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On February 20, 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, will be updated to reflect these changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On January 7, 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 already been updated to reflect these changes. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On November 24, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs initiated a public consultation on Draft National Food Safety Standard on MRLs for 75 Pesticides in Food (links in Chinese), a draft MRL amendment to its National Food Safety Standards in Food. 

Comments are due by December 23, 2020. Relevant proposed MRLs have been added to the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On November 11, China's National Health Commission published new food additive use levels. The announcement notifying these 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. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently notified the WTO of proposed MRLs. The draft standard (in Chinese) likely includes proposed pesticide MRLs previously announced by the Ministry for domestic consultation.

Comments are due by November 16, 2020. The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database will be updated with the proposed MRLs in upcoming weeks, following translation and further analysis.

On August 14, China's National Health Commission published new food additive use levels. The announcement notifying these changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations, will be updated by August 17, following the translation and analysis of the regulation. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently notified the WTO of proposed MRLs. The draft standard includes proposed pesticide MRLs previously announced by the Ministry for domestic consultation in 2018 and 2019.

Comments are due by September 13, 2020. Proposed MRLs from this WTO notification are available in the BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database.

On June 2, China's National Health Commission published new food additive use levels. The announcement notifying these changes is available in Chinese.

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database, which includes China's food additive regulations, will be updated by June 5, following the translation and analysis of the regulation. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On March 4, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs opened a public consultation (in Chinese) on draft MRLs for zeranol, trenbolone acetate, and melengestrol acetate in or on cattle muscle.

Comments were due by March 6, 2020. Relevant proposed MRLs will display in the BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database on March 12, 2020.

Recently, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for the Dominican Republic and China. 

The BCGlobal Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide, including the Dominican Republic and China. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

The BCGlobal Pesticide MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for the Dominican Republic and China. The BCGlobal Vet Drug MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for the Dominican Republic and China.