| Alerts | Date |
| Australia - Imports of raw shrimp and its products conditions | July 06, 2017 |
USA - Tolerances for residues | July 05, 2017 |
| USA - Amending the color additive regulations | July 03, 2017 |
| USA - Imported Siluriformes fish and fish products | July 03, 2017 |
| Mexico - Food additive regulation regarding enzymes | June 23, 2017 |
| Japan - Raw food made 0623 amends the food additive | June 23, 2017 |
| EU - Amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for dimethoate and omethoate in or on certain products | June 23, 2017 |
| EU - Amending MRLs for benzovindiflupyr, chlorantraniliprole, deltamethrin, ethofumesate, haloxyfop, Mild Pepino Mosaic Virus isolate VC1, Mild Pepino Mosaic Virus isolate VX1, oxathiapiprolin, penthiopyrad, pyraclostrobin, spirotetramat, sunflower oil, tolclofos-methyl and trinexapac | June 21, 2017 |
| EU - Surveillance of imports of certain iron and steel products | June 20, 2017 |
| Brazil - Food additive regulation nutritional uses | June 17, 2017 |
| Australia - Import conditions for uncooked prawns and uncooked prawn meat | June 15, 2017 |
| Singapore - Labelling of infant formulas | June 15, 2017 |
| EEC - Technical regulations on requirements to lubricants, oils | June 14, 2017 |
EU - - Amending MRLs for fluopyram; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), alpha-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), beta-isomer; hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), sum of isomers, except the gamma isomer; lindane (hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), gamma-isomer); nicotine and profenofos in or on certain products
- European Union - Amending MRLs for benzovindiflupyr, chlorantraniliprole, deltamethrin, ethofumesate, haloxyfop, Mild Pepino Mosaic Virus isolate VC1, Mild Pepino Mosaic Virus isolate VX1, oxathiapiprolin, penthiopyrad, pyraclostrobin, spirotetramat, sunflower oil, tolclofos-methyl and trinexapac in or on certain products
| June 14, 2017 |
| USA - Isofetamid and Spirotetramat in or on several commodities | June 14, 2017 |
| USA - Cumene sulfonic acid and its ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium and zinc salts | June 13, 2017 |
| Australia - Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code - Schedule 20 - Maximum Residue Limits Variation Instrument No. APVMA 6, 2017 | June 13, 2017 |
| South Africa - Regulations relating to the Grading, Packing And Marking Of Pineapples | June 09, 2017 |
| EU - Maximum residue levels for tricyclazole in or on certain products | June 09, 2017 |
| South Korea - Import declaration and inspection of livestock essentials | June 09, 2017 |
| India - The enhanced use of drugs and health products in the Prohibited List, banned substances as S0, S1, S2, S3, S4.4, S4, S5 series substance, prohibited methods as M2, M3 series | June 08, 2017 |
| USA - Tolerances for residues of triclopyr in or on sugarcane | June 08, 2017 |
| Argentina - Updated list of MRLs | June 05, 2017 |
| June 05, 2017 |
| Bangladesh - list of regular and irregular products with functional definition | June 03, 2017 |
| Canada - List of permitted preservatives with other accepted uses | June 01, 2017 |
| June 01, 2017 |
| June 01, 2017 |
| India - Directions regarding restriction on use of “Heme Iron” as a source of “Iron (Fe)” | May 31, 2017 |
United States of America - Tolerances for residues | May 25, 2017 |
| May 25, 2017 |
| EU - Maximum residue limit established for a pharmacologically active substance in a particular foodstuff for another foodstuff derived from the same species | May 23, 2017 |
| May 23, 2017 |
India - | May 22, 2017 |
European Union - | May 22, 2017 |
| May 19, 2017 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2017 | May 19, 2017 |
| EU - Regulation (EU) 2017/839 use of nitrites (E 249-250) in “golonka peklowana” | May 17, 2017 |
| Canada - Food and Drug Regulations (Veterinary Drugs - Antimicrobial Resistance) | May 17, 2017 |
| ECE - Notified new leguminous vegetables and feed additives | May 17, 2017 |
| USA - Directive lists safe and suitable ingredients used in the production of meat, poultry, and egg products | May 12, 2017 |
Australia - | May 12, 2017 |
| South Korea - The Food and Drug Administration Notice No. 2017-35 | May 08, 2017 |
| South Africa - Regulation related to the grading, packing and marking of wheat products | May 05, 2017 |
| EU - Regulation related methods for the determination of the levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls in feed | May 04, 2017 |
