Saudi Arabia: Food Products Imports
Australia: Analysis of Imported Foods
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is requesting comments on the Proposals for Changes to the Inspection and Analysis of Imported Foods.
Panama: Microbiological Criteria
Korea, Republic of: Standards and Specifications for Foods
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea notified the World Trade Organization of the Proposed Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods.
Japan: MRLs Update
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has notified the World Trade Organization of the Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
India: Organic Foods
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) Regulations, 2017.
Hong Kong, China: Amendments to the Food Adulteration
EU Court of Justice Concludes the Term ‘Milk’ Cannot be Used for Plant-Based Products
On June 14, 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union concluded that the designations such as ‘milk’, ‘cream’, ‘butter’, ‘cheese’ or ‘yoghurt’ cannot be legally used to designate a purely plant-based products.
EU: Changes on Border Controls
According to the European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit & Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery Products, Spices and Honey (FRUCOM), at the beginning of July the list of products subject to increased official physical controls at EU borders (Regulation 669/2009) will be modified.
EU: MRLs Update, Draft Commission Regulations
The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Annexes to Draft Commission Regulation 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 2-phenylphenol, bensulfuron-methyl, dimethachlor and lufenuron in or on certain products.