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Vietnam: Law on Food Safety
Vietnam | 07 05, 2025
On 29 April 2025, the Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee on Science, Technology, and Environment appraised the draft amendment to the Law on Product and Goods Quality and further discussed it on 06 May 2025. Notable points include:• The Committee recommended further research on issues like risk-based management for product quality, digital technology in quality management, and measures for managing product quality amid increasing international integration and cross-border trade.• Regarding risk-based management, the Committee urged the drafting agency to categorise risks as low, medium, or high, following ISO guidelines, international warnings, and state authorities' capacities.Sources indicate that the latest draft Law introduces new changes compared to the version pres...Read more
Thailand: Food Labelling
Thailand | 06 05, 2025
On 02 May 2025, the Food Division under Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the enactment of two Ministerial Notifications, officially published in the Royal Gazette on 02 May 2025 and effective as of 03 May 2025. These incl...Read more
Indonesia: Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling
Indonesia | 09 05, 2025
On 02 May 2025, the Indonesian Food and Drugs Supervisory Agency (BPOM) released the final draft of the revision of BPOM Regulation 26/2021 on Nutritional Information for Processed Food. Provisions on the Nutri-Level front-of-pack nutrition label (FO...Read more
Thailand: Draft Regulation for Food in Hermetically Sealed Containers
Thailand | 07 05, 2025
On 07 May 2025, the Thailand Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a public hearing on the draft Notification on Food in Hermetically Sealed Containers, aimed at aligning with current risk asses...Read more
China: New Food Ingredients
China | 07 05, 2025
On 07 May 2025, China’s National Health Commission (NHC), under the Department of Food Safety Standards, Monitoring and Evaluation, officially announced the approval of several new substances ac...Read more
Others: General Policy
Others | 06 05, 2025
On 06 May 2025, World Health Organisation (WHO) lauched a comprehensive report highlighting persistent and unacceptable disparities in healthy life expectancy influenced by social determinants such as...Read more
Latest Updates
US Texas Advanced Cell-Cultured Protein Ban Bill to Full Senate
US | May 05, 2025
In April 2025, the Texas Senate Bill 261, authored by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, has advanced out of committee and will head to the full Senate. It would still need approval of the House and the signature of Gov. Greg Abbott. Once passed, th...Read more
US North Carolina Passed PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability Act
US | May 08, 2025
On 07 May 2025, the North Carolina HB 569, or the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Pollution and Polluter Liability Act, passed the state House. The bill would hold PFAS manufacturers who discharge the cancer-causing chemicals into public w...Read more
Nigeria CAPPA Report Highlighted Deceptive Marketing of Unhealthy Foods
Others | May 07, 2025
On 07 May 2025, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) released a report titled "Junk on our Plates: Exposing Deceptive Marketing of Unhealthy Foods Across Seven States in Nigeria." The report examines the tactics used b...Read more
IAFNS Workshop On Food Processing Classification Principles
US | May 09, 2025
On 15 April 2025, the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS) convened a cross-sector workshop to advance the development of a science-based framework for classifying foods based on their processing and formulation. The s...Read more
My Green Lab Launched Ecolabel Certification Programme
Others | May 08, 2025
On 08 May 2025, My Green Lab® launched the ACT Ecolabel 2.0 programme. It is an enhanced version of the only third-party verified ecolabel for laboratory products. Designed to advance Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency for the scientif...Read more
Vietnam Law on Product and Goods Quality: Latest Developments in the Revised Draft
Vietnam | May 07, 2025
On 29 April 2025, the Vietnam National Assembly’s Committee on Science, Technology, and Environment appraised the draft amendment to the Law on Product and Goods Quality and further discussed it on 06 May 2025. Notable points include:• The...Read more
US West Virginia PFAS Plans Stalled Due to Trump Administration Cancelling Funds
US | May 07, 2025
On 07 May 2025, it was reported that the West Virginia regulators’ plans to reduce cancer-causing chemicals in the state’s drinking water has stalled because the Trump administration cancelled funding for the project. West Virginia Depart...Read more
US Administrator Outlined Action to Address PFAS
US | Apr 28, 2025
On 28 April 2025, the United States (US) Administrator Lee Zeldin outlined upcoming agency action to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). In this suite of actions, Administrator Zeldin announced a long list that included in part the de...Read more