Global Food Regulation Highlights | October 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 October of 2022 below:

China 

October 25, 2022, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced to solicit public opinions to append ginseng, American ginseng, and Lingzhi (also known as reishi) into the current "Health Food Raw Material Directory". Opinions could be sent to bjspba@cfe-samr.org.cn prior to November 25, 2022. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in China:

• China Unveils the Measures on the Quality and Safety Supervision and Administration of Food Related Products

• China Seeks Comments on a New Food Raw Material

• China MARA Proposes Five Testing Methods of Pesticides Residues in Agricultural Foods

• China Drafts New Version of GB Standard for Food Additive Chlorophyllin Copper Complex

• China Proposes 10 New Food Additives, Including 2'-FL and LNnT for Infant Formula

• China Consults on Three New Food-related Products

• China Further Regulates Celebrity Endorsement in the Market Activities

• Taiwan to Amend Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods

• Taiwan Further Regulates the Labeling of Food for Special Medical Purposes

• Taiwan Proposes an Amendment to Sanitation Standard for Natural Edible Colorants

South Korea 

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) disclosed Notification No. 2022-76 to publish the modifications in Food Code on October 25, 2022. New raw materials are inserted in the permitted raw material list. The MRLs of 119 pesticides are revised. The royal jelly specification, aflatoxin limits, and frozen foods handling method are also optimized. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in South Korea:

• South Korea Revises Food Additive Code: MFDS Notification No. 2022-77

• South Korea Solicits Public Comments on the Draft of Food Additive Code

• South Korea Modifies Enforcement Rule of the Special Act on Safety Management of Children's Dietary Lifestyle

• South Korea Promulgates the Enforcement Rule of Act on Testing and Inspection in The Food and Drug Industry

• South Korea Consults on the Enforcement Decree of Food Labeling Act

• South Korea to Allow Food Materials Adopting New Techniques to Apply for Temporary Standard and Specification Recognition

• South Korea Requires Public Comments on The Amendments of Standards and Specifications for Utensils, Containers and Packages

• South Korea Requires Public Comments on the Draft of Food Labeling Standard

• MFDS Issues the Monograph of Functional Raw Material- MSM (Methyl sulfonylmethane)
  

• South Korea Publishes the Guideline for Safety Evaluation of Functional Raw Material Probiotics

Japan 

On October 1, 2022, Japan MHLW issued an amendment to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Food Sanitation Act, the details include: 1) adding "Calcium L-Tartrate" as designated additives; 2) specifying the ingredient specification for "Calcium L-Tartrate"; 3) modifying the use standard for "potassium ferrocyanide"; 4) revising the MRLs for eleven pesticide and veterinary drugs; 5) designating abscisic acid as an exempted substance. (Read More) 

More regulation highlights in Japan:

• Japan Publicly Solicits Opinions on the Evaluation of Three Substances

• Japan Proposes to Change "Walnut" as a Mandatory Labeling Item of Allergic Information

• Japan Revises the Test Method for Pesticide, Feed Additives, and Veterinary Drug Residues in Food

• Japan Updates the Drug/Non-Drug List for Food Ingredients

• Japan Plans to Amend Requirements for Sealed Packaged Food

Southeast Asia 

On October 10, 2022, Indonesia Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) opened the Draft Regulation of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency concerning Processed Food Registration for public feedback. The draft is constituted of ten chapters, specifying the general requirements, procedures and fees, period of validity, as well as expert review of processed food registration in Indonesia. Six annexes are attached, demonstrating the requirements for creating electronic account and the registration of processed food (including new, renewal and alternation registration), as well as the basis of the determination of processed food risk grade. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Southeast Asia:

• Thailand Unveils the Exposure Drafts of Five Regulations, Involving Food Labeling, Nutrition Claims and Health Claims

• Thailand Announces Three Notifications Related to Cannabis Food

• Thailand Releases the Recommendations for the Use of Ingredients in Caffeine-containing Drinks

• Singapore Updates the List of New Farms and Establishments Approved to Export to Singapore

• Singapore Clarifies the Import Rules of Insects for Human Consumption

• Indonesia Drafts the Regulation Regarding Nutrition Label Reference

• Philippines to Revise Guidelines on the Unified Licensing Requirements and Procedures

