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Australia/New Zealand: food additive amendment (INS 432) & Food Standards Code revision (2018)
Amendment No. 182 makes changed to the Food Standards Code for use of INS 432 - Polysorbate 20 - and provides for several other changes...
Lisa Logan
Nov 29, 20181 min read
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EU: deletion of antioxidants Octyl Gallate & Propyl Gallate
Via EU Regulation No. 2018/1481 E311 and E312 are removed from Regulation No. 1333/2008 subject to transitional period. Further details...
Lisa Logan
Oct 4, 20181 min read
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UK: Brexit and Food Law
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued this consultation paper concerning BREXIT and retention of European Union food legislation....
Lisa Logan
Sep 4, 20181 min read
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Codex: 41st CAC meeting report
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...
Lisa Logan
Jul 24, 20181 min read
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Canada: gellan gum
Health Canada has amended its food additive lists to provide for the use of gellan gum in certain standardised flavoured milks. Further...
Lisa Logan
Jul 9, 20181 min read
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Macau: new sweetener regulation
Regulation No. 12/2018 lays down rules controlling the use of sweeteners in foods. You can access the document here:...
Lisa Logan
Jun 4, 20181 min read
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EU: new uses for thaumatin
Via Commission Regulation No. 2018/677 (which amends Regulation No. 1333/2008, as amended, on Food Additives) thaumatin (E957) is now...
Lisa Logan
May 24, 20181 min read
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Canada: tara gum approval
Effective May 14, 2018 Health Canada is now permitting the use of tara gum, a new emulsifying, gelling, stabilising and thickening agent,...
Lisa Logan
May 14, 20181 min read
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Canada: tamarind gum
Effective May 8, 2018 Health Canada has approved the use of tamarind gum and has included it in its list of permitted Emulsifying,...
Lisa Logan
May 8, 20181 min read
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Codex Alimentarius: CCFA 50th Session Report
Codex Alimentarius has published its report on the 50th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) held in China March 26 -...
Lisa Logan
Apr 30, 20181 min read
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Canada: Propionic acid & sodium propionate extensions
Effective April 4, 2018 Health Canada is permittting the use of propionic acid and sodium propionate (preservatives) in ready-to-eat...
Lisa Logan
Apr 4, 20181 min read
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Canada: erythritol extension of uses
Effective today, Health Canada has extended the uses of erythritol to allow for its use in so-called "food thickener products" to max. 2%...
Lisa Logan
Mar 13, 20181 min read
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Canada: extended uses for nisin
Health Canada has approved the use of nisin (preservative) in several new applications effective February 9, 2018. Details of the...
Lisa Logan
Feb 9, 20181 min read
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EU: amendment to use of sweeteners in fine bakery products for special nutritional use
Regulation 2018/97, amending EU Regulation No. 1333/2008 has been published so that the entries for: E 950 Acesulfame K, E 951 Aspartame,...
Lisa Logan
Jan 23, 20181 min read
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Thailand: food additive amendments
The Thai FDA has issued an amendment to its food additive standard. The document can be found here (in Thai): http://food.fda.moph.go.th/...
Lisa Logan
Dec 2, 20171 min read
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India: food additive proposals
FSSAI is proposing to amend its food additive regulations further. Changes affecting several additives and their conditions of use are...
Lisa Logan
Nov 8, 20171 min read
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India: Draft on Foods for Infants and Young Children
The FSSAI has notified these draft regulations to amend the Food Safety and Standards (Food products Standards and Food Additives)...
Lisa Logan
Oct 13, 20171 min read
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GCC: updated food additive standard drafted
GSO 5/DS2500 was prepared by Saudi Arabia and also refers to the replacement of the GSO Sweeteners Standard (995). The Codex GSFA (STAN...
Lisa Logan
Oct 3, 20171 min read
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Canada: modification to steviol glycosides specification
Health Canada received a food additive submission seeking approval for the expansion of the steviol glycoside definition of this...
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Aug 30, 20171 min read
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Australia / New Zealand: steviol glycosides
An application has been submitted to FSANZ seeking permission for the use of steviol glycosides (INS 960) in fruit drinks. Schedule 15...
Lisa Logan
Aug 3, 20171 min read
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