"The document outlines the mutual recognition procedure for food supplements in Spain.
"On March 27, the Department of Food Safety Standards and Risk Assessment released 50 national food safety standards and 9 amendments, including the following: Revised Standards: - General…
"To regulate food labeling, strengthen the supervision and management of food labels, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, the State Administration for Market Regulation (…
"The Finnish HA publishes the outcome of different consultations for the novel food status, related to the following ingredients: Extract powder from the fruiting body of Shiitake (Lentinula…
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Circular No.
On March 3, 2025, U.S. Trading Company of Hayward, California, initiated a nationwide recall of its Joy Luck Brand Dried Lily Flowers.
On March 3, 2025, AKT Trading Inc., based in Torrance, California, initiated a recall of certain prepared vegetable products manufactured by Choshiya Honten Co., Ltd.
On March 11, 2025, Liaoning Cheng Da USA Inc., based in San Gabriel, California, initiated a recall of its Wangzhihe brand Hot Pot Sauce because it may contain undeclared peanut, soy, sesame, and…
New York Wholesale Group of Hicksville, NY, has initiated a recall of four Zaarah Herbals products—Rasayan Churan, Gurmar Powder, Vasaka Powder, and Bhringraj Powder-due to potential contamination…
On March 5, 2025, ADM Animal Nutrition initiated a recall of specific pelleted cattle feed products distributed between January 16 and February 27, 2025, across Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, Iowa…
On March 31, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published the results of its risk assessment (Primary I) of priority assessment chemicals, outlining future actions.
On March 19, 2025, the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs issued a call for comments on the draft risk profile of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs…
On April 01, 2025, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a notification to add three new substances under priority assessment…
On April 01, 2025, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) added Poly(oxyethylene) alkyl phenyl ether (only those with an alkyl group containing nine carbon atoms) to the list of Class…
- Japan Announces Partial Revision of the Names of Chemical Substances that Don't Require Notification
On March 31, 2025, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) jointly issued a notification regarding the non-requirement of…
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that starting July 2025, all active Classification and Labelling (C&L) notifications submitted by a group of manufacturers or importers (MIs…
The Government of El Salvador announced the implementation of the sixth revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for classification and labelling of chemicals. Decree No.
The European Commission has tasked the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) with updating existing guidelines on the restricted aprotic solvent, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) to also cover N,N-…
On March 27, 2025, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued a draft standard for Israel, SI 261, regarding sodium hypochlorite solutions.
On April 3, 2025, the European Commission released a proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 to update the test methods used for the safety evaluation of chemicals under the EU’s REACH…