| USA - Use of Potassium Perchlorate | May 04, 2017 |
| Canada - List of permitted food additives with other accepted uses | May 03, 2017 |
| USA - Tolerances for residues of Tioxazafendated | May 01, 2017 |
| EU - Regulation on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food | April 29, 2017 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Sweeteners | April 28, 2017 |
| Thailand - List of sun protection ingredients used in the cosmetics | April 26, 2017 |
| India - Allowing machinery under ATUFS purchased from machinery manufacturers/suppliers from abroad | April 26, 2017 |
| USA - Tolerances for residues of Benzobicyclon | April 25, 2017 |
| South Africa - Regulations related to the grading, packing and marking of soya beans | April 21, 2017 |
USA - | April 20, 2017 |
| EU - Implementation of the electronic certification system on import of organic food | April 19, 2017 |
| Australia - Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 4) | April 19, 2017 |
| Japan - Healthy Eating Day 0419 No. 1 | April 19, 2017 |
Canada - | April 19, 2017 |
| Laos - Law on Chemical Management No. 07/NA | April 18, 2017 |
Brazil - | April 17, 2017 |
Vietnam - | April 14, 2017 |
China - | April 14, 2017 |
| India - FSSAI directive for Food Import Clearance System (FICS) | April 13, 2017 |
| April 13, 2017 |
| EU - Reg. (EU) 2017/693 amending MRLs for Bitertanol, Chlormequat and Tebufenpyrad in or on certain products | April 13, 2017 |
| Japan - New MRL amendment | April 13, 2017 |
| USA - Monoethanolamine used as an inert ingredient (solvent) in pesticides | April 12, 2017 |
| April 10, 2017 |
| South Korea - 2017-160 administrative issuances regarding revised standards and testing methods of Cosmetics | April 10, 2017 |
| Australia - Implement the revised new management measures for perishable food management | April 10, 2017 |
European Union - - Reg. (EU) 2017/623: amends MRLs for acequinocyl, amitraz, coumaphos, diflufenican, flumequine, metribuzin, permethrin, pyraclostrobin, and streptomycin
- Reg. (EU) 2017/624: amends MRLs for bifenazate, daminozide, and tolylfluanid
- Reg. (EU) 2017/626: amends MRLs for acetamiprid, cyantraniliprole, cypermethrin, cyprodinil, difenoconazole, ethephon, fluopyram, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, imazapic, imazapyr, lambda-cyhalothrin, mesotrione, profenofos, propiconazole, pyrimethanil, spirotetramat, tebuconazole, triazophos, and trifloxystrobin
- Reg. (EU) 2017/627: amends MRLs for fenpyroximate, triadimenol and triadimefon
- Reg. (EU) 2017/671: amends MRLs for clothianidin and thiamethoxam
| April 7, 2017 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Food Enzymes | April 5, 2017 |
Mexico - | April 5, 2017 |
Thailand - | April 4, 2017 |
| Malaysia - Food Regulations (Amendment) (No.2) 2017 | April 3, 2017 |
| Turkey - Amendment on Toy regulation | April 1, 2017 |
| China - Regulations on the Administration of Pesticides | April 1, 2017 |
| GCC - Imported Food Control Guide | April 1, 2017 |
| Singapore - Food (Amendment) Regulations 2017 | March 31, 2017 |
| Malaysia - Food Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2017 | March 31, 2017 |
| India - Relaxation of fumigation regulations for import of agricultural commodities | March 30, 2017 |
| Brazil - Use of food additives and processing aids in different food categories | March 30, 2017 |
| India - Allowing machinery under ATUFS purchased from machinery manufacturers/suppliers from abroad | March 27, 2017 |
| Indonesia - Number: 4, Year 2017- Drug and Food Control Entry into the Territory of Indonesia | March 24, 2017 |
| Malaysia - Directive on Drug registration guidance document (DRGD) | March 23, 2017 |
| Australia - Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 3) | March 23, 2017 |
USA - amend residue limits of Pesticides - Cyantraniliprole
- Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate
- Aspergillus flavus AF36
- Fatty acids, Montan-wax, Ethoxylated
- Octadecanoic acid, 12- hydroxy-, homopolymer, ester with a,a’,a’’-1,2,3-propanetriyltris[w-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)]
- Cloquintocet-Mexyl
- Isoamyl Acetate
| March 22, 2017 |
| Japan - test methods for raw snacks | March 22, 2017 |
| Australia - Increased inspection of breaded, battered and crumbed prawns and prawn meat | March 21, 2017 |
| Australia - Reduced import conditions for rose water and orange flower water | March 21, 2017 |
