Global Food Regulation Highlights | November 2022

To help food business stakeholders to navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape in the global food industry, ChemLinked presented Global Food Regulation Highlights, a monthly report which delivers major and general regulation dynamics all around the world. Find out what's new on food regulation worldwide in November of 2022 below:

China 

On November 7, 2022, State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released an exposure draft of Guidelines for the Label of Foods for Special Medical Purposes (hereafter referred to as Guidelines). The authority summarizes labeling requirements in the current laws, regulations, normative documents and national food safety standards and makes them more practical with detailed explanations and instances. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in China:

• China Unveils the Draft of GB Standard for Food Additive Polydextrose

• SAMR Publishes Detailed Rules on Examination of Production Permit for Infant and Young Children Formula Milk Powder (2022)

• China to Revise GB Standard for Pastry and Bread

• China Proposes GB Standard for Restricting Excessive Package of Edible Agricultural Products

• China Customs Rejected 234 Batches of Imported Food in October 2022, Health Supplement & Infant Formula Involved

• SAMR Announces to Reduce the Number of Material Copies for Health Food Application from Eight to Four

• China Customs Opens the Market Access of Five Imported Fruits

• Taiwan Issues the Regulations Governing the Labeling of Health Food

• Taiwan Revises the Method of Test for Sulfur Dioxide in Foods

• Taiwan Sets the Testing Method for Food Additive Lactoferrin

South Korea 

On November 28, 2022, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) published the latest Enforcement Rule of Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods. In accordance with the modifications in National Nutrition Management Act, three nutrients and their recommended values are newly added to the Recommended Daily Nutrient Intake Value Table. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in South Korea:

• South Korea Lifts the Inspection Orders for Two Imported Food Items

• South Korea Consults on the Enforcement Rule of Health Functional Food Act: Amending the Administrative Requirements

• South Korea Modifies the Enforcement Rule of Imported Food Act: Product Photo is Required for Import Declaration

• South Korea Consult on the Health Functional Food Labeling Standard

Japan 

On November 15, 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) released a notice on Revision of Imported Plant Quarantine (Draft for Comment). The major revisions include: 1) the addition of quarantine-designated items, which may be attached with quarantine pests. 2) depending on the size and lot of the goods, inspection for quarantine-designated items may cannot be carried out at the port or airport. 3) even when imported plants are mixed with prohibited items, they can pass the inspection as long as they meet the inspection criteria (no attachment of quarantine-designated harmful animals and plants, etc.). (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Japan:

• Japan Solicits Public Opinions on the Evaluation of Two Substances

• CAA Approved Three Foods for Special Health Food Labeling

• CAA Approved Nine Foods for Special Dietary Use Labeling

• Japan Revises Nine Pesticides and Veterinary Drugs Residue Standards

• Japan to Amend 12 Pesticide and Veterinary Drugs Residue Standards

Southeast Asia 

On November 21, 2022, Singapore Food Agency (SFA) amended the Import Requirements of Specific Food Products. The revisions involve the microbiological test requirements for importing various ready-to-eat (RTE) foods, such as infant formula, traditional cakes, coconut products and others. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Southeast Asia:

• Malaysia Allows Active Ingredients Claimed on the Label of Health Supplements to Be “Quantified by Input”

• Indonesia Unveils the Draft Regulation of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency on Food Categories

• Indonesia Updates Regulations for the Importation of Food and Food Materials into Indonesian Territory

• Indonesa Drafts New Regulation on GM Food Control
  

• Philippines Proposes Guidelines on Ethylene Oxide Residue Level in Raw Materials and Processed Prepackaged Food

India 

On November 21, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an exposure draft of the Food Safety and Standards (Genetically Modified Foods) Regulations, 2022. The draft regulations mainly involve definitions, prior approval and labeling requirements, which are available for public opinion within 60 days from November 21, 2022. (Read more)

More regulation highlights in India:

• FSSAI Clarifies that Hemp Seeds and Seed Products under FSSR May Be Allowed on E-commerce Websites

• India Decides to Re-operationalize the Previous Specified Provisions Since It Could Take Longer to Finalize the Draft FSS (Nutra) Regulations, 2022

• India Orders that All Non-compliant Labels on Imported Food Consignments May Be Permitted for Rectification at the Port Itself

