• China
• Infant
• Formula
• Registration
• Foodmate

On November 11, 2024, the Center of Food Evaluation of the State Administration for Market Regulation updated the list of approval document (decision) for the registration of infant formula product, which includes 18 kinds of infant/older infant/young chi

• Russia
• Wine
• Export
• China
• Chinese
• Food
• Market

Russian wine exports to China accounted for 48 percent of the total volume of exports between January and October 2024, Russian media reported, citing data from the Russian Federal Customs Service.

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Strengthen
• Sampling
• Seafood
• Food
• Import
• Export

On November 11, 2024, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea announced that from November 11, 2024 to February 28, 2025, it will focus on collecting and inspecting winter seafood products in order to ensure the safety of high

• Norway
• SnowCrab
• Export
• China
• Seafood
• Chinese
• Food
• Market

Marianne Sivertsen Naess, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, said recently that Norway is expected to export live snow crabs to China in the near future, following talks with Chinese officials during a visit to Beijing.

• Australia
• FSANZ
• Approve
• 2-Methyloxolane
• Food
• Processing
• Aid
• Infant
• Formula

On November 8, 2024, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued Notice 315-24 approving the use of 2-methyloxolane as a processing aid (specifically for use as an extraction solvent) in food (Proposal No. A1260), and specifying the maximum re

• CAC
• Revise
• Allergen
• Food
• Labeling
• Food
• Standard

On November 8, 2024, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) International issued Consultation Document CL2024/88-CAC, and proposed to revise the standard for allergen labeling. The comment period is open until November 20, 2024 for comments.

• Japan
• Genetically
• Modified
• GM
• Corn
• DAS1131
• Food
• Safety
• Review

On October 24, 2024, the Japanese Consumer Agency announced that genetically modified corn DAS1131 passed the food safety review.

• FSANZ
• Australia
• NewZealand
• Approve
• Cell
• Culture-based
• Quail
• Meat
• Novel
• Food

On November 12, 2024, the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued Notice 317-24, Application A1269, for a second consultation on the approval of cell culture-based quail meat as a novel food.

• Thailand
• Food
• Standards
• Honey
• Salmonella
• S.Aureus
• MRL

On November 5, 2024, the Thailand Government Gazette website published a standard for honey products, which will be implemented from the date of publication.

• EU
• RASFF
• US
• Pistachios
• Food
• Export
• Excessive
• OchratoxinA
• Food
• Safety
• Alert

According to the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), on November 11, 2024, the Netherlands notified through RASFF that the U.S. exported pistachios exceeded the ochratoxin A standard.