• Peru
• Organic
• Quinoa
• Export
• EU
• Food
• Export
• Policy

The Association of Peruvian Exporters (ADEX) recently announced that the European Union has excluded Peruvian organic quinoa from the list of organic products subject to additional controls, which means that Peruvian organic quinoa can enter the EU m

• Japan
• Genetically
• Modified
• GM
• Corn
• Enzyme
• Transglutaminase
• Food
• Safety
• Review

On November 29, 2024, Japan's Consumer Agency announced that genetically modified corn DP915635 and a genetically modified transglutaminase passed a food safety review.

• China
• HongKong
• CFS
• Suspend
• Import
• Poultry
• Egg
• India
• Food
• Safety

CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry eggs from the area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong.

• Russia
• Release
• Meat
• Monitoring
• Report
• Meat
• Quality
• Safety

On December 13, 2024, the National Center for Safety of Fish and Agricultural Products of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision (Rosselkhoznadzor) released its 2024 monitoring report on the quality of meat.

• Thailand
• Develop
• Rice
• Food
• Standard
• Food
• Requirement
• Food
• Labeling

Thailand's National Agency for Agricultural and Food Standards proposes to develop a rice standard, with a feedback period ending February 11, 2025 for comments.

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Revised
• Foods
• ShelfLife
• Reference
• Value

On December 13, 2024, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea released an updated announcement on shelf-life reference values for food products.

• Ecuador
• Amend
• Technical
• Regulations
• Processed
• Food
• Production
• Marketing

Ecuador proposes to amend the Technical Regulation on the Production and Marketing of Processed Foods, with a comment period ending February 10, 2025.

• Argentina
• Amend
• Food
• Codex
• Food
• Standard

On December 13, 2024, Argentina's National Food Safety Commission released six proposals to revise the Argentine Food Codex (CAA).

• Netherlands
• Food
• Prophylactic
• Allergen
• Labeling
• Food
• Rule
• Food
• Label

On December 13, 2024, the Netherlands published document 2024/0678/NL proposing rules for prophylactic allergen labeling of food. Feedback period of March 17, 2025 for comments.

• EU
• EFSA
• Expand
• Use
• Quillaia
• Extract
• E999
• Food
• Additive

On December 13, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published document 2024.9140, which proposes to extend the scope of use of quillaia extract as a food additive, as shown in the table below.