A consolidated version of the Food Regulations, No. 977/96 has recently been published on the Minsal website (in original language)....

A draft Administrative Order proposes new rules covering the use of food additives and processing aids in the Philippines and would...

Health Canada had finished its assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of erythritol as a sweetener in meal...

Effective April 19 2017, Health Canada now permits the use of Advantame in several food and beverage applications. It has been added to...

On April 13th, several portions of the Food Standards Code were amended. The changes included a broadening of the definition for steviol...

On March 31st, Singapore made several amendments to its food regulations, including new rules on enzymes, beta glucan, quillaia extracts,...

Singapore's AVA has recently published a summary of the responses received from the public consultation on the draft Food (Amendment)...

Health Canada recently published a proposal to provide for the use of lycopene extract from tomato in a host of food categories. The...

This EU Regulation amends Regulation No. 1333/2008 on the use of food additives and authorises E960 as a sweetener in certain...

In February 2017, Mexico's COFEPRIS published several amendments covering various categories of food additive (including GMP additives,...

The Thai Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has notified WTO of the publication of a new food additive standard. Notification of the...

The FSSAI has gazetted Regulation F.No. 1-4/Nutraceuticals/FSSAI-2013 laying down detailed compositional requirements (including additive...

FSANZ is considering the addition of several minor steviol glycosides to the current definition of 10 steviol glycosides. Applications...

Health Canada has modified the list of permitted preservatives to allow for the use of potassium acetate and potassium diacetate in...

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has updated the list of Designated Additives in Japan. The list in English can be...

Japan's MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) has recently published the latest versions of its List of Designated Additives...

Health Canada is now allowing steviol glycosides to be used as a sweetener in nutritional supplement bars. This approval became effective...

On July 15, 2016 FSANZ published the assessment report for an application (A1132) to expand the definition of the intense sweetener...

Effective 29 June 2016 Health Canada has removed the entries for 2-nitropropane (under extraction / carrier solvents) and epichlorohydrin...

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/...