Global Food Regulation Highlights | September 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 September of 2022 below:

China 

On September 8, 2022, China National Health Commission (NHC) unveiled the exposure drafts of 18 national food safety standards on food additives, which include six newly established standards, nine newly revised standards, and three amendment sheets. The third draft of GB 2760 the Standard for Uses of Food Additive was also included. These drafts are available for public comments prior to October 10, 2022. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in China:

• China Revises the Quality and Safety Law of Agricultural Products

• China NHC Approves Seven New Food Additives and Food-related Products

• China to Further Strengthen the Governance of Excessive Packaging for Commodities

• China Unveils the New Version of Measures for the Administration of National Standards

• China GACC Adjusts the Requirements for Imported Goods Declaration Form

• China Customs Rejected 260 Batches of Imported Foods in August 2022

• China Prolongs the Use Period of Biscuit Packaging Under the Old Standard to February 28, 2023

• China NHC Announces to Collect Food Standards Legislation Proposals for 2023

• Taiwan, China to Remove the Use Restrictions of 2′-FL on Infant Formula for Special Medical Purposes

• Taiwan, China Exempts the Business Tax of Imported Soybeans, Wheat and Corn from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2022

South Korea 

On September 15, 2022, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued the latest version of the Health Functional Food Code. The amendments include: expanding the raw material scope for manufacturing protein, adding the new functional claims of ginseng, removing aloe whole leaf from the functional ingredient list, clarifying ginkgo leaf extract's manufacture method, adding new specifications of saw palmetto fruit extracts, and amending test methods. The new regulation is implemented along with its issuance, except for the modifications about Aloe Whole Leaf and Saw palmetto fruit extracts which are effective after January 1, 2024. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in South Korea:

• South Korea Updates the Regulation on Permitted Import Countries (Regions) and Sanitation Requirements of Livestock Products

• South Korea Revises Food Labeling Standard

• South Korea Consults on The Enforcement Rule of Imported Food Act: Livestock Product Importers Can Register as the Good Importer

• South Korea Designates New Imported Foods Subject to Inspection Order: Probiotic Health Supplements from U.S., Denmark, and Canada

• South Korea Consults on Food Code

• South Korea to Revise Enforcement Rule of Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act

Japan 

On September 21, 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan issued a notice to put forward new requirements for organic agricultural and organic livestock products exported to Japan. The notice includes facilities, implementation method, qualifications and number of persons in charge for receiving and storing "export goods". The notice requires implementation from October 1, 2022. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Japan:

• Japan Issues Organic Processed Food Standards

• Japan Publicly Solicits Opinions on the Evaluation of Three Substances

• Japan to Revise Standards for Canned and Bottled Livestock Products, Marine Products and Agricultural Products

• Japan Unveils the Drafts of Standards for Boiled and Dried Small Fishes, Carbonated Beverage, Soybean Milk and Related Products

• CAA Notifies A Food is Approved for Foods for Specific Health Uses Labeling

Southeast Asia 

On September 22, 2022, Indonesia Food and Drug Administration (BPOM) unveiled the draft of Amendment to Regulation of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency Number 17 of 2019 concerning Quality Requirements for Health Supplements. Major proposed revisions and changes mainly pertain to appendixes of the regulation, where detailed quality requirements for health supplements are stipulated. Besides, several critical test parameters for health supplements were revised or updated, such as microorganism and heavy metal contamination. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Southeast Asia:

• Thailand Mandates the Standard for Food Contact Stainless Steels

• Thailand Proposes to Revise the Food Additives Standard

• Thailand Unveils the Standard for Sweetened Condensed Milk

• Vietnam Proposes Technical Regulation on Aquaculture Feed: Part 1: Compound Feed, Part 2: Feed Supplements, Part 3: Fresh and Live Feeds

• Vietnam Releases the List of Permitted Plant Protection Products and List of Banned Plant Protection Products

• India Amends Food Safety and Standards (Foods for Infant Nutrition) 2022

• India to Rate the Health Level of Packaged Food with the New INR System

• India Issues FSS (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) First Amendment Regulations, 2022, Regarding Certain Dairy Products

• India Unveils the Specification and Sample of Vegan Logo

• India Revises Food Labeling Requirements

• India Regulates the Advertising and Claims Requirements for Edible Vegetable Oils

EU 

EU promulgated its new regulation, Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1616, on food contact recycled plastics/recycled plastic FCMs on September 20, 2022. This new Regulation will enter into effect on October 10, 2022. At that time, the current regulation, Commission Regulation (EC) No 282/2008, will be repealed. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in EU:

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 on Recycled Plastic Materials and Articles Intended to Come into Contact with Foods

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1465 and 2022/1466 as Regards Certain Flavouring Substances

• Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2022/1647 and 2022/1648 as Regards a Derogation for Organic Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species Suitable for Organic Production

• Draft Commission Regulation Amending Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 as Regards Nicotinamide Riboside Chloride Added to Food

• Draft Commission Delegated Regulation as Regards the Protein Requirements for Infant and Follow-On Formula Manufactured from Protein Hydrolysate

• Biomass of Paecilomyces variotii is Recognized as Novel Food

• Cannabidiol Isolate and Hemp Oil with Cannabidiol Isolate is Considered as a Novel Food

• Safety of Iron Milk Proteinate as a Novel Food to Be Used in Food Supplements, Total Diet Replacement for Weight Control and Foods for Special Medical Purposes

America 

According to the Plant Protection Act, some fruits and vegetables from some areas of the world must be treated for insect pests to be eligible for entry into the United States. On September 19, 2022, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced to revise and extend the approval of an information collection associated with regulations for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary treatment of imported fruits and vegetables. Any comments shall be submitted via david.begley@usda.gov and joseph.moxey@usda.gov before November 18, 2022. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in America:

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

• FDA Limits the Use of Certain Phthalates in Food Packaging

Canada 

On September 23, 2022, Health Canada issued document NOM/ADM-0190, proposing to revise the list of permitted food enzymes, and enabled the use of Pectin Lyase from Trichoderma reesei RF6199 in various foods. It is noted that Pectin Lyase from Aspergillus niger Rung373 has been allowed to be used in various standardized and non-standard foods in Canada. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Canada:

• Canada Sets the MRL for Hexythiazox in Tea (Dried Leaves)

• Canada Proposes to Enable the Use of Phosphatidylserine (soy) as a Supplemental Ingredient in Foods

• Canada Modifies the List of Permitted pH Adjusting Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents to Extend the Use of Malic Acid to Honey Wine

Australia and New Zealand 

On Sep. 20, 2022, Australian government published announcement F2022C00910, which detailed the amendment to Standard 2.6.2 Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Brewed Soft Drinks under Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The new standard came into effect since Sep. 20, 2022, the date of promulgation on governmental gazette. The latest revision involves electrolyte drink. It revised the product definition, amended the necessary composition, specified the requirements of health claims and nutrient content claims. (Read More)

More regulation highlights in Australia and New Zealand:

• Australia and New Zealand Proposes to Include the Definition and Technical Requirements for Honey Produced by Stingless Bees Native to Australia

• FSANZ Amends the Maximum Residue Limits of Agvet Chemical in Food

• New Zealand Revises the Maximum Residue Levels for Agricultural Compounds

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More Editions of Global Food Regulation Highlights in 2022：

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | August 2022
  

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | July 2022 [Report]

• Global Food Regulation Highlights | June 2022 [Report]