• Nicaragua
• Set
• Food
• Standard
• Drinking
• Water

On November 20, 2024, the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health issued a draft mandatory standard for drinking Water quality (NTON 03004), with a comment period ending January 15, 2025.

• US
• USDA
• Revise
• Food
• Standards
• Yoghurt
• Food
• Labeling
• Requirement

On 20 November 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) revised the standard for yoghurt with effect from the date of publication.

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Revise
• Food
• Additives
• Composition
• Specifications
• XanthanGum
• Food
• Standard

On November 21, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Notice No. 2024-531, proposing to amend part of the Food Additives Code, which mainly reads as follows:

• EU
• RASFF
• E.coli
• Belgium
• Beef
• Export
• Food
• Safety
• Alert

According to the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), on 21 November 2024, Belgium notified through RASFF that the country's exported beef was unsatisfactory.

• Vietnam
• Food
• Supplier
• US
• Seafood
• Food
• Market
• China

US has been Vietnam's largest seafood export market, with annual exports to the US ranging from US$1.5-2.1 billion over the past five years.

• China
• GACC
• Announcement
• Import
• Finland
• Feed
• Animal
• Proteins
• Fats
• GACC
• Registration

On 20 November 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Announcement No. 164 of 2024, announcing that with immediate effect, the import of animal proteins and fats for feed from Finland that meet the relevant requirements is perm

• China
• HongKong
• CFS
• Suspend
• Import
• Poultry
• Meat
• Japan
• SouthKorea
• Food
• Safety

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.

• Serbia
• Amend
• Food
• Standard
• Regulation
• Food
• Requirements
• Contaminants
• Limits

On 18 November 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Resources of Serbia issued a Public Notice amending the Standard Regulation on Requirements for Limits of Contaminants in Food (i.e. Official Gazette 73/24).

• SouthKorea
• MFDS
• Residue
• Limits
• Pesticides
• Amisulbrom

On 20 November, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of the Republic of Korea issued Announcement No. 2024-530, which proposes to amend some of the contents of the Residue Standards for Hazardous Substances in Agricultural Products at the Productio

• US
• FDA
• Food
• Recall
• Cinnamon
• Powder
• Lead
• Contamination
• Food
• Safety

According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), on 18 November 2024, the FDA issued a recall notice stating that IHA Beverage is recalling a batch of cinnamon powder because the product may be contaminated with high levels of lead.