China's New Chemical Rules to Impact Food & Feed Ingredients

On June 11, 2026, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) issued a draft revision to MEE Order No. 12, namely the Measures for the Environmental Management Registration of New Chemical Substances (Draft for comments). This draft proposes a major overhaul of MEE Order No. 12, significantly expanding its scope to include food, food additives, feed, and feed additives. If enacted, substances in these categories not listed on Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances of China (hereinafter referred to as the IECSC) will require dual registration, posing a major challenge to the industry.