• Philippines Revises Guidelines for Prepackaged Processed Food Products Containing Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA)

India 

On October 10, 2022, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued an order on foreign food manufacturer registration, making it mandatory for foreign food manufacturing facilities to register with FSSAI when exporting milk, meat, egg powder, infant food and nutraceuticals to India. The order is issued in accordance with the provisions in the Food Safety and Standards (Import) First Amendment Regulations, 2021, which became effective on June 1, 2022. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in India:

• India Amends Regulations Regarding the Approval for Non-Specified Food and Food Ingredients

• Five Food Categories Including Dairy and Infant Foods Shall be Permitted Through 61 Ports Only in India

• India Clarifies FBOs Shall Submit Separate Applications for the Vegan Logo when Having Multiple Variants of the Same Product

• India Amends Labeling Requirements of Various Types of Bread

• India Clarifies Imported Alcoholic Beverages in Bulk Containers Shall Have No Upper Limit of Alcohol

• India Clarifies the Imported Hop Pellets Shall Conform to the Copper Limit Specified by EFSA

• India Stipulates the Implementation Date of the Requirement for a Health Certificate to be Accompanied with the Import of Milk, Pork and Fish Products Will be Effective from 1 January 2023

• India Issues the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022

EU 

EU amended Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in certain foodstuffs on October 24, 2022. Involved products include meat and meat products, raw milk and dairy products, poultry eggs, etc. The amendment shall apply from January 1, 2023. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in EU:

• EU Amends Specifications for Three Food Additives

• EU Fixes the Trigger Volumes for the Years 2023 and 2024 for the Purposes of Possible Application of Additional Import Duties on Certain Fruit and Vegetables

• Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (Purity Is 95 – 99%) Used in Food Supplements is Considered as a Novel Food

• EU to Allow the Use of Nicotinamide Riboside Chloride in Food for Special Medical Purposes and Total Diet Replacement for Weight Control

• The Public Consultation for the Revision of EU Rules on Food Contact Materials is Open

• Scientific Opinions on the Safety of β-hydroxybutyrate Salts as a Novel Food

• Revision of the Scientific Opinion (SCCS/1576/16) on Vitamin A (Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate)

• EFSA Releases a Public Consultation on the Draft Scientific Opinion Related to the Presence of Nitrosamines in Food

America 

On October 24, 2022, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a notice, Rescission of Dual Labeling Requirements for Certain Packages of Meat and Poultry Products, which indicates that FSIS no longer requires packages of meat and poultry products to declare net weight/content in two different units of measurement on products label. FSIS has determined it is not necessary for labels of any meat or poultry products to bear dual statements of weight or content using more than one unit of measurement to convey the accurate weight or amount of the product to consumers. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in America:

• The U.S. Revises the Residue Limits for Three Substances in Various Food Products

• FDA Proposes to Update the Definition of "Healthy" Claim on Food Packages

Canada 

On October 6, 2022, Health Canada issued document NOP/ADP-0039, proposing to seek approval for the use of alpha-cyclodextrin as an emulsifying, stabilizing or thickening agent in numerous foods at maximum levels of use ranging from 1% to 5%, depending on the food.  (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Canada:

• Canada Proposes to Enable the Use of Milk Thistle Seed Extract (silymarin) as a Supplemental Ingredient in Foods

• Canada to Revise the MRLs for Mecoprop and Dicamba in Annual Canarygrass Grain

• Canada to Extend the Use of Calcium Lactate and Sodium Alginate to Encapsulated Unstandardized Alcoholic Beverages

Australia and New Zealand 

According to the Application A1255 issued on October 14, 2022, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) proposed to permit the use of enzyme alpha-amylase (EC 3.2.1.1) as a processing aid in the manufacture of bakery products such as bread, steamed bread, bread buns, tortillas, cakes, pancakes, and waffles. Any comments should be sent back prior to November 25, 2022. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Australia and New Zealand:

• Australia and New Zealand Proposed to Permit the Use of Bovine Lactoferrin in Infant Formula Products

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More Editions of Global Food Regulation Highlights in 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]