News - Page 11 of 60 - Canadian Food Exporters Association (CFEA)

Member - Jan 30, 2025

Recent US changes and guidance documents with impacts on agriculture

News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat The Market Access Secretariat would like to highlight several actions that have recently been proposed or finalized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Food Safety Inspection...

Member - Jan 29, 2025

EU new Regulation prohibiting use of BPA in food contact materials

News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat The European Union (EU) has adopted Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 which prohibits use of bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols and bisphenol derivatives in products that come into contact...

Member - Jan 29, 2025

Swiss notification on labelling of animal products

News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat Please be advised that Switzerland has made an amendment to their notification to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. The amendment (G/TBT/N/CHE/285/Add.1) outlines the...

Public - Jan 29, 2025

Hong Kong Government’s Proposed Amendments to the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations

News from AAFC’s Market Access Secretariat The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) has launched a public consultation process on proposed amendments to the Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations (Cap. 132V). The public consultation...

Public - Jan 15, 2025

FDA to Revoke Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs

The FDA is revoking the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 as a matter of law, based on the Delaney Clause of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The...

Member - Jan 14, 2025

FDA Issues Proposed Rule on Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to require a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label on most packaged foods to provide accessible, at-a-glance information to help consumers quickly and easily identify how foods can...