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    Canada: L-Lysine hydrochloride in snack foods

    November 6, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    As of November 6, 2019 Health Canada has approved the use of L-lysine hydrochloride in certain types of snack food (those made from dough where the main ingredient is dried potatoes or wheat flour) to inhibit acrylamide formation. You can find further details here:...

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    FSANZ Food Code amendments

    September 6, 2019

    Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued amendments to its Food Standards Code on September 5th 2019, covering the following:

    Triacylglycerol lipase from Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid (enzyme)

    Aspergillopepsin I from Trichoderma reesei as processing a...

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    USA: Soy leghemoglobin (colour) in ground beef analogues

    August 2, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    The US FDA has issued a Final Rule allowing for the use of this colour additive in ground beef analogues; effective September 4, 2019. Further details can be found here: 

     

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    Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) 42nd Report July 2019

    July 31, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    Here is the link to the Report of 42nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission held in Geneva, Switzerland.

     

    http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FMeetings%252FCX-701-42%252...

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    Australia / New Zealand: approval of steviol glycosides (INS 960) in fruit drinks

    June 7, 2019

    Effective June 6, 2019 FSANZ is permitting the use of steviol glycosides (sweetener, INS 960) in fruit drinks under category 14.1.2.2.1. The amendment can be found here:

    http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/changes/gazette/Documents/Gazette%20Notice%20No%20185%20WEB%20V...

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    Canada: approval of sweetener Steviol glycosides from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    May 15, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    Health Canada has recently evaluated and approved the use of Steviol glycosides from Saccharomyces cerevisiae CD15380 and CD15407 in a variety of foods, in alignment with the current permitted uses of steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni.

    Further...

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    Mexico: food additive amendments

    May 2, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    A May 2019 amendment to Annex I of the Food Additive 'Acuerdo' - ANEXO I Aditivos con diversas clases funcionales y con una IDA establecida - permits the use of tocopherols with INS 306 (a)(b)(c) in food supplements.

    https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/460198...

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    Canada: steviol glycosides in canned fruit

    April 3, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    Effective April 3rd, Health Canada is allowing the use of steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in canned fruits products.  These are already allowed in various food products as a sweetener.  Further details of the changes can be found here:

    https://www...

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    Canada: ground limestone colour now permitted in unstandardised confectionery

    March 20, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    Effective March 20th 2019, Health Canada has approved the use of ground limestone as a colouring in unstandardisd confectionery in accordance with GMP.

    Further details can be found here: 

    https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/public-involvement-p...

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    Japan: proposed withdrawal of ten food additives

    March 6, 2019

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    Lisa Logan

    The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) is planning to withdraw ten food additives from the current list of existing food additives. It is noted that these are no longer distributed in Japan.
    You can find the list of affected additives here: 

    https://docs.wto....

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