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On March 20, Macau notified the WTO of its regulation on the use preservatives and antioxidants in food. The regulation is effective from March 5, 2019.

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On March 4, Macau published a regulation on the use of preservatives and antioxidants in food. The regulation is effective from March 5, 2019.

BCI's Food Additive Database includes maximum use level regulations for over 850 additives in more than 70 countries worldwide. Please contact BCI for more information on subscribing.

On July 12, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Macau. 

 
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The Global MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for 125 countries.

On June 4, the Macau published a new regulation on the use of sweeteners. It is effective from June 5, 2018. 

 
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On November 27, the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of the Government of Macau Special Administrative Region notified the WTO of its publication of Administrative Regulation No. 30/2017 (Portuguese and Chinese) regarding food coloring. It is effective as of November 14, 2017. 

 
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The Macau Special Administrative Region recently notified the WTO of the following amendments (in Chinese and Portuguese):

• Veterinary drug MRLs (previously notified in 2013)
• Maximum radionuclides in food
• Prohibited substances list

On June 3, 2013, the Macau Special Administrative Region notified the WTO of its publication of the Food Safety Law (Law No. 5/2013). This legislation establishes general food safety standards, which includes clauses pertaining to the production and use of food additives.

The law was adopted on March 27, 2013 and will enter into force on October 20, 2013. The document is only available in Chinese and Portuguese. Macau's food additive regulations are not currently included in the International Food Additive Database.