EU 

On November 30, 2022, EU proposed a revision on Packaging and Waste Directive, which targets to reach the goal that all packaging on the EU market is reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030. It also helps to fulfill the commitment of the 2018 Plastics Strategy that by 2030 all plastics packaging placed on the market can be reused or recycled in a cost-effective manner. (Read more)

More regulation highlights in EU:

• Proposal for a Regulation on the Labelling of Organic Pet Food

• Olive Polyphenols is Recognized as a Novel Food

• EFSA: Safety of Cellobiose as a Novel Food

• EFSA: Safety of an Aqueous Ethanolic Extract of Labisia Pumila as a Novel Food

• EFSA: Re-evaluation of Neohesperidine Dihydrochalcone (E 959) as a Food Additive

• EFSA: Targeted Review of Maximum Residues Levels (MRLs) for Haloxyfop-P

• EFSA: Safety Evaluation of the Use of the Non-genetically Modified Hamamotoa Singularis Strain YIT 10047 as a Source of β-galactosidase

• EFSA: Follow-up of the Re-evaluation of Sulfur Dioxide (E 220), Sodium Sulfite (E 221), Sodium Bisulfite (E 222), Sodium Metabisulfite (E 223), Potassium Metabisulfite (E 224), Calcium Sulfite (E 226), Calcium Bisulfite (E 227) and Potassium Bisulfite (E 228)

• EFSA: Protocol for the Hazard Assessment as Part of the Risk Assessment of Plasticisers in FCMs

America 

On November 24, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an amendment to the Color Additive Regulation, which expanded safe use of spirulina. As per the amendment, the expanded scope of use includes alcoholic beverages with less than 20 percent alcohol-by-volume content, non-alcoholic beverages, condiments and sauces, dips, dairy product alternatives (identified as non-dairy yogurt alternatives, non-dairy frozen desserts, and non-dairy puddings), salad dressings, and seasoning mixes (unheated). The change will come into effect on December 13, 2022. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in America:

• The U.S. Revises the Residue Limits for Two Substances in a Variety of Food Products

• The U.S. Permits Low-acyl Gellan Gum as an Ingredient in Processed Organic Products

• U.S. FDA Unveils Two Notifications for Nutrition Content Claim and Food Allergen Labeling

Canada 

On November 24, 2022, Health Canada issued a notification to amend the Table of Reference Amounts for Food, based on new consumption data and market trends, and to address identified gaps in certain food categories. The main contents include: revising the food reference amounts for dairy products and their substitutes, and adding the food reference amounts for desserts, baked products, seasoning sauce and other products. Manufacturers will have until January 1, 2026 to comply with the updated Table of Reference Amounts for Food. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Canada:

• Canada Opens Picoxystrobin and its End-use Products for Special Review

• Canada Proposes MRLs for Florylpicoxamid in Multiple Products such as Rapeseeds, Eggs, Meats and Milk

• Canada to Enable the Use of Iodine as a Supplemental Ingredient in Foods

• Canada Proposes MRLs for Clomazone, Sedaxane and Pyrifluquinazon in Several Agricultural Products

Australia and New Zealand 

On November 4, 2022, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) announced the approval of using alpha-amylase sourced from genetically modified Bacillus lichenifomis as processing aid in brewed beverages, potable alcohol production and starch processing. Its maximum usage level should be consistent with GMP. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Australia and New Zealand:

• Australia Unveils the Import Requirements of Retorted Food

• FSANZ Proposes to Approve the Use of 2-Methyloxolane as A Processing Aid

• Australia and New Zealand Increase the Maximum Energy Level for Machine Used to Generate X-Rays to Irradiate Food

• Australia Harmonizes the Marine Biotoxin Standards for Bivalve Shellfish with Codex Standards

• The Usage Scope of Alpha-Glucosidase May Be Expanded to Processing Aid in Brewing Application

• New Zealand Is Proposed to Revise the “Organic Export Requirements: Organic Production Rules (OER: OPR)”, Involving Beach Cast Seaweed

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More Editions of Global Food Regulation Highlights in 2022：

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | October 2022
  

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | September 2022
  

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | August 2022
  

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | July 2022 [Report]

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | June 2022 [Report]