) Regulation 2018. The latest regulation adds 7 new food additives and ingredients, expands the application scope of 4 existing food additives, and removes the maximum residue limits (MRL) for 6 legacy pesticides (residue is no longer acceptable). In addition, propyl parahydroxybenzoate (INS 216) and sodium propyl para-hydroxybenzoate (INS 217) are removed from the permitted list as these 2 preservatives are no longer considered safe food additives for consumers…… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018

India Updates Infant Milk and Bakery Product Regulations

Takehome India FSSAI updated infant milk substitute and bakery products GMP provisions. On March 22nd, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India announced the third amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Standards and Additives) Regulations concerning Infant Milk and Bakery Products. …… Read More

Apr. 18th, 2018
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