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Global Food Regulation Highlights | February 2024
Mar 05, 2024
Top food regulatory updates in February 2024: New Mandatory Allergen Labelling Requirements in Australia and New Zealand; Taiwan Revises Regulations on Nutrition Claim for Prepackaged Food Products; Macau Unveils the Food Additives Usage Standard in Food; Japan Amends Food Labeling Standard and Updates Standards for Food Additives; Indonesia BPJPH Urges Business Actors to Immediately Obtain Halal Certification; Vietnam Launches an Online System for Registering, Reporting and Declaring EPR Information; EU to Ban the Use of Bisphenol A in Food Contact Materials; FDA Announces PFAS Used in Grease-Proofing Agents for Food Packaging No Longer Being Sold in the U.S.
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GACC Revokes Registration Qualification of an Overseas Enterprise Behind a Popular Beverage
Mar 01, 2024
On February 26, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued a notice announcing the cancellation of registration for JERRY&SONS PHARMACEUTICAL INC, a U.S. beverage manufacturer. As revealed by the notice, the company was found to have provided false materials during the registration process. GACC also stated that there have been no customs declaration records for products from this company. In light of this, consumers are strongly advised against purchasing any beverages from this company, including TiQ Prune Juice, a popular beverage in the Chinese market. Those who have already purchased these products are urged to stop consuming them and contact the original supplier for return procedures.
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Navigating Nutrition Claims: A Comparison of China with Australia and New Zealand
Feb 29, 2024
Nutrition and health claims in food labels or advertisements are known to significantly impact consumers' perception of the healthfulness of products and influence their food purchasing decisions. When it comes to nutrition claims, Australia and New Zealand have nutrition content claim, comparing to China’s nutrition claims which consist of nutrient content claims and nutrient comparative claims. It is important to note that the classification mentioned in this article does not include claims related to health supplements. This article compares the regulations governing nutrition claims in Australia and New Zealand with those in China.
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Australia
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China Consults on Filing Requirements for Health Food Added with Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Lingzhi
Feb 21, 2024
China SAMR announced to solicit public comments on the draft of Technical Requirements for Health Food Filing Using Health Food Ingredients Including Ginseng, American Ginseng, and Lingzhi. The draft specifies the filing requirements for health food products added with the three ingredients, mainly covering five aspects including auxiliary materials, product dosage forms, product processing, product technical requirements, and other requirements.
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Global Food Regulation Highlights | January 2024
Feb 06, 2024
Top food regulatory updates in January 2024: Thailand unveils three notifications related to the nutrition labeling of prepackaged food (Effective on July 2, 2024); China consults on four national food safety standards, including GB standards for the labeling of prepackaged food, FSMP and complementary baby food; South Korea revises "Health Functional Food Act", introducing the new food category of Custom Health Functional Food (Effective on January 3, 2025); Taiwan revises act governing food safety and sanitation, representing tougher stance on food advertising violations (Effective on January 31, 2024); Japan proposes amendments to regulations for dairy products, establishing new product standards for certain dairy products that can be stored at room temperature
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China Customs Rejected 234 Batches of Imported Food in December 2023
Jan 25, 2024
On January 24, 2024, General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) published the list of non-compliant food products in December 2023. A total of 246 batches of imported food from 29 countries/regions were rejected.
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China Consults on Four National Food Safety Standards, Including GB Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Food, FSMP and Complementary Baby Food
Jan 23, 2024
On January 19, 2024, China National Health Commission (NHC) opened four GB standards for public feedback. Any comments can be sent back prior to February 29, 2024.
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FSMP
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Labeling
NEWS
China Consults on New Version of GB 7718 General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods
Jan 23, 2024
On January 19, 2024, China NHC announced to seek public feedbacks for four national food safety standards, including the long-awaited new version of GB 7718 General Standard for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods. Stakeholders may submit comments via the online system before February 29. As the third consultation draft of GB 7718, the new draft is quite different from the current version and its two previous drafts. The proposed changes cover a wide range of aspects, such as the application scope, ingredient list, date labeling, food claims, digital labeling, and imported food labeling.
Chinese Mainland
Prepackaged Food
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Food Packaging
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China Unveils Draft of GB 29922 General Rules for Foods for Special Medical Purposes
Jan 23, 2024
On January 19, 2024, National Health Commission (NHC) released the consultation draft of GB 29922, with the aim to replace the 2013 version concerning foods for special medical purposes (FSMP) intended for consumers above the age of one. It covers nutritionally complete foods, specific nutritionally complete foods, and nutritionally incomplete foods. The revisions mainly involve the product types, labels and technical requirements. Any feedback can be sent to the online platform before February 29, 2024.
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FSMP
Regulation & Standard
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China's Draft Food Safety Law Mandates Recipe Registration for Liquid Infant Formula
Jan 19, 2024
In an official notice dated January 19, 2024, SAMR proposed a consultation draft of China’s Food Safety Law, which introduces a new requirement for the registration of liquid infant and young children formula (Stage 1-3).
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Infant Formula
Registration
Regulation & Standard
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