• EU
• EFSA
• Evaluate
• Authorization
• Renewal
• L-Tyrosine
• Feed
• Additive

On July 12, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a news release stating that the EFSA has published an assessment of the application for renewal of authorization for L-tyrosine as an additive for all animal feed.

• HongKong
• Bromate
• Bottled
• Water
• Chinese
• Water
• Enterprise
• Reach
• Upper
• Limit
• EU
• Food
• Standard
• Food
• Addi

July 15, Hong Kong Consumer Council disclosed that after purchasing 30 common bottled water samples for testing in the local market, it was found that the bottled water samples of Baisuishan and Nongfu Spring from the Mainland of China were detected to

• US
• FDA
• Ban
• Brominated
• Vegetable
• Oils
• BVOs
• Food
• Use
• Food
• Regulation
• Food
• Additive

On July 2, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued regulations regarding the withdrawal of the authorization for the use of Brominated vegetable oils (BVO) in food.

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Issue
• Import
• Inspection
• Instruction
• Food
• Additive
• HemeIron
• Sample
• Inspection

On July 10, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued an import inspection directive for the food additive heme iron.

• Thailand
• Revise
• MRLs
• CarotenesBeta
• Food
• Additives
• Certain
• Foods
• Cheese
• Grease
• Aquatic

On July 4, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand (FDA) issued a proposal to revise the maximum limits for a number of additives, including Carotenes Beta, in some food products.

• Brazil
• ANVISA
• Revise
• Regulations
• Food
• Additives
• Use
• Turmeric

On July 3, 2024, the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published Directive INNo 306 through the Official Gazette, amending the regulations on the use of food additives (i.e., Directive INNo 211 issued in 2023).

• Brazil
• Revise
• Food
• Standard
• Regulations
• Food
• Additives
• Use

The main content is to add two new food additives, including rosemary extract, in some foods, as shown in the table below.

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Food
• Standard
• Food
• Additives
• Sulfur
• Dioxide
• Fruit
• Wine

On June 26, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Notice No. 2024-308, proposing to amend part of the Food Additives Code.

• China
• CFSA
• New
• Food
• Additive
• Varieties
• SteviolGlycosides
• 2'-fucosyllactose
• Lacto-N-tetraose
• Sac

On June 24, 2024, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) issued a public announcement seeking opinions on nine new food additive varieties, including steviol glycosides (produced by fermentation).

• EU
• Approve
• Benzoic
• Acid
• Feed
• Additive
• Piglet
• Fattening
• Pig

According to the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), on June 21, 2024, the Commission issued Regulation (EU) No 2024/1730 authorizing the use of benzoic acid as a feed additive for weaned and fattened piglets in accordance with Regulation