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Naturally occuring and administered probioticsBreast milk, far from being sterile, contains on average as many as 600 different species of probiotic b…
Takehome China’s pesticide MRL regulatory framework (the maximum concentrations of pesticide residues in foods) is underdeveloped compared with other …
Takehome 720 batches of food from 48 countries or regions were rejected in October 2017 according to data released by China AQSIQ. On November the 30t…
On November 30, 2017, China CFDA released the 26th batch of registered infant formula in China, including 42 products (12 are imported) from 12 enterp…
On November 28, 2017, China CFDA released the 25th batch of registered infant formula in China, including 30 products (15 are imported) from 8 enterpr…
Takehome: Import tariffs on 4 types of special infant formula dropped from 20% to 0. Compound wine tariffs decreased by the largest percentage, reduci…
Takehome: Production date (before or after Jan 1st, 2018) is the principle criteria used to assess if an imported infant formula requires a recipe reg…
On November 21, 2017 China CFDA released the first batch of registered food for special medical purpose (FSMP). 3 imported FSMP products for infants f…
Takehome: Taiwan region’s FDA announced the revision of three drafts of test methods for benzoyl peroxide, formaldehyde and food additives specificati…
Takehome: Macau released a new regulatory standard for the use of food colorings, including 17 tar/artificial pigments and 28 natural and other pigmen…