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: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/public-involvement-partnerships/modification-food-additives-other-accepted-uses-l-lysine-monohydrochloride-snack-foods.html #Canada #HealthCanada #Food

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 aid (enzyme) Rebaudioside MD as a Steviol Glycoside from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Enzymatic production of Rebaudioside D Further details can be found here: #FSANZ #FoodAdditives #Stevia #Enzymes

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: #FoodAdditives #FDA

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%252FReport%252FREP19_CACe_Final.pdf #FoodAdditives #FoodStandards #CodexAlimentarius

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%20VERSION.pdf #FSANZ #Australia #NewZealand #FoodAdditives #Stevia

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 details of this amendment can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/public-involvement-partnerships/modification-permitted-sweeteners-steviol-glycosides-saccharomyces-cerevisiae.ht

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/ANEXO_I.pdf #Mexico #FoodAdditives

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.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/public-involvement-partnerships/modification-permitted-sweeteners-steviol-glycosides-stevia-rebaudiana-bertoni-canned-fruit-products.html #FoodAdditives #Canada #He

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-partnerships/modification-permitted-colouring-agents-ground-limestone.html #Canada #HealthCanada #FoodAdditives

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.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/DDFDocuments/252048/2019/SPS/JPN/19_1263_00_e.pdf #FoodAdditives #Japan

On January 29th, 2019 COFEPRIS published an amendment to Annex III of the food additive Acuerdo providing for the use of carmoisine (&lakes) (INS 122) in food supplements. You can find the amendment and further details here: https://www.gob.mx/cofepris/documentos/anexo-iii #Mexico #FoodAdditives

The GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) has notified the WTO of a draft standard on food additives as GSO 05/FDS 2500/2019. The notification summary refers to the following regulatory references: - Codex General Standard for Food Additives Codex Stan 192-1995 - Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives CXG - 36-1989. The details can be accessed here (mostly in English): https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/SPS/SAU/19_0083_00_x.pdf #Food

Japan has published a new food additive standard (November 30, 2018) specifying conditions of use. You can access it here: https://www.ffcr.or.jp/en/upload/Standards%20for%20Use%202018%20Nov.%2030.pdf #Japan #FoodAdditives

Amendment No. 182 makes changed to the Food Standards Code for use of INS 432 - Polysorbate 20 - and provides for several other changes to the Code. Further details here: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/code/changes/gazette/Documents/Gazette%20Notice%20No%20182%20WEB%20VERSION.pdf #FoodAdditives #Foodregulations #Australia #NewZealand #FSANZ

Via EU Regulation No. 2018/1481 E311 and E312 are removed from Regulation No. 1333/2008 subject to transitional period. Further details can be found here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R1481&from=EN #EU #FoodAdditives

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued this consultation paper concerning BREXIT and retention of European Union food legislation. Comment period ends October 14th. Further details can be found here: https://www.food.gov.uk/news-alerts/consultations/proposed-approach-to-retained-eu-law-for-food-and-feed-safety-and-hygiene #UK #Foodregulations #FoodAdditives

The Report of the 41st meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) (held in Rome from 2 - 6 July) is now available on the Codex Alimentarius website and accessible here: http://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FMeetings%252FCX-701-41%252FReport%252FFINAL%252FREP18_CACe.pdf #CodexAlimentarius #Foodregulations #FoodAdditives

Health Canada has amended its food additive lists to provide for the use of gellan gum in certain standardised flavoured milks. Further details of the approval can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/public-involvement-partnerships/modification-permitted-thickening-gellan-gum-milk.html #FoodAdditives #Canada #HealthCanada

Regulation No. 12/2018 lays down rules controlling the use of sweeteners in foods. You can access the document here: https://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2018/23/rega-12-2018.pdf #FoodAdditives #Macau

Via Commission Regulation No. 2018/677 (which amends Regulation No. 1333/2008, as amended, on Food Additives) thaumatin (E957) is now permitted as a flavour enhancer in sauces (max. 5 mg/kg) and Potato-, cereal-, flour- or starch-based snacks (max. 5 mg/kg). The amendment is accessible here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018R0677&from=EN #EU #FoodAdditives