Tanzania has drafted standard for walnut oil made from the kernel of the walnut fruit (Juglans regia L.).
Tanzania has drafted standard for pistachio oil made from the kernel of the pistachio fruit (Pistacia vera L.) intended for human consumption.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), New Zealand has proposed to change the import health standard for Lychee, (Litchi chinensis) imported from Thailand.
In order to prevent the introduction of the High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus into Japan, MAFF (The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) has suspended the import of live…
From October 14, 2022, South Korea is seeking public comments on draft amendment to ‘Standards and Specifications for Utensils, Containers and Packages’.
On October 17, 2022, WTO published notification on proposed amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Food Utensils, Containers and Packages issued by South Korea's Ministry of Food and…
On October 26, 2022, WTO published a notification about Manual issued by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) memebers on food import.
EFSA sets import tolerance on Pyridaben for Grapefruit imported from United States. |The MRL proposed is 0.5 mg/kg.
As an effort to protect the public from processed food that does not meet the requirements of safety, quality, nutrition, and labels, the Indonesian Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) is…
National Food Commission(CONAL) includes a two new species of Red algae(Rhodophyta) which are Lithotamnium calcareum and Phymatolithon calcareum in food code of "Article 923 tris" to be used as an…
The European Commission has proposed a directive on the substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims with the intention of regulating how businesses may communicate about…
A new version of the detergent rule is likely to come out in the first quarter of 2023.
PFCAs and similar substances, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), have been recognised as substances of very high concern due to their hazardous characteristics, and the goal is to safeguard…
Japan has notified the World Trade Organization of its Industrial Safety and Health Act Enforcement Order on March 16, 2023.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs 133 contains an assessment on the carcinogenicity of four substances: 2-bromopropane, butyl methacrylate, anthracene, and dimethyl…
Benzene, 1-(2-methylpropyl)-4-(propoxymethyl)-(CAS no. 1631962-93-0) was added to the inventory after an assessment document was issued.
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are extremely toxic chemicals that are persistent in the environment and accumulate in people and animals.
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants recently introduced a new substance.
AICIS work plan for selecting the assessment of chemicals, which are chosen based on the findings of our Evaluation Selection Analysis (ESA) method, is known as the Rolling Action Plan.
The proposed amendments are intended to mitigate these adverse health effects by maintaining blood lead levels below 10 g/dl among employees. (micrograms per deciliter).