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Letter from the National Health Commission on Publicly Soliciting the 2019 National Food Safety National Standards Project (Draft for Comment)

In order to make the national food safety standard formulation and revision work, on May 22, 2019, the National Health Committee issued a letter on publicly soliciting the 2019 National Food Safety National Standards Project (Draft for Comment) to publicly solicit opinions. These include 2 food products, 9 nutrition and special dietary food standards, 10 food additive quality specifications, 15 food nutrition enhancer quality specifications, 7 production and operation specifications, and 37 inspection methods and procedures. The deadline for comments is June 1, 2019.
 
Letter from the National Health Commission on the Opinions on Soliciting 26 National Food Safety Standards (Draft for Comment)

According to the provisions of the Food Safety Law, on May 22, 2019, the National Health Commission issued a letter on the 26 national standards for food safety (consultation draft) for soliciting condensed milk, and 26 items for condensed milk, cheese, and processed cheese. The National Food Safety Standards are open for public comment. The deadline for comments is July 20, 2019.
 
National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center publicly solicits opinions on seven new food-related products such as C14-C18 and C16-C18-unsaturated fatty acids

On May 20, 2019, the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center publicly solicited opinions on seven new food-related products, such as C14-C18 and C16-C18-unsaturated fatty acids, including one food contact material and product for expanding the scope of use. Additives, four new varieties of food contact materials and additives for products, two new varieties of food contact materials and products, and the end date of comments for comments is June 14, 2019.
 
The National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center publicly solicits opinions on new varieties of food additives such as glucoamylase

According to the "Measures for the Administration of New Varieties of Food Additives" and the "Regulations on the Application and Acceptance of New Varieties of Food Additives", on May 21, 2019, the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center issued a public request for new varieties of food additives such as glucoamylase. Opinions, public comments on glucoamylase, vitamin K2, monascus yellow pigment, ε-polylysine hydrochloride, chili red food additive new varieties of materials, the deadline for comments is June 14, 2019.
National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center publicly solicits opinions on new food ingredients such as β-1,3-glucan and Lactobacillus helveticus R0052
According to the Food Safety Law and the Measures for the Administration of the Safety Review of New Food Raw Materials, on May 21, 2019, the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Center issued information on β-1,3-glucan and Lactobacillus helveticus R0052. The new food ingredients were open for public comment, and public comments were made on the new food materials of β-1,3-glucan, Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium infantis R0033 and B. bifidum R0071. The deadline for comments is 2019 6 On the 17th.
 
Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Deepening Reform and Strengthening Food Safety

On May 21, 2019, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued opinions on deepening reforms to strengthen food safety, and put forward a series of opinions on deepening reforms and strengthening food safety. The opinions put forward: the implementation of the "national guardian" action of imported food. Incorporate overseas production and management enterprises and domestic import enterprises of imported food into the customs credit management system, implement differentiated supervision, carry out scientific and effective inspection and inspection of imported food supervision and risk, and improve enterprise credit management, risk warning, product traceability and rapid response mechanism. Implement cross-border e-commerce retail import supervision policies, strictly prevent imported food safety risks, establish multi-bilateral international cooperation information notification mechanism, cross-border inspection law enforcement cooperation mechanism, jointly prevent and control food safety risks, and severely crack down on food smuggling.
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