BCI is pleased to announce that South Africa's food additive use regulations have been added to the International Food Additive Database.

On June 5, 2013, China’s Ministry of Health (MOH published a draft amendment to the National Food Safety Standard: Standard for Use of Food Additives

On June 27, 2013, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-42 announcing draft MRLs

On July 1, the Customs Union Technical Regulation TR CU 029/2012, "Safety requirements for food additives, flavorings, and technological aids", went i

On June 28, 2013, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA published “Refined exposure assessment of ethyl lauroyl arginate based on revised proposed

On July 2, 2013, Health Canada’s Bureau of Chemical Safety published Notice of Modification to the Lists of Permitted Food Additives.

According to this article published by World Bulletin, Turkey is implementing two new directives, the Food Additives Directive and the Flour Directive

EFSA has published guidance for assessing the potential risks to honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees from the use of pesticides.

According to the new book Rich Food, Poor Food, ingredients commonly found in up to 80 percent of all pre-packaged foods on grocers shelves in the U.S

On July 2, 2013, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ published changes to Standard 1.4.2, Australia’s maximum residue limit regulation.