News & Insights

On November 15, the United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency opened a public consultation on miscellaneous amendments to Northern Ireland food regulations, which include some relevant to food additives. The consultation ends December 13, 2018. 

On November 13, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published approval reports for the following food additive proposals:

• Monk Fruit Extract as a Food Additive
• Enzymatic Production of Rebaudioside M
• Rosemary Extract as a Food Additive

FSANZ notified the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulations of the approvals.

Australia and New Zealand's food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

On November 13, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced calls for submissions regarding the following applications: 

• Triacylglycerol lipase from Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid (enzyme)
• Lysophospholipase from Trichoderma reesei as a processing aid (enzyme)

Comments are due by December 18, 2018. 

On November 1, Norway’s Food and Veterinary Authority opened a consultation on the adoption of various recent EU amendments to their food additive regulations. Comments are due by December 12, 2018. 

 
The European Union’s food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On November 6, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced an administrative assessment report for enzymatic production of rebaudioside D. 

 
Australia and New Zealand's food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI for more information.

Recently, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health published a request for information on the review of certain terms of use for food additives (in Thai). Comments are due by November 30, 2018.

  
Thailand's food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On October 31, Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health published a notified the WTO of a proposal regarding enzymes for use in food production, originally published October 8, 2018. International comments are due by December 30, 2018. 

Thailand’s food additive regulations, in English, are included in the Food Additive Database, although enzymes typically fall beyond the scope of the database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

Recently, the Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration notified the WTO a proposal to adopt various Codex standards, including the General Standard for food additives. Comments are due by November 28, 2018. 

 
The Philippines’ food additive regulations are included in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On October 19, Honduras notified the WTO of an extended comment deadline for the proposal to amend Central American Customs Union regulation RTCA 67.04.54:10, originally published in August 2018. Comments are now due by November 14, 2018. 

 
The Central American Custom Union’s food additive regulations are included, in English, in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On October 23, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) announced an administrative assessment report for Endo-inulinase from GM Aspergillus oryzae as a processing aid (enzyme).