| Australia - Revised import requirements of sea and ocean water | March 21, 2017 |
China- | March 21, 2017 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulation, 2017 | March 20, 2017 |
| ECE - Regulations on the safety of fish and fish products (EAEC TR 040/2016) | March 20, 2017 |
| Malaysia - Guidelines for registration of Drugs, Medical device, Drug and Medical device combination products | March 17, 2017 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Food Enzymes | March 16, 2017 |
| Tanzania - The Fertilizer (bulk procurement) Regulations, 2017 | March 16, 2017 |
| India - Revision of meat slaughter farm and meat inspection and processing the registration requirements | March 15, 2017 |
| EU - Regulation (EU) 2017/450 authorises the placing on the market of lactitol as a novel food ingredient | March 15, 2017 |
| EU - Regulation (EU) 2017/439 concerning the authorisation of L-lysine sulphate produced by Escherichia coli as a feed additive for all animal species | March 14, 2017 |
| March 14, 2017 |
| USA - Amending MRLs for Streptomycin | March 13, 2017 |
Brazil - Amendments for MRLs of pesticides | March 13, 2017 |
USA - MRLs of pesticide | March 10, 2017 |
| March 09, 2017 |
Canada - | March 09, 2017 |
| Vietnam - List of vehicles and equipment that must be labeled for energy, minimum quantity and implementation schedule | March 09, 2017 |
| South Korea - Revision of the regulations on the inspection of imported aquatic products | March 08, 2017 |
| South Korea - Amends the enforcement regulations of livestock hygiene control act | March 07, 2017 |
EEU- | March 06, 2017 |
| EU - amending the regulations for food flavorings and source materials | March 04, 2017 |
EEU - | March 02, 2017 |
| India - Declaration of class title, trans fatty acids and saturated fat content on labels | March 02, 2017 |
| Thailand - Minerals Act BE 2560 | March 02, 2017 |
Mexico - | March 01, 2017 |
| China - reviewed and adopted the new varieties of food additive | March 01, 2017 |
| India - Authorization of 4 NABL Accredited food testing laboratories | March 01, 2017 |
| EU - Food additive regulations regarding the use of steviol glycosides | February 27, 2017 |
Japan - | February 23, 2017 |
Argentina - | February 23, 2017 |
| Indonesia - Control of Organic Processed Food | February 22, 2017 |
| Russia - Amendments to the Rules of the sanitary-quarantine control at checkpoints | February 21, 2017 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Third Amendment Regulation, 2017 | February 20, 2017 |
| Laos - Decision on the Import and Distribution of ICT Equipment No. 3201/MPI | February 20, 2017 |
| Australia - A1132 – Broaden Definition of Steviol Glycosides (Intense Sweetener) | February 20, 2017 |
| Australia - P1043 – Code Revision (2016) | February 20, 2017 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulation, 2017 | February 17, 2017 |
| USA - Tolerance for Hexythiazox MRLs | February 16, 2017 |
| USA - Tolerance for Thiamethoxam MRLs | February 16, 2017 |
| India - Insecticides (Amendment) Rules, 2017 | February 15, 2017 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Food Enzymes | February 15, 2017 |
| Canada - MRL for Abamectin | February 13, 2017 |
| Australia - Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Instrument No. 4 (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument 2017 (No. 2) | February 10, 2017 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) First Amendment Regulations, 2017 for Oats, Pasta, Vegetable fat & Oil | February 09, 2017 |
| Australia - Amendment No. 167 variation in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code | February 09, 2017 |
| Brazil - Presence of lactose in food | February 09, 2017 |
| EEU - Decision no. 17 on the classification of chewy candy | February 08, 2017 |
| Brazil - Banning the manufacture, marketing, distribution and importation of India nut (Aleuritesmoluccanus) and the Napoleon Hat (Thevetiaperuviana) in Brazil | February 07, 2017 |
EU - - Reg. 2017/170 : amending MRLs for bifenthrin, carbetamide, cinidon-ethyl, fenpropimorph, triflusulfuron in or on certain products
- Reg. 2017/171 : amending MRLs for aminopyralid, azoxystrobin, cyantraniliprole, cyflufenamid, cyproconazole, diethofencarb, dithiocarbamates, fluazifop-P, fluopyram, haloxyfop, isofetamid, metalaxyl, prohexadione, propaquizafop, pyrimethanil, Trichoderma atroviride strain SC1, and zoxamide in or on certain products
