• Ukraine
• Revise
• Food
• Requirement
• Honey
• Food
• Label
• Food
• Standard

On October 11, 2024, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine revised the requirements for honey. This order shall take effect six months after its official issuance.

• Canada
• Establish
• Limits
• Natural
• Radioactive
• Substances
• Drinking
• Water

On October 11, 2024, the Canada Gazette website published a government notice in Volume 158, Issue 41, of a proposal to establish limits for naturally occurring radioactive substances in drinking water. The comment period is open until January 10, 2025.

• EU
• RASFF
• Listeria
• Monocytogenes
• Detect
• Guacamole
• Belgium
• Export
• Food
• Safety

According to the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), on October 14, 2024, France notified through RASFF that Belgium's export of guacamole was unsatisfactory. The specific notification information is as follows:

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Infants
• YoungChildren
• Food
• Appliances
• Import
• Inspection
• Instructions

On October 15, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued import inspection instructions for food utensils for infants and young children.

• Australia
• APVMA
• EPA
• Ban
• Pesticide
• Contain
• DCPA
• Dimethyl
• Tetrachloroterephthalate
• Food
• Safety

The Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) has announced the removal of all pesticide products containing DCPA (dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate).

• China
• HongKong
• CFS
• Suspend
• Import
• Poultry
• Meat
• US
• Food
• Safety

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

• Vietnam
• Imported
• Food
• Safety
• Inspection
• Food
• Export

October 8, 2024 - The Vietnam Customs Department has informed that on September 19, the Ministry of Health issued Circular No. 15/2024/TT-BYT, announcing the list of goods subject to imported food safety inspections. It is effective from November 2, 2024

• Chile
• Revise
• Sanitary
• Requirements
• Livestock
• Products
• Import
• Requirement

On October 9, 2024, the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture issued Document No. 6567 amending the general sanitary requirements for imported livestock products. It will enter into force three months after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republi

• UN
• FAO
• Food
• Safety
• Foresight
• Technical
• Report
• Plant-Based
• Food
• Fermented
• Food
• 3D-Printed
• Foods

On October 8, 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released food safety foresight technical meeting report of plant-based, fermented, and 3D printed foods.

• Australia
• APVMA
• Establish
• MRLs
• Famoxadone
• Pesticide
• Residue
• Foods

On October 1, 2024, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) issued a consultation paper with a deadline of October 29, 2024 for comments on the proposed Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for famoxadone in certain foods. The detail