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Global Food Regulation Highlights | September 2025

Oct 05, 2025
ChemLinked Food Team
Top food regulatory updates in July 2025:
● China Unveils 32 New GB Standards and 2 Amendment Sheets, Involving Food Contaminants, Additives, Health Food, Dairy Products, and FCM
● South Korea to Expand Food Categories for Sodium and Sugar Reduction Labeling
● Japan Introduces New Notification Requirements for Enzyme-Producing Microorganisms in Food Additives
● Indonesia Mandates Halal Label and Public Disclosure for Certified Products
● EU to Expand Border Controls for Products of Animal Origin, Animal By-products and Composite Products
● U.S. FDA Reverses Stance, Confirms NMN Lawful in Dietary Supplements
● Health Canada Announces Multiple Modifications to Permitted Food Additive Lists
● FSANZ Implements Revised GM Food Definitions Following Technology Advances
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China

On September 25, 2025, China's National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly unveiled 32 new national food safety standards and two amendment sheets. These standards span a wide range of areas, including food contaminants, food additives, health food, Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP), dairy products, food contact materials, and more. (Read More)

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South Korea

On September 25, 2025, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced a draft amendment to the Standard of Sodium and Sugar Reduction Label. The proposal aims to broaden the scope of food products that can voluntarily carry labels indicating reduced sodium or sugar content, thereby encouraging manufacturers to develop healthier products and providing more choices for consumers. (Read More)

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Japan

On September 10, 2025, Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) released the Notification and Public Disclosure of Production Microorganisms for Enzymes as Food Additives. According to the document, manufacturers of enzymes used as food additives are required to notify the CAA of the microorganisms used in enzyme production. This includes both designated additives and existing additives, covering a total of 70 enzyme types.

Notifications for production microorganisms currently in use must be submitted by December 31, 2025, and this information will be published on the CAA website during 2026. (Read More)

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India

On September 1, 2025, India's Food Safety and Standards Authority of India announced the introduction of a new Kind of Business (KoB) category called "Ayurveda Aahara" under its Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS). This new category is now effective and aims to streamline the licensing process for food businesses involved in the production of Ayurveda-based food products. (Read More)

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Southeast Asia

On September 9, 2025, the Indonesian Halal Product Guarantee Agency (BPJPH) issued and implemented Circular No. 7 of 2025 Concerning Publication of Halal Products and the Obligation to Include the Indonesian Halal Label on Halal-Certified Products. The Circular requires businesses with halal-certified products to display the Indonesian Halal Label on product packaging and to publicize their halal status through media and social platforms. (Read More)

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European Union (EU)

EU updates the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 to include certain products of animal origin, animal by-products, and composite products, which are currently missing from the list of products subject to official controls at border control posts. It is therefore appropriate to add the headings and CN codes 1301, 2008 19, 2106 90 55, 2933, 3002 13, 3002 14, 3002 15, 3105 90, 3821, 3823 and 3824 in the list set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/632 in order to avoid any ambiguity as regards which consignments of goods are subject to official controls at border control posts. (Read More)

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United States (US)

On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has formally responded to its petition, confirming that Beta (β) Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (NMN) is lawful for use in dietary supplements. (Read More)

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Canada

On September 15, 2025, Health Canada announced a series of modifications to its Lists of Permitted Food Additives. The changes, detailed in five separate notices, include the expanded use of several additives, new rules for aluminum-based ingredients, and a number of administrative corrections to harmonize the lists. Most of these modifications are set to come into force on October 20, 2025. (Read More)

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Australia and New Zealand

On September 2, 2025, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) gazetted updated genetically modified food definitions, with immediate effect. The amendments, approved under Proposal 1055 in June 2025, replace outdated process-based criteria with outcome-focused classifications. The new definition address modern gene technologies and align Australian and New Zealand regulations with international approaches adopted in Canada, Japan, and England. (Read More)

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