• HongKong
• Import
• poultry
• meat
• products
• US
• suspended

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced today (January 3) that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) about an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza i

• ASF
• Pork
• Philippines
• pig

According tothe Philippine Star reported on January 2, the latest data from the Philippine Department of Agriculture shows that as the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic continues to spread in the Philippines, as of December 29, 2023, there are at least 6

• Switzerland
• amends
• regulations
• on
• contaminants
• in
• food

On 29 December 2023, the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affaires (FDHA)issued Notice AS2023847 amending the Regulations on contaminants in food, which will come into force on 1 February 2024. The main contents are as follows:(1) To establish the limits

• South
• Korea
• law
• labeling
• Advertising
• food
• products

On January 2, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a partial amendment to the Law on Labeling and Advertising of food products. The main contents are as follows:The Ministry of Food and Drug and local governments advised relevant operators,

• South
• Korea
• partial
• amendment
• Law
• Safety
• Imported
• Food

On January 2, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a partial amendment to the Special Law on Import Food Safety Management, the main contents of which are as follows:The amount of fines that the MFDScan impose on sellers of harmful imported

• Thailand
• FDA
• revise
• oil
• fat
• standard

On December 28, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand issued a consultation document on the proposed revision of the oil and fat standards, with a feedback period ending March 31, 2024.Main contents: When applying for the license of imported

• SouthKorea
• MOF
• Revise
• Quality
• Standard
• Traditional
• Aquatic
• Food

On December 27, 2023, the South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) issued Notice No. 2023-42, revising the Quality Standard for Traditional Aquatic Foods.

• Russia
• Lift
• Restrictions
• Japan
• Seafood
• Imports

According to SeafoodNews on December 29, Russia may lift restrictions on fish imports from Japan.

• Japan
• Bluefin
• Tuna
• Price
• Fallen
• Sharply

The price of frozen bluefin tuna in Japan has fallen sharply recently, mainly due to an oversupply of bluefin tuna farmed in the Mediterranean.

• Infant
• Formula
• Recall
• Canada
• Cronobacter
• Contamination

Mead Johnson Nutrition (Canada) Co is recalling certain Enfamil brand Nutramigen A+ LGG Hypoallergenic (infant formula) from the marketplace because of possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.