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China Facilitates Standardized Development of the Pre-cooked Food Industry On March 21, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) of China and five other departments jointly issued the Notice on Tightening the Supervision of Pre-cooked Food Safety to Promote High-Quality Industry Development.

May 10, 2024

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[Updated] Philippines Releases Guidelines on the Issuance of Import Permit as “Samples Only” for Processed Food Intended for R&D Purposes On May 7, 2024, the Philippines FDA issued FDA Circular No.2024-004 Guidelines on the Issuance of FDA Import Permit as "Samples Only" for Prepackaged Processed Food Products Intended for Research and Development, which will take effect 15 days after the publication in the Official Gazette. On March 30, 2023, the Philippines FDA released a draft document titled "Rules and Guidelines on the Issuance of Import Permit as ‘Samples Only’ for FDA Regulated Products Intended for Research and Development Purposes".

May 08, 2024

Philippines Prepackaged Food Importation

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Philippines to Streamline the Import Procedures of Agricultural Products On April 18, 2024, the President of the Philippines signed Administrative Order No. 20 regarding Further Streamlining Administrative Procedures and Policies, and Removing Non-Tariff Barriers on the Importation of Agricultural Products with immediate effect. Within 30 days, corresponding competent authorities shall formulate supporting guidelines necessary for the effective implementation of this Order.

May 06, 2024

Philippines Agricultural Products Importation

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[Updated] China Unveils Filing Requirements for Health Food Added with Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Lingzhi On April 30, 2024, SAMR released the official version of Technical Requirements for Health Food Filing Using Health Food Ingredients Including Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Lingzhi, with minor changes compared to the draft, such as the permitted list of auxiliary materials. The regulation came into effect on May 1, 2024.

May 06, 2024

Chinese Mainland Health Supplement Registration Food Ingredients

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Global Food Regulation Highlights | April 2024 Top food regulatory updates in April 2024: 1). South Korea Updates Food Code, Involving Food Raw Material Lists, MRLs and Inspection 2). Indonesia to Update the list of Permitted Nutrients in Health Supplements with Restrictions 3). Malaysia to Amend Milk and Milk Products Regulations of Food Regulations 1985 4). EU Issued Eight Amendments to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, the Union List of Novel Foods

Apr 30, 2024

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China Simplifies the Paperwork for the Application of Imported Health Food Registration/Filing On April 29, 2024, China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a notification announcing the simplification of required documents for the registration and filing application of imported health food.

Apr 30, 2024

Chinese Mainland Health Supplement Registration

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