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Canada: proposed new food colour - lycopene
Health Canada recently published a proposal to provide for the use of lycopene extract from tomato in a host of food categories. The...
Lisa Logan
Mar 24, 20171 min read


EU: steviol glycosides (E960) amendments
This EU Regulation amends Regulation No. 1333/2008 on the use of food additives and authorises E960 as a sweetener in certain...
Lisa Logan
Feb 28, 20171 min read


Mexico: food additive amendments issued
In February 2017, Mexico's COFEPRIS published several amendments covering various categories of food additive (including GMP additives,...
Lisa Logan
Feb 10, 20171 min read


Thailand: new food additive regulations
The Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has notified WTO of the publication of a new food additive standard. Notification of the...
foodlaw
Jan 17, 20171 min read


Australia and New Zealand: FSANZ considers expanding the definition for steviol glycosides
FSANZ is considering the addition of several minor steviol glycosides to the current definition of 10 steviol glycosides. Applications...
Lisa Logan
Nov 13, 20161 min read


Canada: preservatives in meat and poultry
Health Canada has modified the list of permitted preservatives to allow for the use of potassium acetate and potassium diacetate in...
Lisa Logan
Oct 21, 20161 min read


Japan: updated additive standards
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has updated the list of Designated Additives in Japan. The list in English can be...
Lisa Logan
Oct 6, 20161 min read


Japan: updated additive standards
Japan's MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) has recently published the latest versions of its List of Designated Additives...
Lisa Logan
Sep 26, 20161 min read


Canada: Steviol glycosides, new approvals
Health Canada is now allowing steviol glycosides to be used as a sweetener in nutritional supplement bars. This approval became effective...
Lisa Logan
Aug 23, 20161 min read


Australia and New Zealand: Application to broaden the definition of steviol glycosides
On July 15, 2016 FSANZ published the assessment report for an application (A1132) to expand the definition of the intense sweetener...
foodlaw
Jul 17, 20161 min read


Canada: Two additives removed by Health Canada
Effective 29 June 2016 Health Canada has removed the entries for 2-nitropropane (under extraction / carrier solvents) and epichlorohydrin...
Lisa Logan
Jul 3, 20161 min read


Japan: updated additive standard
Japan's MHLW has issued a new Standard for use of food additives (updated June 8, 2016). http://www.ffcr.or.jp/zaidan/FFCRHOME.nsf/pages/...
Lisa Logan
Jun 14, 20161 min read


Canada: preservatives in meat and poultry
Health Canada proposes to allow potassium acetate and potassium diacetate as preservatives in meat and poultry products. See link here:...
Lisa Logan
Jun 7, 20161 min read
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