• Singapore
• SFA
• Propose
• Regulations
• Specified
• Foods
• Pre-market
• Clearance

On 15 March 2024, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) issued a consultation paper to seek views on draft regulations for specified foods and their pre-market approval.

• Chilean
• Lentil
• Kernels
• Allow
• Export
• China

Recently, Chilean Minister of Agriculture Esteban Valenzuela and officials from the Chilean lentil kernels allowed to be exported to China (GACC) signed an agreement in the Chilean capital Santiago, allowing Chile to export lentil kernels to China.

• HongKong
• CFS
• Suspend
• Import
• Poultry
• Meat
• Sweden
• US

CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the above-mentioned areas, as well as the Municipalities of Staffanstorp and Lund of Skåne County in Sweden near the affected area, with immediat

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Merge
• Production
• Standard
• Excellent
• Health
• Functional
• Food

On March 19, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued Notice No. 2024-127, proposing to amend part of the "Rules for the Implementation of Laws related to Health Functional Foods".

• US
• EPA
• Revise
• Regulations
• Existing
• Stockpiles
• Chlorpyrifos
• Transitioning
• Phases

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the regulations governing existing stockpiles of three chlorpyrifos pesticide products manufactured by Andromeda, including Pyrinex (EPA Registration No. 11678-58), Chlorpyrifos 4E AG (Q

• India
• FSSAI
• Issue
• List
• Processing
• Aids
• Allow
• Food
• Processing

On March 14, 2024, the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a list of processing AIDS permitted for food processing, which will be implemented on the date of publication.

• Japan
• MHLW
• recall
• Chinese
• Flavoured
• Seasoning

On 7 March 2024, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) issued food recall information RCL202400517, recalling a Chinese-made flavoured seasoning.

• Thailand
• Revise
• Food
• Serial
• Number
• Regulations

On March 14, 2024, the Food and Drug Authority of Thailand proposed to amend the relevant provisions of food serial numbers, and the feedback period ended on March 28, 2024.

• WHO
• FAO
• Develop
• Guidance
• Procedures
• Exemptions
• Mandatory
• Declarations
• Allergens

On February 26, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released the Food Allergens Risk Assessment Report: Part IV Establishing Exemptions from Mandatory Declarations for Priority Fo

• UK
• FSA
• Propose
• Revision
• Control
• Requirements
• Import
• High
• Risk
• Food
• Feed
• Non-Animal
• Origin

On 14 March 2024, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) published a consultation paper proposing to amend the official control requirements for the importation of high-risk foods of non-animal origin, with a feedback period ending on 25 April 2024 for commen