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Government support stimulates sales in the bakery enzymes market

# bakery

# Enzymes

# government

Numerous governments have been supporting the use of bakery enzymes to meet the consumers’ demand for clean products.

2019-07-30 · newfoodmagazine

Notice of the Food Evaluation Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration on Accelerating Feedback of Relevant Information on On-site Verification of Health Food Registration

# Food Safety

# Health Food

# Registration Info

# Verification Process

# Government Notice

# Regulatory Update

On March 17, 2026, the Food Evaluation Center of the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration issued a notice to speed up the on-site verification of relevant information on health food registration, products include extract source brand Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body concentrated capsule, Han Fang Shen Cao oral liquid, fresh Dendrobium officinale American ginseng astragalus granule, fresh Dendrobium officinale maca powder American ginseng poria cocos extract, donkey-hide gelatin block, auxiliary hypoglycemic granules, probiotic decoction brand American ginseng spore powder capsule, Dendrobium wolfberry granules, such as Xinhua Mao brand powder, Rong brand propolis soft capsule, etc.

2026-03-23 ·

Partial government shutdown is giving federal food safety a stress test

# Food Safety

# government

# stress test

The Alliance for A Stronger FDA, a non-profit organization that has been rattling the fiscal cages in Washington D.C. for more than a decade, isn’t buying the line that the partial government shutdown is a “no harm, no foul” event for federal food safety.

2019-01-09 · foodsafetynews

Chinese Government Conditionally Approves Dow, DuPont Merger of Equals

# China

# merger

DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company have announced that China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has granted conditional regulatory approval of their proposed merger of equals.

2017-05-05 · foodingredientsfirst

Two new food safety regulations come into effect on March 20

# Food Safety

# Regulations Update

# March 20

# Legal Changes

# Health Standards

# Government Policy

Since March 20, two new regulations have been implemented, "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Live E-commerce Operators Implementing the Main Responsibility of Food Safety" and "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Food Sales Chain Enterprises Implementing the Main Responsibility of Food Safety.

2026-03-19 ·

Government’s Listeria test causes recall of Eat Smart kale bagged salad kits

# Listeria test

# Eat Smart kale

# salad kits

For the second time in two months, kale salad kits packaged under the Eat Smart brand are under recall because government sampling testing returned positive results for Listeria monocytogenes.

2019-02-19 · foodsafetynews

Government consults on regulatory changes required to bring hemp seed standard into force

# hemp seed

MPI and MOH have today opened public consultation on amending regulations to allow the sale and use of low tetrahydrocannabinol （THC） hemp seed as foods in New Zealand.

2018-07-18 · foodmate

Danish government in favor of banning thin plastic bags

# food

# plastic

# plastic bags

The Danish government is in favor of banning the thin plastic bags, according to newspaper Politiken. The prospective ban is part of the government’s plastic strategy, which seeks to dramatically reduce Denmark’s consumption of plastic bags.

2018-12-10 · foodmate

National Dairy Engineering Technology Research Center issued notice about soliciting opinions

# infant formula dairy

On January 8th, 2018, National Dairy Engineering Technology Research Center issued notice about soliciting opinions and suggestions on detailed rules for examination of production license of dairy products and infant formula foods

2018-07-06 · foodmate

FSSAI issues testing notice after reported rotten areca nut smuggling

# food

# commonly referred to as betel nu

# areca nut betel nut

With reports surfacing of the smuggling of rotten areca nut (commonly referred to as betel nut) into India via Sri Lanka, FSSAI, India’s apex food regulator

2018-11-27 · foodmate