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Philippines FDA seeks feedback on proposed peanut butter standards

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The Philippine Food and Drug Administration has issued a consultation document, proposing the development of standards for peanut butter. The feedback period for the proposed standards will end on May 19th, 2023. The proposed standards set the following maximum use levels for artificial sweeteners: acesulfame potassium 1000mg/kg; aspartame 1000 mg/kg; neotame 33mg/kg; steviol glycosides 330 […]

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EU approves cellobiose as a novel food for market placement

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The European Commission has recently given the green light to cellobiose, authorizing its placement on the market within the European Union and inclusion in the Union list of novel foods as stipulated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470. While currently only SAVANNA Ingredients GmbH has been granted permission to place cellobiose on the Union market for

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Macao Municipal Affairs Bureau detects pre-packaged food containing excessive aspartame, urges public to stop consumption

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During routine food inspections, the Municipal Affairs Bureau detected excessive aspartame in a pre-packaged plum product. The problematic product is named “Taiwan Mountain Plum – Seedless Original Flavour” under the brand “Ms. Plum” (“玩梅女人“), weighs 30 grams, and has a “best before” date of February 16, 2024. The test found that every kilogram of the

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Japan implements cyclamic acid inspection order on a Chinese food company

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The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has issued a notification adding the Chinese company HEILONGJIANG HENGYUAN FOOD CO., LTD to the list of manufacturers subject to inspection for cyclamic acid. This decision was made after cyclamic acid was detected in food products manufactured by the company during voluntary inspections.

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Taiwan Border Control seized two imported products for excessive sweeteners

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On April 25, 2023, Taiwan Border Control announced the discovery of excessive sweeteners in two products from Mainland China and Thailand, respectively. The ‘MUGE CHICKEN SPICE‘ seasoning product exported from Mainland China was found to have 0.21 g/kg of cyclamate, a sweetener not allowed in that kind of product. Meanwhile, the ‘AROL NUA‘ fermented fish

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Sri Lanka seeks public feedback on draft standard specification for frozen treats and drinks

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On 21st April 2023, Sri Lanka Standards Institution issued Draft Sri Lanka Standard SPECIFICATION FOR FROZEN CONFECTIONS/ FROZEN DESSERTS AND FREEZE DRINKS (FIRST REVISION) for public comment. According to the draft, for freeze drinks and frozen confections / frozen desserts, permitted sweeteners are: sorbitol/ sorbitol syrup Mannitol Isomalt Maltitol/ maltitol syrup Lactitol Xylitol Erythritol Neotame

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Japan opens public consultation for the 10th Edition of Official Standards for Food Additives

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Japan has launched a public consultation period to gather feedback on the proposed revisions to the 10th Edition of the Official Standards for Food Additives. Among other issues, the draft maintains the current limitations of the use of acesulfame potassium: Nevertheless, these maximum limits do not apply to foods approved to be labeled for special

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Ukraine Health Department seeks public opinion on revised standards for food additives, including sweeteners

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On April 10th, the Ukrainian health department released a revised draft of the food additive standards for public comment, with a consultation period of 15 days. The regulation is scheduled to take effect six months after its official release. The official release date is currently unknown. The main content of the draft involves sweeteners: the

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