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Indonesia Launches 1 Million Quota for Free Halal Certification for MSEs On April 11, 2025, the Indonesian Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) announced the opening of the Free Halal Certification quota for 2025. A total of 1 million free halal certificates will be available to support micro and small enterprises (MSEs) across Indonesia in obtaining halal certification. This initiative is part of the government’s effort to facilitate MSEs through a halal certification assistance program, using either a business actor statement scheme or a Self-Declare process.

Apr 17, 2025

Indonesia Regulation & Standard Product Certification Halal Food

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Codex Endorses Draft General Standard for Food Additives, Sets Stage for CAC48 Adoption From 24 to 28 March 2025, the 55th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. During the session, the Committee discussed and endorsed hundreds of provisions of the Draft General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA) for adoption by the 48th Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC48).

Apr 16, 2025

Food Additives

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China Drafts 2025 National Food Safety Standard Legislative Plan, Involving Food Claims, Food Additives, and FCM NHC released a draft of the 2025 National Food Safety Standard Legislative Plan. The draft outlines 60 priority GB food standards slated for development or revision to enhance risk prevention, ensure industry compliance, and address urgent needs. These standards span a wide range of areas, including food products, labeling claims, additives, food contact materials, testing methods, hygiene requirements, and more.

Apr 16, 2025

Chinese Mainland Regulation & Standard

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[Updated] Imported Foods Subject to Inspection Order in South Korea South Korea may order an importer to undergo inspection by a designated inspection agency before import declaration if the imported food products have a history of non-compliance or a high level of hazard. ChemLinked updates the current status of imported foods subject to inspection orders.

Apr 14, 2025

South Korea Importation

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Japan Revises Food Labeling Standards: Updates to Additive Labeling, Nutrient Reference Values, and FFC Notifications Recently, Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) announced a comprehensive revision to the Food Labeling Standards, covering food additive labeling, nutrition labeling, and regulations for Foods with Function Claims (FFC). Key updates are summarized below, with amendments indicated in red.

Apr 11, 2025

Japan Prepackaged Food Labeling

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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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  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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  Major Global Food Safety Incidents
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South Korea’s Growing Health Functional Food Market and Ingredient Regulatory Framework South Korea's health functional food market grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.5% from 2019 to 2023. To help stakeholders better navigate this market, ChemLinked conducts an in-depth analysis of South Korea’s regulatory framework for health functional food ingredients, which lies at the core of health functional food regulations.

Apr 11, 2025

South Korea Health Supplement Food Ingredients

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[Updated] 2025 Changes: EU's Union List of Novel Foods Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 On April 9 and 10, the European Union issued three regulations regarding the compliance use of three novel foods: Partially defatted rapeseed powder from Brassica rapa L. and Brassica napus L., Schizochytrium sp. (FCC-3204) oil and Vitamin D2 mushroom powder.

Apr 11, 2025

Regulation & Standard Food Ingredients EU

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Australia's TGA Reiterates NMN as Illegal Ingredient On April 7, 2025, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia released an official alert addressing concerns over the sale and promotion of medicines that claim to contain or influence levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD, NAD+, NADH) or nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN). FSANZ warns that NAD and NMN are not permitted ingredients in listed medicines.

Apr 09, 2025

Health Supplement Australia

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FSANZ Approves Cultured Quail as Novel Food Following Regulatory Reforms On April 7, 2025, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced the approval of A1269 Cultured Quail as a Novel Food, applied by Vow Group Pty Ltd, an Australian cultured meat company. This marks a significant milestone in the regulation of cell-cultured foods in the region. The approved product is made from quail cells derived from embryonic fibroblasts of Japanese quail. Food ministers were notified of the approval. If no review is requested within 60 days, the Food Standards Code will be amended accordingly. There will be no transitional arrangements for the new regulatory approach, which will take effect immediately upon gazettal.

Apr 08, 2025

Labeling Food Ingredients Australia New Zealand

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FSANZ Approves Mandatory Energy Labelling on Alcoholic Beverages On April 7, 2025, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced the approval of P1059: Energy Labelling on Alcoholic Beverages, officially requiring energy content information to appear on most packaged alcoholic beverages sold in Australia and New Zealand. Food ministers were notified of the approval. If no review is requested within 60 days, the Food Standards Code will be amended accordingly. A three-year transition period will apply, with exemptions for products packaged and labelled before the deadline.

Apr 08, 2025

Alcohol Labeling Australia New Zealand