| February 03, 2017 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, toxins and Residues) First Amendment Regulations, 2017 | January 25, 2017 |
| Thailand - prescribed rules, procedures and conditions to identify a manufacturer to sell, or importer, for sale of pet food, non-food animal control | January 24, 2017 |
| China - GB 2763-2016 on national standard for food safety of pesticides maximum residue limits | January 19, 2017 |
| India - Amended the tables listing the names of referral food laboratories | January 18, 2017 |
| South Korea - Presidential Decree No. 27 796 on Korea Food Act | January 17, 2017 |
| Japan - Pesticide residues in foods, for revision of the test method of the substance that is a component of the drug for a feed additive | January 16, 2017 |
| Thailand - amended list of Food Additives (No. 4) | January 15, 2017 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2017 | January 13, 2017 |
| Australia - Biosecurity Advice 2017/2 for processing of pig meat | January 11, 2017 |
| January 10, 2017 |
| Indonesia - Procedures to obtain approval of imported drugs, traditional drugs, health supplements, and / or cosmetics | January 10, 2017 |
| USA - FSIS Directive for production of meat, poultry, and egg products, including food additives, labeling requirements | January 9, 2017 |
| India - Banning of Pesticides Order, 2016 | January 4, 2017 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses | January 4, 2017 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents | January 4, 2017 |
| South Korea - Decree No. 1349 for amending Rule of the Food Sanitation Act | January 4, 2017 |
| China - Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Food | Decemeber 28, 2016 |
| India - Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for traceability of imported bovine germplasm (bulls, semen doses and embryos) | Decemeber 22, 2016 |
| India - Lending Agencies for the purposes of Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS) | Decemeber 21, 2016 |
| India - Import of batteries/cell coming along with BIS registered Point of Sale (PoS) terminals | Decemeber 19, 2016 |
| India - Import of non-labelled BIS registered Point of Sale terminals | Decemeber 19, 2016 |
| India - Authorization of 121 NABL Accredited laboratories | Decemeber 16, 2016 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Preservatives | Decemeber 14, 2016 |
| Australia - A1117 – Extension of Use of L-cysteine as a Food Additive | Decemeber 13, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Thirteenth Amendment Regulations, 2016 pertains to the revision of Standards for Caffeinated Beverages and use of blue tint in plastic container | Decemeber 13, 2016 |
| South Africa - Medicines and Related Substances Act: Regulations: Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic (IVDs) medical devices | Decemeber 09, 2016 |
| Malaysia - Food (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2016 | Decemeber 05, 2016 |
| India - Amendment to standards of Camel Milk | November 29, 2016 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents Amendment | November 29, 2016 |
| Brazil - Amendments to the maximum residue limits for fluazifop-P | November 28, 2016 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Sweeteners Amendment | November 25, 2016 |
| Thailand - Nature and quality of diesel fuel (No. 9) BE 2559 | November 25, 2016 |
| India - Amendments to standards of Cinnamon | November 24, 2016 |
| India - Amendments to standards of Table Olives | November 24, 2016 |
| India - Standards of health supplements, nutraceuticals, food for special dietary use, food for special medical purpose, functional food, and novel food | November 24, 2016 |
| India - Regulation for the imports or local production of specialty foods for IEM disorders | November 24, 2016 |
| EEU - On the safety of machinery and equipment | November 21, 2016 |
| Brazil - Amendments to the maximum residue limits for acephate, thiamethoxam, lambda-cyhalothrin, and kinetin | November 21, 2016 |
| China - Standards for food contact materials and articles general safety requirements and other 53 national food safety standards | November 18, 2016 |
| China - Additional uses for seven already permitted additives | November 17, 2016 |
| South Africa - Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act: Regulations: Miscellaneous additives in foodstuffs | November 17, 2016 |
| India - Operationalized and implemented standards for fortification of food | November 17, 2016 |
