On May 4th, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Announcement No. 46 of 2023, announcing that as of the date of the announcement, Brazilian terrestrial animal protein feed that meets relevant requirements will be allowed to be impo
On April 16, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Announcement No. 36 of 2023, announcing that the import of French dairy products meeting relevant requirements will be allowed from the same day.
On April 11, the GACC issued an announcement on the quarantine and hygiene requirements for the import of Malaysian aquatic feed, announcing that from now on, the import of Malaysian aquatic feed that meets the relevant requirements will be allowed.
In previousissue, Foodmate briefly introduced food additives such as sweeteners, coloring Matter, preservatives and antioxidantsin Hong Kong. This issue mainly introduces the labeling requirements of food additives.I Food additivesIn Hong Kong, there are
At present, Hong Kong has only a few regulations for specific types of food additives, includingColouring Matter in Food Regulations(Cap. 132H)、Sweeteners in Food Regulations(Cap. 132U)、Preservatives in Food Regulation(Cap. 132D).I SweetenersSweeteners in
In recent years, the import registration of feed products has shown a growing trend year by year, especially since 2017, more than 500 feed and feed additiveproducts with import registration certificates have been imported into the Chinese market every ye
On August 25,2022, the National Health Commission issued an announcement on the update of the List of Strains that Can Be Used in Food and the List of Strains that Can Be Used in Food for Infants and Young Children. A 2-year transition period was set for
Food nutritional fortification substances refer to natural or artificial nutrients and other nutritional components added tofood to increase the nutrition content (value). Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China classifies nutritional fortif
In July 2022, the additive titanium dioxide was brought to the public sight by the news that Skittles were accused of causing DNA alterations. The reason is that US consumers are suing candy company Skittlesover the high levels of titanium dioxide added t
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (September 29) announced that a sample of prepackaged red chili flake was detected with sudan dyes, a colouring matter which is not permitted in food. The CFS is follo
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