Qatar: Nutritional Labeling
USA: MRLs Update
On July 5, 2017, the US Environmental Protection Agency published the Final Rule establishing tolerances for residues of indaziflam.
Panama: Microbiological Criteria
New Statistics Database
The new INC online Statistics Database, with updated functionalities and look, has been launched in June.
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.
Statistical Yearbook 2016/17
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.