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South Korea established new and revised residue limits for 104 pesticides, including Pyrrolidone

On November 14, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Notice No. 2024-71, amending part of the Codex Alimentarius, which includes the following major changes:

Nov 14, 2024

EU revised approval period for fenpyrazamine and Flumetralin

According to the Official Journal of the European Union, on November 12, 2024, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2024/2848, amending the approval period for fenpyrazamine and Flumetralin, which will enter into force on the 20th day fr

Nov 14, 2024

Hong Kong: Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Hungary, Poland and France suspended

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.

Nov 14, 2024

South Korea recalls fumonisin-excessive snacks

On Nov. 13, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued a statement that a Korean food company had been ordered to stop selling and recall a snack product produced and processed by a company that had been detected with exce

Nov 14, 2024

Losses caused by health care products containing monascus ingredients to KOBAYASHI PHARMACEUTICAL amounted to 475 million dollars

Japan's Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Company released that it has been affected by the incident of health care products containing red currant ingredient causing health damage to consumers, and that the related losses have accumulated to 10.1 billion y

Nov 14, 2024

Vietnam increased pork imports

Vietnam imported 32,000 tons of pork valued at US$72.51 million in the third quarter of 2024, up 17% in volume and 18% in value from a year earlier, according to Vietnamese media reports.

Nov 14, 2024

South Korea proposed to amend regulation to limit food advertisement time on some programs for children

On November 12, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Announcement No. 2024-516, which proposes to amend parts of the Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Administration of Children's Dietary and Life Saf

Nov 14, 2024

Hong Kong: Import of poultry meat and products from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan suspended

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.

Nov 13, 2024

U.S. revised frozen juice standard

On November 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revised the Frozen Fruit Juice Standard, effective the date of publication.

Nov 13, 2024

Amendments to the EAEU technical regulations on food safety and labeling come into force

On November 10, amendments to the Technical Regulations on Foodstuffs and their Labeling of the Eurasian Economic Union, previously adopted by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, will enter into force.

Nov 13, 2024
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