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[Updated] Australia’s Newly Revised MRLs in 2024: APVMA Amends the Schedule 20 On December 10, 2024, APVMA issued Gazette No 25, announcing an amendment to the Schedule 20 and the MRL standard.

Dec 12, 2024

Pesticide Residue Australia

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[Updated] New Zealand’s Newly Revised MRLs for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals in 2024: MPI Amends MRLs Food Notice, Involving Meat On December 5, 2024, Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) of New Zealand issued Food Notice: Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds, replacing the previous version issued in December, 2023. The food notice sets new MRLs for difenacoum, difethialone, and diphacinone, and amends brodifacoum, bromadiolone, dieldrin and aldrin, flocoumafen, and pindone, which comes into force on December 9, 2024.

Dec 09, 2024

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Indonesia Updates Regulation on Genetically Engineered Food Products Indonesia BPOM unveiled BPOM Regulation No. 19 of 2024 on Supervision of Genetically Engineered Food Products, repealing BPOM Regulation No. 6 of 2018 and taking effect immediately. The updated regulation applies to all genetically engineered (PRG) food products sold in the Indonesian market.

Dec 09, 2024

Indonesia GM Food Regulation & Standard Importation

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Global Food Regulation Highlights | November 2024 Top food regulatory updates in Novemeber 2024: 1) China Consults on Revisions to Measures for Inspection, Quarantine, Supervision, and Administration of Imported and Exported Feed and Feed Additives 2) South Korea Revises Food Code, Involving Food Ingredients and Contaminants 3) Japan Proposes to Revise Food Management Regulations for Tablets and Capsules 4) Indonesia Notifies WTO Regarding the Control of Sugar, Salt, and Fat Consumption in Processed Food 5) U.S. FDA Updates VQIP: Streamlined Inspections and Extended Deadline 6) FSANZ Launches Public Consultation on Health Star Rating System and Nutrition Information Panel

Dec 05, 2024

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India Classifies Packaged Drinking Water and Mineral Water as High-Risk Food On November 29, 2024, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an order to categorise packaged drinking water and mineral water as high risk food items. This decision builds on the authority’s earlier move in October, 2024 to abolish the requirement for these products to bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification mark. This new classification subjects these products to stricter safety inspections and compliance checks, aligning them with other high-risk categories such as dairy, meat, and prepared foods.

Dec 05, 2024

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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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  Global Halal Certification Requirements and Regulation Dynamics
  Halal food refers to food products consistent with the Islamic doctrine, which is one of the most profitable and influential sectors of the global food industry. Currently, there is no unified Halal certification standard used globally. Certain details, such as the processing method, slaughtering procedure, labeling items, etc. are subject to different standards in different countries. To help remove the market access barriers and catch the market opportunities, ChemLinked collects contents related to halal certification and its regulation dynamics around the world.

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Thailand Announces New Regulation for Alcoholic Beverage Packaging to the WTO Through WTO notification G/TBT/N/THA/747/Add.1 issued on November 22, 2024, Thailand officially communicated a new regulation governing the packaging and labeling of alcoholic beverages.

Dec 05, 2024

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India Tightens Food Products Importation Through New FIRA Portal Recent updates of FIRA show that several consignments from countries such as China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Turkey have been rejected for failing to meet India’s food safety standards.These rejections span a variety of products, including apples, nuts, alcoholic beverages, and sushi, all flagged due to concerns over safety, quality, or compliance with FSSAI regulations.

Dec 05, 2024

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Exploring the Dynamics of the Southeast Asian Food Market This demographic and economic growth has fueled a burgeoning food market in Southeast Asia. ChemLinked delves into the current state and key trends in the Southeast Asian food market, providing insights for stakeholders to navigate this dynamic landscape.

Dec 03, 2024

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CAC Adopts Proposed Amendments to the Use of Food Additives On the 47th session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) held from November 25 to 30, 2024, CAC adopted the addition of Jagua blue as well as provisions regarding the use of colors and sweeteners in multiple food categories (jam, jellies and marmalades, etc.).

Dec 03, 2024

Food Additives Regulation & Standard

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Japan Proposes to Revise Food Management Regulations for Tablets and Capsules On November 21, 2024, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released proposal No. 235110008 to revise Guidelines for the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) of Tablets, Capsules, Etc. (hereinafter the "GMP Guidelines"), with the aim of improving regulatory measures for similar products after the damaging incident involving Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice products. Any comments can be submitted before December 23, 2024 via e-Gov opinion form.

Dec 02, 2024

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