"On April 15, 2025, the French Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of the Economy issued an order suspending the importation, introduction, and marketing (both free and for sale) of dietary…
On March 27, 2025, China's National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly released the National Food Safety Standard for Canned Foods (GB 7098-…
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) has endorsed a draft revision of the General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA), setting the stage for its potential adoption at the upcoming 48th session (…
Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) has launched the 2025 SEHATI program, offering one million free halal certifications to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
"The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong is proposing regulatory amendments to address choking hazards associated with konjac-containing jelly confectionery, particularly mini-cup jellies…
"China customs on 18th April, 2025 published a list of various food products that were not permitted entry into China in March 2025 due to non-compliance with food safety standards or related…
"On April 21, 2025, Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) requested that businesses voluntarily inspect food products containing Food Red No. 3 (Erythrosine, CAS 16423-68-0).
"As of April 24, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added several new substances to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications.
"On April 16, 2025, the FSSAI released a consultation paper on the provisions of ‘Analogue in Dairy Context’ Proposed Provisions The consultation paper lays out five main suggestions to enhance…
"The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced the initiation of targeted compliance reviews for certain listed medicines that are required to display a specific warning statement…
On March 21, 2025, the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) have added below listed five chemicals to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals in accordance with…
On March 18, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) circulated Thailand's Draft Notification regarding the amendments to the list of hazardous substances under the Hazardous Substances Act.
On March 10, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling of below listed three substances.
The Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) Working Group on Harmonised Classification and Labelling (RAC-73 CLH WG) will hold its 17th meeting virtually from April 28 to April 30, 2025.
On March 17, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling of Cannabidiol (CAS 13956-29-1) and 5-Methylhexan-2-one (CAS…
On March 3, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a public consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling of Aluminium Phosphide (CAS 20859-73-8, EC 244-088-0) and…
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has released the final report from the PFAS Knowledge Task Force, outlining key proposals for authorities' future efforts to combat PFAS pollution.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced key updates from the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and Socio-Economic Analysis Committee (SEAC) meetings, including progress on the proposed EU-…
On March 14, 2025, the European Commission initiated a public consultation on the evaluation of the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Directives 2004/9/EC and 2004/10/EC, which set quality standards…