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Weekly Review of Food Standards and Regulations(1030-1103)
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Announcement of National Health and Family Planning Commission about expanding usage amount and range for 6 new varieties of food additives including N-[N-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propyl]-L-α-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester and 6 food additives including sodiumcyclamate, calciumcyclamate (No. 8, 2017)

based on provisions of “Food safety law”, accrediting and validating agency organized experts to review safety assessment materials regarding expanding usage amount and range for 6 new varieties of food additives including N-[N-[3-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl) propyl]-L-α-aspartyl]-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester and 6 food additives including sodiumcyclamate, calciumcyclamate. It has passed the review and is now opened to the public.

Announcement of National Health and Family Planning Commission about 12 new varieties of food related products including Phenol,2,6-dimethyl-,homopolymer, fumarated (No.9, 2017)

based on provisions of “Food safety law”, accrediting and validating agency organized experts to review safety assessment materials of 12 new varieties of food related products including Phenol,2,6-dimethyl-,homopolymer, fumarated. It has passed the review and is now opened to the public.

Notice of China Food and Drug Administration about soliciting public opinions on “Measures for administration of unannounced inspection of food production (exposure draft)”

In order to intensify food safety risk prevention and control, strengthen supervision of food production, normalize unannounced inspection of food production, China Food and Drug Administration drafted “Measures for administration of unannounced inspection of food production (exposure draft)” and solicited public opinions. Opinions should be submitted before November 30th, 2017.

China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) solicited opinions on “Decisions of CFDA about revising ‘Administrative measures for registration and filing of health food’ (exposure draft)”

CFDA drafted “Decisions of CFDA about revising ‘Administrative measures for registration and filing of health food’ (exposure draft)” and proposed to delegate the decision for approval of changed registration and continued registration of domestic & imported special foods to health food review center. Remedy procedures were proposed for enterprises not applying for continued registration within 6 months of expiration date, and the application may be carried out before the expiration date. If the continued registration was accepted and the expiration date was over, enterprises should stop production, and recovery production should be permitted when continued registration was allowed. Food and drug administration should make the decision of continued registration in 6 months since the date of acceptance. Opinions should be submitted before November 20th, 2017.