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Indonesia: Implementation of Halal Product Assurance
Indonesia | 15 07, 2024
On 15 July 2024, BPJPH announced the opening of Foreign Halal Certification Registration channel on the Halal Information System (Sihalal). According to Article 47 of the Halal Product Assurance Law, foreign halal products that are imported do not need to apply for new certifcates if they already possess a halal certificate issued by Overseas Halal Institution that have a mutual recognition agreement with BPJPH. That said, the halal certificate must be registered with BPJPH before the product can be distributed in Indonesia. As for new application or extension to the foreign halal certificate, importers or representatives in Indonesia must submit to writing to BPJPH, using the Sihalal system. The process flow of the foreign halal certificate registration via Sihalal are as follows: Registr...Read more
United States: Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling
US | 16 07, 2024
On 16 July 2024, James Jones, the US FDA deputy commissioner of Human Foods, spoke at the IFT FIRST expo in Chicago on the near-term nutrition agenda. Of key note, he shared:• The FDA's voluntary sodium reduction plan is going well and there are...Read more
India: Dietary Guidelines for Indians
India | 18 07, 2024
In June 2024, the National Institute of Nutrition published a revised version of the "Dietary Guidelines for Indians". This follows the initial release of the dietary guidelines in May 2024 (the fomer version of the guidelines can be accessed here)....Read more
Thailand: Regulations on Health Claims of Food
Thailand | 12 07, 2024
On 12 July 2024, the Thai Food and Drugs Administration announced the development of a Positive List for health claims to support the use of Functional Food or Functional Ingredients.They have selecte...Read more
Others: WHO Safety Evaluations
Others | 15 07, 2024
On 15 July 2024, the World Health Organisation released a Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Contaminants, based off the Ninety-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JE...Read more
Latest Updates
WHO Released Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on NCD-related Research and Innovation
Others | Jul 11, 2024
On 11 July 2024, World Health Organization (WHO) released a Report of the Fourth Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on NCD-Related Research and Innovation. The key takeaways are as follows:- Under critical points highlighted by TAG members...Read more
WHO Released Guide on Supporting Member States in Reaching Informed Decision-making on Engaging with Private Sector Entities for the Prevention and Control of NCDs
Others | Jul 14, 2024
On 14 July 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a publication on “Supporting Member States in reaching informed decision-making on engaging with private sector entities for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: a...Read more
South Korea Revises the Packing Material Recyclability Rating Standard
South Korea | Jul 12, 2024
On 12 July 2024, Korean’s Ministry of Environment revised the Packaging Material Recyclability Rating Standard. This involved the following changes:- Classification of PET bottles into normal resistance bottle, heat resistance bottle, pressure...Read more
New Minnesota EPR Framework for Packaging
US | Jul 16, 2024
In the United States, Minnesota has became the fifth state to sign into law an extended producer responsibility framework for pacakging. Having said that, there remains to be some apparent differences to the provisions within the laws of the four oth...Read more
UK Organisations Calls for Adoption of Mass Balance Approach for Recycling
United Kingdom | Jul 16, 2024
In July, 14 organisations in the UK called for an "urgent response" from the newly appointed Exchequer Secretary regarding the adoption of the mass balance as a method for calculating recycled content within the UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT). The pr...Read more
RecyClass Releases New Version of Design for Recycling Guidelines
Others | Jul 16, 2024
In July, RecyClass, released a new version of its recycling guidelines following its intensive testing commissioned earlier this year. Notable additions to the guidelines include a more precise definition of adhesives for labels on HDPE, PP and PS ri...Read more
Vietnam to Establish Decree for Halal Products and Services
Vietnam | Jun 25, 2024
On 26 June 2024, Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is soliciting public feedback to develop its draft “Decree on the Management of Halal Products and Services”. This is to capitalise on the increasing demand for us...Read more
Australia Soft Plastic Recycling Technology
Australia | Jul 16, 2024
On 16 July, a project under the new Recycling Modernisation Fund Plastics Technology to recycle soft plastics such as shopping bags, chip packets and food wrappers into new soft plastic packaging was announced. The Recycling Modernisation Fund is a n...Read more