• Kenya
• Set
• Food
• Standards

On 31 January 2024, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS) established four food standards. They are Almonds DKS 2991:2023, Hazelnut Kernels DKS 2992:2023, Pumpkin Seeds DKS 2994:2023, and Raw Walnut Kernels DKS 2993:2023, and the comment period is up to 1 A

• Singapore
• SFA
• Propose
• Amend
• Food
• Act
• Use
• Additives
• Infant
• Formula

On 31 January 2024, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) issued a consultation paper on the proposed amendments to the food act on the use of additives in infant formula. The feedback period is 31 March 2024 for comments.

• UK
• APHA
• DEFRA
• IPAFFS
• Update
• Animal
• Food
• Feed
• Product
• Import
• System

On 31 January 2024, the UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) updated the requirements of the import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS).

• US
• FDA
• Release
• Guidance
• Food
• Hazard
• Analysis
• and
• Risk
• Prevention
• Controls

On 30 January 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Guidance for Industry: Food Hazard Analysis and Risk Prevention and Controls.

• FSANZ
• Seek
• View
• Increase
• Food
• X-rays
• Irradiation
• Maximum
• Permissible
• Energy

On 1 February 2024, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued Notice 280-24, Application A1261, seeking comments on increasing the maximum permissible energy of X-rays during radiation exposure of food.

• China
• Food
• Regulation
• Standard
• Review
• Foodmate

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• SouthKorea
• Release
• Strategy
• Strengthen
• Global
• Competitiveness
• Korean
• Food

The Korean government plans to expand the size of the global Korean food industry to 300 trillion won (approximately 1.6 trillion yuan) by 2027 and increase the number of Korean restaurants overseas to 15,000 restaurants.

• EU
• Propose
• Extend
• Use
• GM
• Rape
• GT73
• Food
• Products

On 30 January 2024, according to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the European Commission issued Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/388, which proposes to extend the use of genetically modified oilseed rape GT 73 in food.

• Turkey
• MAF
• Amend
• Codex
• Alimentarius

On 31 January 2024, the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) issued Public Notice No. 32446 amending the Codex Alimentarius with effect from the date of issuance.

• Russia
• Propose
• Customs
• Implement
• Veterinary
• Phytosanitary
• Sanitary
• Quarantine
• Control
• Imported
• Plant

At these checkpoints, the Customs will apply veterinary, phytosanitary and sanitary-quarantine controls on imported plant and livestock products.