South Korea has recently released a notice unveiling the full text of the revised Food Code, which incorporates updated food standards and specifications.
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On May 10, 2023, the Department of Food Safety and Quality of the Ministry of Health of Malaysia released the Food Regulations No. 2 Amendment Draft of 2023, and the feedback period ends on June 9, 2023. The main revisions are:
The FDA has initiated the regulatory process to consider the repeal of section 73.575, which allows the use of titanium dioxide as a food additive. A petition has been submitted citing concerns about its safety, including an opinion by EFSA.
The Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF) was requested to assess the safety of xanthan gum (E 415) for its uses as a food additive in food for infants below 16 weeks of age belonging to food category (FC) 13.1.5.1.
Sucrose esters of fatty acids (E 473) were re-evaluated in 2004 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC Panel).
As per the "Regulations on Application and Acceptance of New Varieties of Food-related Products" and "Administrative Licensing Regulations on New Varieties of Food-related Products," CI Pigment Black 7 is one of five new varieties of food-related…
Chinese National Health Commission has published four new food raw materials, including peach gum, and they have been approved through the technical review of the expert review committee.
Two bills were reintroduced on March 17, 2023, in the U.S. House that would compel the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cannabidiol (CBD) produced from hemp.
The national food safety standard law plan for 2023 was suggested for consultation on March 8, 2023, by China's National Health Commission (NHC). ||
This Draft East African Standard defines the requirements, sampling, and testing methods for natural cinnamon extract for use as food flavouring agent in food. ||