| EEU - On safety equipment working under excessive pressure | November 15, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Twelfth Amendment Regulations, 2016 pertains to the revision of standards of Packaged Drinking Water | November 14, 2016 |
| USA - FSIS Directive 7120.1 pertains to the list of safe and suitable ingredients used in the production of meat, poultry, and egg products, including food additives | November 14, 2016 |
| Brazil - Resolution RDC No. 123 on the use of food additives in wine | November 04, 2016 |
| Canada - List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses | November 02, 2016 |
| Thailand - Notification pertaining to the animals, plants or parts of plants or animals, not to be used in food | November 02, 2016 |
| Thailand - Ministerial permits and licensing, import medical equipment | November 02, 2016 |
| Belarus - law on veterinary activity | November 01, 2016 |
| Belarus - Law on conformity assessment with technical requirements and accreditation of bodies on conformity assessment | November 01, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Eleventh Amendment Regulations, 2016 for Carbonated Fruit Beverages or Fruit Drinks | November 01, 2016 |
| Japan - Pesticide residues in foods | October 28, 2016 |
| Japan - Standard criteria revision of hydrogen peroxide in food | October 27, 2016 |
| Japan - Standards for Use for Food Additives | October 27, 2016 |
| Eurasian Economic Commission - technical regulations On safety equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres | October 25, 2016 |
| Eurasian Economic Commission - procedure for the application of sanitary measures in the EAEC regarding requirements for cigarettes and tobacco raw materials | October 25, 2016 |
| October 21, 2016 |
| EU - Production of foodstuffs and food ingredients | October 20, 2016 |
| New Zealand - Food Notice: Maximum Residues Levels (MRL) for Agricultural Compounds | October 20, 2016 |
| India - FSS (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Tenth Amendment Regulation, 2016 | October 19, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Fourth Amendment Regulation, 2016 | October 19, 2016 |
| Canada - Amendment to the List of Permitted Sweeteners | October 13, 2016 |
| Australia - Analysis of uncooked slow dry cured ready-to-eat ham | October 12, 2016 |
| Australia - New requirements for processed ready-to-eat finfish | October 12, 2016 |
| Brazil - Maximum residue limits for S-metolachlor, novaluron, mandipropamid, methoxyfenozide and cyflumetofen | October 10, 2016 |
| EU - Use of sucralose as a flavor enhancer | October 06, 2016 |
| Thailand - Guideline for Labeling of Packaged Rice | September 27, 2016 |
| USA - amends tolerance for residues of fluopicolide | September 26, 2016 |
| South Africa - Registration of producers, processors and importers of Table Olives and Olive Oil | September 23, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Eighth Amendment Regulations, 2016 | September 16, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Seventh Amendment Regulations, 2016 | September 16, 2016 |
| India - Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) (Second Amendment) order 2016 | September 16, 2016 |
| Japan - standard criteria sodium selenite in milk substitute foods | September 16, 2016 |
| Japan - specifications and standards of MRL (acetochlor, diethofencarb, ceftiofur, tebuconazole, tepraloxydim, trifloxystrobin, fenobucarb, fenhexamid, fluazuron, fluopyram, flubendazole, florfenicol, benthiavalicarb-isopropyl) | September 16, 2016 |
| China - 246 regulatory documents including new and updated specification standards for many food additives | September 14, 2016 |
| India - Stainless Steel Products (Quality Control) (Amendment) Order, 2016 | September 09, 2016 |
| South Africa - Tolerances for Fungus -Produced Toxins in Foodstuffs | September 05, 2016 |
| Mexico - Amendment to Appendix VI: expands the permitted uses of glucose oxidase enzyme in food products | September 05, 2016 |
| Mexico - Amendment to Appendix III: pertains to the uses of color additives (Gold, Aluminum powder, Silver) in confectionery products | September 05, 2016 |
| Malaysia - Food Regulations (Amendment) (No. 2) 2016 | September 01, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labeling) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2016 & Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Sixth Amendment Regulations, 2016 | August 31, 2016 |
