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Recently, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs initiated a public consultation on Draft National Food Safety Standard on MRLs for 43 Pesticides in Food and Draft National Food Safety Standard on MRLs for 55 Pesticides in Food (links in Chinese), draft MRL amendments to its National Food Safety Standards in Food. 

Comments are due by July 15, 2022. Relevant proposed MRLs will be available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database by June 24, 2022.

On May 11, China's National Health Commission published new food additive use levels. The announcement notifying the changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations in English, has been updated to reflect these changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for China, the Philippines, and Venezuela.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, and includes China and the Philippines. 

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for China, the Philippines, and Venezuela. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for China and the Philippines.

On March 1, China's National Health Commission published new food additive use levels. The announcement notifying the changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations in English, has been updated to reflect these changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On October 27, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced proposed veterinary drug MRLs to the WTO.

Relevant proposed MRLs have been added to the BCGlobal Vet Drug Database.

On October 22, China's National Health Commission published new food additive use levels. The announcement notifying the changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations in English, has been updated to reflect these changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

Recently, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs initiated a public consultation on Draft National Food Safety Standard on MRLs for 64 Pesticides in Food and Draft National Food Safety Standard on MRLs for 26 Pesticides in Food (links in Chinese), draft MRL amendments to its National Food Safety Standards in Food. 

Comments are due by September 5, 2021. Relevant proposed MRLs have been added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On August 6, China's National Health Commission published proposed food additive use levels. The announcement notifying the changes is available in Chinese. Comments are due by September 4, 2021.

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

On July 26, China's National Health Commission published new enzyme use levels. The announcement notifying the changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations in English, has already been updated to reflect these changes, though enzymes are typically excluded from the scope of the database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On April 25, China's National Health Commission published new enzyme use levels. The announcement notifying the changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations in English, has already been updated to reflect these changes, though enzymes are typically excluded from the scope of the database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.