Apr 2025
On December 30, 2024 , the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety ( MFDS ) issued Announcement No. 2024-604 , intending to modify some of the contents of the "Standard for Labeling Food, etc.", the main contents are as follows:
Apr 2025
On December 24, 2024 , the Japanese Consumer Department issued an announcement to solicit opinions on partial revision of the " Food Labeling Standards " , and the feedback period ends on January 28 , 2025 . The main revisions are:
Apr 2025
On December 3, 2024 , the Ministry of Health of the Dominican Republic ( MISPAS ) issued a draft provision for the Nutritional Warning Label ( EFAN ) before pre- packaged foods .
Apr 2025
On December 13, 2024 , the National Health Commission issued the 2024 "Announcement on 11 ' Three New Foods', including Jinhua Tea Culture ". According to the provisions of the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", the review agency organized experts to review and pass the safety assessment materials submitted by the company for the expansion of the scope of use of the food additive "stevioside" submitted by the company.
Apr 2025
Carotenoids are widely found in plants such as carrots, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, citrus fruits. Carotenoids are essential nutrients for the body, as some of them are precursors of vitamin A , an important nutrient for protecting vision, immune function and skin health. Since humans cannot synthesize carotenoids, they must be consumed through diet.
Apr 2025
cording to the official EU communiqué, on December 19, 2024 , the European Commission issued Regulation ( EU ) No. 2024/3168 , which approved zinc - L - selenomethionine preparations as feed additives for all animals according to the European Parliament and the Council Regulations ( EC ) No 1831/2003 .
Apr 2025
On December 18, 2024 , Denmark issued Government Gazette No. 10153 , the new version of the Food Microbial Standard Guidelines. This guide describes how to use microbial standard rules in food production , other requirements for microbial quality, microbial standard sampling plan, microbial standards for Listeria in ready -to-eat food , etc. The main contents are as follows:
Apr 2025
According to the official EU communiqué, on December 19, 2024 , the European Commission issued Regulation ( EU ) No. 2024/3162 , which approved ferric tyrosine chelate as feed additive for all fattening poultry, egg-laying poultry, turkey and small poultry breeding varieties in accordance with the European Parliament and the Council ( EC ) No 1831/2003 .
Apr 2025
According to the official EU communiqué, on December 19, 2024 , the European Commission issued Regulation ( EU ) No. 2024/3167 , and approved the vitamin B12 produced by CGMCC 19596 as a feed additive for all animals according to the European Parliament and the Council Regulations ( EC ) No 1831/2003 .
Apr 2025
On December 19 , 2024 , according to the official EU communiqué, on December 18 , the European Commission issued an attachment to the Implementation Regulations ( EU ) 2024/3163 , amending the Annex to the Implementation Regulations ( EU ) 2023/2059 , regarding the list of certain goods originating from plants on the list of goods produced and sold in other markets around the world. The main revisions are:
Apr 2025
On December 23 , 2024 , BASF announced that it had signed a binding agreement to sell its food and health functional ingredients business to Louis Dreyfus Group ( LDC ). The sale includes BASF’s production base in Illetisen, Germany. After the transaction is completed, BASF will have about 300 employees transferred to LDC . Both parties agree not to disclose financial details of the transaction.
Apr 2025
The Food Safety Centre (Center) of the Hong Kong Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced the first report of the second total dietary study in Hong Kong on December 20. This report studies the sulfite content and related dietary intake in food. The results show that the daily dietary sulfite intake of Hong Kong citizens is far lower than the daily intake, and there is little chance of having an impact on their health.