| India - Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Second Amendment Regulations, 2016 dated 26th August, 2016 | August 26, 2016 |
| USA - FSIS Directive 7120.1, Revision 37 on production of meat, poultry, and egg products including food additives | August 25, 2016 |
| Canada - Amendment to the List of Permitted Sweeteners | August 23, 2016 |
| Indonesia - Food Labeling and Advertising | August 19, 2016 |
| Indonesia - Food Categories | August 19, 2016 |
| Indonesia - Limit Use of Additional Materials Flavoring Substances | August 19, 2016 |
| Mexico - Amendment to Annex I of its food additive regulations, "Additives with various functional classes and an established ADI" | August 18, 2016 |
| Russia - Decree No 72 state quarantine phytosanitary control rules (supervision) | August 18, 2016 |
| USA - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a tolerance for residues of flonicamid in or on hops, tree nuts (crop group 14-12 except pistachio), and pistachio | August 08, 2016 |
| Brazil - National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) published amendments for their MRLs for pesticides is for carbosulfan, copper compounds, difenoconazole, spiromesifen, flutriafol, fluxapyroxad, glufosinate-ammonium, imidacloprid, indoxacarb, thiodicarb and gibberellic acid, abamectin, azoxystrobin, 4-indol-3-ylbutyric acid, acibenzolar-S-methyl, and carbendazim | August 08, 2016 |
| India - Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Seventh Amendment) Order | August 05, 2016 |
| China - National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) have published an Amendment in food additives pertains to the use of three new food additives i.e. [Ascorbyl Palmitate (enzymatic), Chili oil resin & Selenium Yeast] | August 03, 2016 |
| Mexico - Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) of Mexico has published an amendment in Additions to Annex X Processing Aids | August 01, 2016 |
| India - The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published Gazette Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) First Amendment Regulations, 2016 | July 26, 2016 |
| Australia - Australia Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has amended the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code to include or change maximum residue limits pertaining to agricultural and veterinary chemical products | July 26, 2016 |
| India - The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published a notification on Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2016 and also added Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Third Amendment Regulation, 2016 on the use of Plant Sterol (Phytosterols), Isomaltulose, High Fibre Dextrin | July 25, 2016 |
| India - The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has published a list of Authorization / Recognition / Notification laboratories for analysis of samples under FSS Act, 2006 | July 22, 2016 |
| India - Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India has published Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2016 | July 21, 2016 |
| India - The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published Gazette Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Fifth Amendment Regulation, 2016 | July 19, 2016 |
| Mexico - Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has published an amendment in Annex I additive with different functional classes and has also made additions in Annex III of Food Dyes | July 14, 2016 |
| India - Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries of India has published Notification to regulate the import of poultry and poultry products | July 08, 2016 |
| Canada - Health Canada has amended the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Generally Accepted Uses | July 07, 2016 |
| Russia - import into Russia of genetically modified organisms and GMO products on the results of monitoring their effects on humans and the environment is prohibited. Importers of GMO products will be required to go through the registration procedure. Amendments shall enter into force on 1 July 2017 | July 04, 2016 |
| USA - The U.S. EPA, established an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-oxiranylmethyl ester, polymer with ethene, ethenyl acetate, ethenyltrimethoxysilane and sodium ethenesulfonate (1:1) when used as an inert ingredient. | July 01, 2016 |
| India - Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India has published Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2016 | June 30, 2016 |
