• Finland
• Revise
• Guidelines
• Foods
• Microbiological
• Criteria

On January 23, 2024, the Finnish Food Authority revised the Guidelines for Microbiological Standards for food products, effective from the date of publication.

• Quaker
• Recall
• Cereal
• Products
• Guatemala
• Suspected
• Salmonella
• Contamination

On January 22, Quaker announced the recall of two cereal products from the Guatemalan market due to suspected salmonella contamination.

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

★NHC released a draft for soliciting opinions on four standards including GB7718★On January 19, 2024, the National Health Commission of China (NHC) released a draft for soliciting opinions on four standards, including the General Rules for Prepackaged...O

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General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) has expanded the list of enterprises authorised to export milk and dairy products to China by adding a new dairy producer to the list of enterprises registered through the Chi

• China
• GACC
• Announcement
• Imported
• Russian
• Pork

On January 24, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Notice No. 11 of 2024, announcing that from now on, Russian pork (including edible pig by-products) that meets the relevant requirements will be allowed to be imported.

• China
• Infant
• Formula
• Registration
• Foodmate

On January 25, 2023, the Center of Food Evaluation of the State Administration for Market Regulation updated the list of approval document (decision) for the registration of infant formula product, which includes 3 kinds of infant/older infant/young child

• GACC
• Tanzanian
• Avocado
• Export
• China

In recent years, African avocados are gradually entering the Chinese market.2023 On 15 November, General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued an announcement that it would allow the import of Tanzanian fresh Hass avocados that meet the relevan

• EU
• Modify
• Food
• Imports
• Control
• Frequency

The European Commission has changed the level of inspections on various imported products, including decreases related to ethylene oxide and increases in pesticide residues.

• HongKong
• CFS
• Suspend
• Import
• Poultry
• Meat
• Products
• Germany
• Korea

CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the above-mentioned areas with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

• EU
• Amend
• Regulations
• Entry
• Products

On 22 January 2024, according to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the European Commission issued Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/334 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 in relation to third countries which have approved