Canada Mandates Plastic Products Reporting for 2024-2026, Including Food Packaging
On April 20, 2024, the Canada Department of the Environment published a notice under subsection 46(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (hereafter as the Act), requiring comprehensive reporting from entities involved in the manufacturing or management of plastic resins and certain plastic products to the Federal Plastics Registry. Non-compliance with the Notice may result in penalties under the Act.
[Updated] Canada Updates the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients
On April 18, 2024, Health Canada issued M-SIS-24-01, announcing the modification to the List of Permitted Supplemental Ingredients. This modification newly permits the use of phosphatidylserine (soy) as a kind of other supplemental ingredients in the list.
[Updated] Imported Foods Subject to Inspection Order in South Korea
"Inspection order" is a special supervision mechanism for imported food in South Korea. ChemLinked compiles the current status of imported food subject to inspection orders, and will continuously update this list.
China Updates GB 23350 for Restricting Overpackaging of Food, Affecting Tea and Baby Foods
On March 25, 2024, China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published the Second Amendment Sheet to GB 23350-2021 Requirements of Restricting Excessive Package–Foods and Cosmetics. Major revisions include package layers, package cost, total mass of commodities and k values.
