Uganda has drafted the requirements, sampling, and testing standard procedures for Kombucha.
MAFF (The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), Japan has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the departments of Ardèche, Drôme and Gironde in France, including…
Turkey has amended its regulation on Sugar. The modification states that "The source from which [sugars are] derived, then, shall be indicated in parentheses after the product names.
Tanzania has drafted standard for mustard seed oil made from the seeds of Brassica species intended for human consumption.
Brazil has rectified the Resolution -RDC number 715, 01 July 2022 that contains provisions on the sanitary requirements of on low sodium salt, foods for weight control, foods for diets with…
In the American state of Virginia, an outbreak of HPAI was identified in poultry operations.
MAFF (The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), Japan has suspended the import of poultry meat and egg products from the Province of Liège in Belgium, including those shipped through…
EU has notified WTO on its decision to repeal the Regulation (EEC) No 2009/92 determining Community analysis methods for ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin in the preparation of spirit drinks,…
High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus was identified in the chicken holdings in the American state of Arkansas, due to which MAFF (The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)…
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu has revised the regulations governing the labeling of health food.
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's (PHMSA) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) are being updated, clarified, made safer, or simplified through the use of a Notice of…
The EDC-Free Europe coalition urges the European Commission to present its targeted revision proposals for the REACH regulation without further delay.
WSP Environment & Infrastructure Solutions has been hired by the Department of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland (DAERA) to perform a study for the analysis of…
More than forty European medical associations have launched a petition calling for the immediate revision of the EU's chemicals regulation, known as Reach, arguing that the current laws are…
"New approach methodologies" (NAMs), non-animal techniques that are improving in accuracy, reliability, speed, and cost-effectiveness for determining the toxicity of chemicals, are now the focus…
DCCEEW enforces the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and is the authorised national body for…
EU notified World Trade Organization about this amendment on 2nd March 2023.
United Kingdom has notified World Trade Organization on 30th March 2023 about the purpose of transparency in its mandatory classification and labelling list, which is a list of all mandatory…
The Brazilian government remains committed to addressing the climate crisis, halting deforestation, promoting sustainable development, and facilitating the energy transition.
A status report on the science study on PFAS was published by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).