| USA - The U.S. EPA established an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of pentaerythritoltetrakis (3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate) when used as an inert ingredient (antioxidant/stabilizer). | June 30, 2016 |
| Russia - the import ban on food products from United States, Canada, Australia, European Union and Norway. This ban imposed on certain dairy products, poultry, meat, fish, and also fruits and vegetables for 18 months, until 31st December 2017. Please(Click Here) to see the list of banned products. | June 29, 2016 |
| Canada - Health Canada has amended the List of Permitted Carrier or Extraction Solvents and List of Permitted Starch-Modifying Agents of the Lists of Permitted Food Additives. | June 29, 2016 |
| Australia - The Australia Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) amending MRLs on various commodities. | June 28, 2016 |
| The European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin. | June 24, 2016 |
| Mexico - Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has published amendments to Appendix I and Appendix VII of its food additive regulations | June 16, 2016 |
| Kenya - Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has published the PVOC Manual Version 2.0 to guide the implementation of the new requirements | June 13, 2016 |
| China - Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) published CFDA Decree No.26 regulating registration of recipes of infant formula products | June 08, 2016 |
| Japan - Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has published Standards for Use of Food Additives list | June 08, 2016 |
| India - The FSSAI is published Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Second Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to the Labelling requirement of Edible vegetable oils/ Edible vegetable fat in food imports into India | May 25, 2016 |
| India - Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Third Amendment) Order | May 25, 2016 |
| Canada - The Health Canada published an amendment to the List of Permitted Food Additives and also modified the List of Permitted Sweeteners | May 25, 2016 |
| India - The FSSAI is published Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to limit of Heavy Metals in food | May 04, 2016 |
| India - The FSSAI is published Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Second Amendment Regulation, 2016 and Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) First Amendment Regulation, 2016 relating to standards for gluten free food and low gluten food and their labelling requirements | May 03, 2016 |
| Uganda - The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has announced Import Inspection and Clearance Regulations 2015 These are subjected to pre- Export verification of Conformity to Standards (PVOC) | April 28, 2016 |
| India - The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been approved that a limit of iron filings in tea not more than 150mg/kg | April 22, 2016 |
| Mexico – Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has published an amendment in Enzymes regulations | April 21, 2016 |
| USA - A temporary standard for ultra-filtered milk products of the California Code of Regulation | April 07, 2016 |
| India - The Bureau of Indian Standards has amended the current “List of products under Mandatory certification March 2016” | March 18, 2016 |
| India - Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (Second Amendment) Order | March 15, 2016 |
| India - Plant Quarantine (Regulation of import into India) amendment order | March 07, 2016 |
| Mexico – Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has published an amendment in Enzymes and Food Additives regulations | February 12, 2016 |
| Mexico’s Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has published an amendment to their flavoring regulations | January 18, 2016 |
| Vietnam – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has resumed import of groundnuts from India | January 18, 2016 |
| India – Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) relating to “Fish and Fish Products" | January 15, 2016 |
| New Zealand – The Food (Tutin in Honey) Standard 2016 | January 15, 2016 |
| India – The Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) (First Amendment) | January 13, 2016 |
| Australia – Amendment in the Poisons Standard 2016 | January 06, 2016 |
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