Policy & Regulation

The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in China has experienced rapid growth, with the installed capacity reaching 129 GW in the first three quarters of 2023, representing a 145% year-on-year increase.

• solar photovoltaic

IFSAC 2021 Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Report Shows Salmonellosis Caused by Variety of Foods

• Salmonella
• FDA
• USDA-FSIS

Rendin Pharmaceuticals, in partnership with Pfizer Inc., announced that repotrectinib (Augtyro™) has received approval from the U.S. FDA for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

• Repotrectinib

Consumers in the Middle East are increasingly looking for protein-richproducts to fulfil various needs, with claims ranging from sportsperformance to age-related muscle support.

• functional ingredients
• Proteins
• Peptides
• Amino acids

The European Institute of lnnovation and Technology (ElT), partnering with FoodtechHUB Latam, is expanding its Food Accelerator Network (FAN) to Brazil, where it willopen a hub that will help develop burgeoning agrifood-tech start-ups in the LatinAmerica.

• Health And Nutritional Ingredients
• Food Additives Companies

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a letter to the Government of Minnesota requiring the state to address dangerous levels of nitrate contamination in its drinking water.

• USFDA
• Nitrate

On November 2, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed to ban the use of related food additives (brominated vegetable oil, BVO) and continue to evaluate the safety of other chemical substances.

• USFDA
• brominated vegetable oil

In recent years, as people pay more attention to health and nutrition, dietary supplements have become an important part of many people's daily lives.

• functional ingredients

he new definition aligns the Food Code with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish.

• shellfish
• FDA Food Code

Recently, according to a new study on global construction chemicals by Freedonia Group, India's demand for construction chemicals is expected to grow at an annual rate of 7.7%, reaching US$3.5 billion by 2027.

• India
• construction chemicals

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

• food imports
• imported food
• pesticides
• Salmonella
• undeclared colors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke the regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food.

• brominated vegetable oil
• FDA

The FSVP regulation requires that importers perform certain risk-based activities to verify that human and/or animal food they import into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S. food safety standards.

• FDA
• FSVP

In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing a ban on using formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing chemicals as an ingredient in hair smoothing or hair straightening products. Already regulated in the EU and Canada.

• cosmetics ingredients
• FDA
• Formaldehyde
• Hair care

Moral, environmental, and health considerations are driving demand for plant-based alternatives across Europe. Yet consumers want products that resemble conventional animal products where taste, appearance, and texture are concerned, Mintel data shows.

• plant-based additives

On October 29, 2023, according to the US Food Safety News Network, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that an infant fruit puree contained excessive lead, and at least 4 children were affected.

• FDA
• Baby Product
• Lead

ECHEMI平台投诉处罚规则 - ECHEMI platform complaint penalty rules

• policy
• regulation
• penalty

ST PHARM, a subsidiary of South Korea's Dong-A Socio Group, announced on October 25 that its oligonucleotide production plant, Banwol Campus, has successfully passed regular inspections by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• stpharm

On October 24th, Yehui Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation (FTD) to BN104 for the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute leukemia.

• FDA

On November 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA’s FSIS) will begin a one-year sampling program of domestic beef, pork, and Siluriformes fish.

• Dioxins
• USFDA