Aug 2024
At a critical time when the global nutrition and health value chain and industrial chain are being restructured, my country's dietary supplement industry has ushered in a new era of scientific research and industrial transformation, and new developments have also emerged in import and export trade.
Aug 2024
Recently, the draft of the group standard "General Principles for Postbiotic Foods" drafted by the China Health Association was released for comments. In the industry's view, my country's big health industry is in urgent need of transformation and upgrading. As an excellent health effect factor, postbiotics have broad market potential and industry paths. The formulation of this group standard will help my country's postbiotic industry develop with high quality.
Aug 2024
On June 11 , 2024 , on the eve of the opening of the Food Industry Innovation and Development and Food Sugar Reduction Summit Forum, Zhang Chonghe, Secretary of the Party Committee and President of the China Light Industry Federation, and his delegation visited Yixing Institute of Food and Biotechnology, one of the organizers of the forum. Chen Jian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chief scientist of the Future Food Science Center of Jiangnan University, Qi Qingzhong, Chairman of the Light Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Honorary Chairman of the China Food Additives and Ingredients Association, Du Yazheng, Chairman of the China Food Additives and Ingredients Association, Ma Litian, Vice Chairman, Zhang Guangsheng, President of Yixing Institute of Food and Biotechnology, and leaders of various resident teams accompanied the investigation.
Aug 2024
China is currently the world's largest producer and seller of hyaluronic acid raw materials, the total sales of hyaluronic acid raw materials in China in 2021 accounted for 82% of the global total sales of hyaluronic acid raw materials, which China Xi Bio-technology Co. The market share of 44%.
Aug 2024
On May 14, 2024, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published on its website four new guidelines for the implementation of food regulations, namely the 3rd edition of the Guidelines for the Implementation of Food Allergen Labeling Regulations, the 2nd edition of the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Regulations for the Labeling of Lactose in Foods, the 4th edition of the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Requirements for the Use of Trans Fatty Acids in the Food Industry, and the 2nd edition of the Guidelines for the Implementation of the Requirements for the Registration of New Food Formulas.
Aug 2024
On May 17, 2024, the Ministry of Food and Drugs of Korea (MFDS) issued Bulletin No. 2024-22 amending portions of the Codex Alimentarius, effective as of the date of issuance. Main contents:
Aug 2024
On May 8, 2024, according to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the Council of Members of the European Union will adopt, during its 119th session, to be held from June 18 to 25, 2024, a Decision amending the trade standards applicable to olive oil and olive pomace oil, as well as two Decisions updating the methodology for the organoleptic assessment of virgin olive oils and correcting the methodology for the determination of the content of fatty acid waxes and ethyl esters by means of gas chromatography on capillary columns. The main elements are as follows:
Aug 2024
On May 14, 2024, the Bhutan Bureau of Standards (BBS) and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoIC&E) issued a consultation paper for the proposed development of food standards for rapidly frozen gutted or ungutted rainbow trout, turmeric powder, and powdered ginger, with a comment period ending on June 15, 2024 Key Elements:
Aug 2024
The Food Additives and Novel Foods (Authorisations and Miscellaneous Amendments) and Food Flavourings (Deauthorisation) (England) Regulations 2024 were made on 22 May 2024 and came into force on 28 June, signed by Andrea Leadsom, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, 23 May 2024, and deal with, amongst other things Regulations on the authorisation, use and labelling requirements for food additives, novel foods and food flavourings, the main elements of which include:
Aug 2024
Not long ago, the Meat Science and Nutrition Engineering Innovation Team of the Institute of Agricultural Product Processing, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) has analyzed the mechanism by which flavouring substances of spice origin (eugenol, eucalyptol and anisaldehyde) regulate the action of myofibrillar proteins and aldehydes.
Aug 2024
Recently, the Innovative Team of Bioactive Substances and Functional Foods of the Institute of Agricultural Products, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, published a research paper entitled ‘Punicalagin attenuates hyperuricemia via restoring hyperuricemiainduced renal and intestinal dysfunctions’ in Journal of Advanced Research, a top journal of Chinese Academy of Sciences, with the academy as the first unit. Punicalagin attenuates hyperuricemia via restoring hyperuricemiaainduced renal and intestinal dysfunctions’. The study systematically reported the effect and mechanism of punicalagin in pomegranate to improve hyperuricemia.
Aug 2024
On 30 May 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan issued a number of circulars, including 550003936, proposing to revise a number of food standards. Some of the specifics include: