On June 29, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued the Announcement No. 2020-264, intending to revise part of the "Codex Alimentarius". With the increase in the number of patients with chronic diseases and the population gradually showing an aging trend, consumers are increasingly concerned about the improvement of health management and quality of life. MFSD plans to revise the classification system and standard specifications of foods for special medical purposes and elderly foods to promote the development and supply of various products. The main changes are as follows:

1. Modify classifications of food for special medical purposes and increase management food categories.

a. Current patient food subdivision food categories are reclassified according to product characteristics into standard and customized nutrition formula foods.

b. Increase the classification and standard specifications of daily diet-related dietary management food for patients with chronic diseases.

2. Revise the standards and specifications of elderly food.

3. Increase and modify the residue limit standards for 59 pesticides in agricultural products such as biguanide.

The deadline for the solicitation of the above opinions is July 20, 2020.

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