On March 12, China updated and released the "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives" (GB 2760-2024), which will replace the "National Food Safety Standard for the Use of Food Additives" (GB 2760-2014) on February 8
Mar 20, 2024According to Feed Compliance Service Center of Foodmate, in recent years, feed import registration has shown a trend of increasing year by year. Especially since 2017, more than 500 registered feeds have been imported to the Chinese market every year.
Dec 11, 2023In China,strain for food means one or more kinds of live microorganisms (including bacteria, fungi and yeast) that can be used in food, which made by fermentation and culture, isolation, drying or not drying and other processes.What substances are include
Oct 19, 2023Food additives play a crucial role in ensuring food safety, enhancing food quality, and extending shelf life. In China, the management and usage of food additives are strictly regulated to protect the health of consumers and maintain the integrity of the
Sep 11, 2023To facilitate the understanding of the application and progress of new varieties of food additives for food industry, Foodmate has conducted a summary of the overall application status of new varieties of food additives in the first half of 2023.
Aug 21, 2023On June 29th, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, released the latest research findings on aspartame. IARC assessed the potential carcinogenic effects of aspartame, while the Joint FAO/WHO Exp
Jul 10, 2023In previousissue, Foodmate briefly introduced food additives such as sweeteners, coloring Matter, preservatives and antioxidantsin Hong Kong. This issue mainly introduces the labeling requirements of food additives.I Food additivesIn Hong Kong, there are
Dec 05, 2022At present, Hong Kong has only a few regulations for specific types of food additives, includingColouring Matter in Food Regulations(Cap. 132H)、Sweeteners in Food Regulations(Cap. 132U)、Preservatives in Food Regulation(Cap. 132D).I SweetenersSweeteners in
Dec 01, 2022On August 25,2022, the National Health Commission issued an announcement on the update of the List of Strains that Can Be Used in Food and the List of Strains that Can Be Used in Food for Infants and Young Children. A 2-year transition period was set for
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