Effective May 14, 2018 Health Canada is now permitting the use of tara gum, a new emulsifying, gelling, stabilising and thickening agent,...

Effective May 8, 2018 Health Canada has approved the use of tamarind gum and has included it in its list of permitted Emulsifying,...

Codex Alimentarius has published its report on the 50th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) held in China March 26 -...

Effective April 4, 2018 Health Canada is permittting the use of propionic acid and sodium propionate (preservatives) in ready-to-eat...

Effective today, Health Canada has extended the uses of erythritol to allow for its use in so-called "food thickener products" to max. 2%...

Health Canada has approved the use of nisin (preservative) in several new applications effective February 9, 2018. Details of the...

Regulation 2018/97, amending EU Regulation No. 1333/2008 has been published so that the entries for: E 950 Acesulfame K, E 951 Aspartame,...

The Thai FDA has issued an amendment to its food additive standard. The document can be found here (in Thai): http://food.fda.moph.go.th/...

FSSAI is proposing to amend its food additive regulations further. Changes affecting several additives and their conditions of use are...

GSO 5/DS2500 was prepared by Saudi Arabia and also refers to the replacement of the GSO Sweeteners Standard (995). The Codex GSFA (STAN...

An application has been submitted to FSANZ seeking permission for the use of steviol glycosides (INS 960) in fruit drinks. Schedule 15...

A consolidated version of the Food Regulations, No. 977/96 has recently been published on the Minsal website (in original language)....

A draft Administrative Order proposes new rules covering the use of food additives and processing aids in the Philippines and would...

Health Canada had finished its assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of erythritol as a sweetener in meal...

Effective April 19 2017, Health Canada now permits the use of Advantame in several food and beverage applications. It has been added to...

On April 13th, several portions of the Food Standards Code were amended. The changes included a broadening of the definition for steviol...

On March 31st, Singapore made several amendments to its food regulations, including new rules on enzymes, beta glucan, quillaia extracts,...

Singapore's AVA has recently published a summary of the responses received from the public consultation on the draft Food (Amendment)...

Health Canada recently published a proposal to provide for the use of lycopene extract from tomato in a host of food categories. The...

This EU Regulation amends Regulation No. 1333/2008 on the use of food additives and authorises E960 as a sweetener in certain...