On April 17, 2026, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) reported on the increasing adoption of state-level regulations in the United States targeting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging materials.
- April 8, 2026
- April 7, 2026
On April 7, 2026, the European Chemicals Agency launched a third-party consultation on the active substance hexaflumuron under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), assessing its potential designation as a Candidate for Substitution (CfS) and the applicability of derogation conditions.
- April 7, 2026
On April 10, 2026, Ukraine circulated WTO TBT Notification G/TBT/N/UKR/379 to the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade, notifying a draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers titled "On Approval of the Procedure for the State Registration of Chemical Substances." The measure is issued by th
- April 7, 2026
China has issued a draft revision of the national food safety standard for paprika oleoresin (capsicum red) (GB 1886.34), replacing GB 1886.34-2015, to strengthen quality, contaminant control, and analytical requirements.
- April 7, 2026
Chinese authorities have released a draft national food safety standard titled Food Safety National Standard Food Nutritional Fortifier 5??Phosphorylated Pyridoxal for public consultation, aiming to establish unified quality, safety, and testing requirements for this vitamin B6?derived fortifica
- April 7, 2026
Chinese authorities have released a draft revision of the National Food Safety Standard for the food nutritional fortifier inositol (cyclohexanehexol) for public consultation.
- April 7, 2026
China has issued a draft revision of national food safety standard GB 14752 for food additive Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), replacing the 2010 version, and opened it for public consultation.
- April 7, 2026
China has released a draft revised Food Safety National Standard for the nutritional fortifier ergocalciferol (Vitamin D?) for public consultation, replacing GB 14755-2010. The revision formally shifts Vitamin D?
- April 7, 2026
Chinese authorities have released a draft revision of the Food Safety National Standard for zinc oxide as a food nutritional fortifier, intended to replace GB 1903.4-2015.
- April 7, 2026
China has released a draft revision of the National Food Safety Standard for the food additive Capsicum Orange (GB 1886.105), inviting public comments as part of its regulatory update process.