Chile: new consolidated version of food regulations
A consolidated version of the Food Regulations, No. 977/96 has recently been published on the Minsal website (in original language)....
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May 23, 20171 min
Philippines: food additive proposals
A draft Administrative Order proposes new rules covering the use of food additives and processing aids in the Philippines and would...
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Lisa Logan
Apr 28, 20171 min
Canada: additional uses for sweetener erythritol
Health Canada had finished its assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of erythritol as a sweetener in meal...
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Lisa Logan
Apr 19, 20171 min
Canada: approval of new sweetener Advantame
Effective April 19 2017, Health Canada now permits the use of Advantame in several food and beverage applications. It has been added to...
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Lisa Logan
Apr 13, 20171 min
Australia/New Zealand: Amendment to Food Standards Code
On April 13th, several portions of the Food Standards Code were amended. The changes included a broadening of the definition for steviol...
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Lisa Logan
Apr 1, 20171 min
Singapore: food regulation amendments
On March 31st, Singapore made several amendments to its food regulations, including new rules on enzymes, beta glucan, quillaia extracts,...
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Lisa Logan
Mar 31, 20171 min
Singapore: summary of comments on draft Food (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Singapore's AVA has recently published a summary of the responses received from the public consultation on the draft Food (Amendment)...
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Lisa Logan
Mar 24, 20171 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Feb 28, 20171 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Feb 10, 20171 min
Mexico: food additive amendments issued
In February 2017, Mexico's COFEPRIS published several amendments covering various categories of food additive (including GMP additives,...
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Jan 17, 20171 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Dec 23, 20161 min
India: new regulations on supplements, neutraceuticals, FSMP, functional foods, novel foods
The FSSAI has gazetted Regulation F.No. 1-4/Nutraceuticals/FSSAI-2013 laying down detailed compositional requirements (including additive...
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Lisa Logan
Nov 13, 20161 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Oct 21, 20161 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Oct 6, 20161 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Sep 27, 20161 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Aug 23, 20161 min
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...
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Jul 17, 20161 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Jul 3, 20161 min
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...
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Lisa Logan
Jun 14, 20161 min
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/...
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