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Weekly Review of Food Standards & Regulations (Jun. 28-Jul. 4, 2021)

 
★Introduction of supervision of infant and young children formula in Chinese mainland and Taiwan, China★

In order to ensure the health of infant and young children and meet their growth and development needs, countries/regions all over the world have formulated relevant regulations on infant and young children formula, implemented strict food supervision system and strictly controlled food safety.To facilitate understanding of formula foods, Foodmate will introduce infants and young children formula in Chinese mainland and Taiwan,China in two articles. This article first introduces the classification and definition of formula food for infants and young children in Chinese mainland and Taiwan,China...

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★Where the pilot work of 9 substances which are both traditional foods and Chinese medicinal material can be carried out?★

On January 6, 2020, National Health Commission (NHC) and the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the “Announcement on the Pilot Work on the Management of 9 Substances such as Codonopsis pilosula that are both Traditional Foods and Chinese Medicinal Material”. The 9 substances include codonopsis pilosula, cistanche, dendrobium candidum, american ginseng, astragalus membranaceus, ganoderma lucidum, cornus officinalis, gastrodia elata and eucommia ulmoides leaves...

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★Australia will revise the inspection requirements for some imported food★

Recently, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (the Department) issued an imported Food Notice - IFN 02-21 - Changes to tests applied to surveillance food to advise importers and brokers of changes to tests applied to surveillance food that come into effect for all entries lodged from 19 July 2021. Foodmate will share relevant key information with you in response to this imported Food Notice...

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★Hong Kong | CFS announces food safety report for May★

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on June 30 released the findings of its food safety report for last month. The results of about 6,000 food samples tested were satisfactory except for five samples that were announced earlier. The overall satisfactory rate was 99.9 per cent...

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