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Japan Proposes JAS Act Amendments to Prevent Certification Evasion and Expand Mutual Recognition with EU Recently, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced the Proposal No. 550004087, revising the Act on Japanese Agricultural Standards (JAS Act). The proposal focuses on two key revisions: strengthening regulations to prevent certification evasion by JAS-certified enterprises and expanding equivalence recognition with the European Union (EU). Any comments can be submitted before April 11, 2025 via e-GOV platform.

Mar 27, 2025

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China Updates Four GB Standards for Dairy Products, Involving Fermented Milk, Cream, Raw Milk and Sterilized Milk On March 27, 2025, China National Health Commission (NHC) unveiled 50 national food safety standards (GB standards) and 9 amendment sheets. Among them, four standards are related to dairy products, including fermented milk, cream, raw milk, and sterilized milk.

Mar 27, 2025

Chinese Mainland Alcohol Regulation & Standard

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U.S. FDA is Reviewing Petition to Broaden Soy Leghemoglobin Use On March 14, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in the Federal Register that it has filed a Color Additive Petition (CAP 5C0336) submitted by Impossible Foods, Inc. The petition proposes to expand the safe use of soy leghemoglobin as a color additive to include plant-based meat, poultry, and fish analogue products (both ground and whole cut).

Mar 25, 2025

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Monthly Digest: China Food Sector Review | Feb 2025 ChemLinked rounded up the latest market and regulatory news in the China food sector.

Mar 25, 2025

Chinese Mainland Market Insight & Trend Company

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[Updated] China Novel Food Raw Materials Updates in 2025: CFSA Consulted on Four Food Raw Materials On March 21, 2025, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) consulted on four novel food raw materials, including lutein esters, D-Psicose/D-Allulose, Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.lactis BLa80 and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis LMG11588.

Mar 24, 2025

Chinese Mainland Food Ingredients

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  Data and Analysis: Imported Food Rejected by China Customs
  For enterprises expand their businesses to the Chinese food market, one of the key challenges is the risk of rejection during customs clearances. ChemLinked collects the latest data of imported food rejected by China customs, and provides related analysis and reports.
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  Global Food Regulation Highlights
  To help food business stakeholders to navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape in the global food industry, ChemLinked collects major and general regulation dynamics all around the world.
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  Major Global Food Safety Incidents
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[Updated] 2025 China Customs Rejection Data: 267 Batches of Imported Food in February This article tracks and analyzes monthly patterns in China's rejected food imports throughout 2025, offering data-driven insights that help businesses to avoid shipment rejections and mitigate cross-border trade risks. On March 21, 2025, GACC published the list of non-compliant food products in February of 2025. A total of 267 batches of imported food from 40 countries/regions were rejected.

Mar 24, 2025

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[Updated] China Food Additives Updates in 2025: CFSA Consulted on Eight New Food Additives On March 21, 2025, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) opened eight new food additives for public feedback. This includes two enzyme preparations, two nutritional fortification substances, one food additive with expanded usage scope, two processing aids with expanded usage scope, and one nutritional fortification substance with supplementary quality specifications.

Mar 24, 2025

Chinese Mainland Food Additives Food Ingredients

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Paws for Growth: Unlocking the Dynamics of China’s Pet Food Market and Competitive Landscape ChemLinked has releases the report Paws for Growth Unlocking the Dynamics of China’s Pet Food Market and Competitive Landscape​. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of market size, product categories, domestic production and imports, competitive landscape, sales channels, and consumer trends, equipping stakeholders with key insights to identify growth opportunities.

Mar 22, 2025

Chinese Mainland Pet Food Market Insight & Trend

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India Strengthens Food Safety Measures on Dairy Analogues On March 13, 2025, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) announced increased surveillance on dairy analogues across all States and Union Territories (UTs) for the month of March 2025. This proactive measure aims to curb food adulteration and mislabeling, which tend to rise during the festive season due to heightened demand.

Mar 21, 2025

India Dairy Food Safety

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[Updated] China Food Contact Materials Updates in 2025: CFSA Consulted on Three New Food-related Products On March 20, 2025, China CFSA consulted on three FCM additives with expanded usage scope or usage amount. Comments can be sent to biaozhun@cfsa.net.cn before April 19, 2025.

Mar 21, 2025

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