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China Regulatory Matters is intended to update you on significant Chinese regulatory changes in the areas of food, food packaging, cosmetics, environmental, chemical control, tobacco, e-vapor, and e-cigarettes.

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Recent Alerts

02.18.26From the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Horse: China’s Food Law Year-in-Review 2025
12.29.25China Revises Food Facility Registration Requirements
11.26.25China to Create a Negative List for CBEC Foods
10.23.25China Moves to Strengthen Food Recall System
10.16.25Navigating Food Approvals in China:  From Ingredients and Additives to Finished Foods
09.16.25China Revitalizes Approval for Imported Health Foods
08.28.25China Publishes Draft Amendment to Standard on Additives for Food-Contact Materials
08.12.25China Released New National Food Safety Standards for Public Comments
08.11.25China: Master the Ingredient Regulations for Health Foods

Special Focus on Alternative Proteins

01.22.26UAE Launches Major Strategic Push into Alternative Protein Market
01.22.25Thailand: A Rising Market in Asia for Alternative Proteins
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China Regulatory Matters Archive

02.18.26From the Year of the Snake to the Year of the Horse: China’s Food Law Year-in-Review 2025
01.22.26UAE Launches Major Strategic Push into Alternative Protein Market
12.29.25China Revises Food Facility Registration Requirements
11.26.25China to Create a Negative List for CBEC Foods
10.23.25China Moves to Strengthen Food Recall System
10.16.25Navigating Food Approvals in China:  From Ingredients and Additives to Finished Foods
09.16.25China Revitalizes Approval for Imported Health Foods
08.28.25China Publishes Draft Amendment to Standard on Additives for Food-Contact Materials
08.12.25China Released New National Food Safety Standards for Public Comments
08.11.25China: Master the Ingredient Regulations for Health Foods
07.16.25South Korea Streamlines Food Additive Application by Reducing Data Burden
07.09.25Tapping into China’s Booming Novel Food Market – A Regulatory Glance
04.16.25Breaking News: China Publishes Revised Food Labeling Requirements
03.10.25Singapore Revises Food Labeling Rules and Refines Food Regulatory Framework
02.05.25From the Year of the Dragon to the Year of the Snake: China’s Food Law Year-in-Review 2024
01.22.25Thailand: A Rising Market in Asia for Alternative Proteins
01.17.25 China to Revise Registration Requirements for Foreign Food Facilities
12.16.24China Proposes Amendments to  Imported Pet Food Regulation
11.08.24Korea Releases Application Guidelines for Cell-Cultured Food
11.04.24China Notifies Requirements for Safety Evaluation Materials for “Three New Foods”
10.09.24Navigating China’s Complex Landscape of Consumer Product Labeling Requirements
09.05.24China Calls for Submissions of New Health Claims
08.26.24China Releases Draft Guidelines for Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling
08.13.24China Updates Standards Regulating Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods
07.29.24Singapore Clarifies the Requirements to Export Insects for Food Consumption
07.09.24Two Chinese Food Agencies Release Drafts of New Food Labeling Requirements
05.07.24Singapore Introduces New Legislation Regulating Food Alternative Proteins and More
03.20.24Canada Grants its First Approval for Animal-Free Milk Protein
03.15.24China Announces the Standard for Food Packaging Adhesives
03.04.24From the Year of the Rabbit to the Year of the Dragon: China’s Food Law Year-in-Review 2023
02.12.24Israel Grants the World’s First Regulatory Approval for Cultivated Beef
02.06.24China Solicits Comments on Food Labeling Standard
01.18.24China Solicits Comments on Food-Contact Coatings Standard
01.12.24 China Continues to Revise the Food Labeling Standard
12.21.23Australia and New Zealand Consult on the First Cell-Cultured Meat Application
12.12.23Korea Introduces More Rules to Enhance Oversight of Alternative Protein Foods
10.24.23The Changing Face of Cosmetics in China
09.26.23Updates on China’s Regulation of Food Ingredients and Additives
08.30.23China Update: STMA Publishes Guidelines on Quality Assurance for E-Cigarettes for Export
08.24.23China’s MEE Chemical Reporting Plan: Assessing Environmental Risks
08.23.23How to Introduce Alternative Proteins via Tasting Trials in the Netherlands and Singapore
06.01.23Israel Approves the First Animal-Free Protein for Food Use
05.25.23China Proposes to Amend GB 4806.1 General Safety Standard for Food-Contact Materials
04.25.23China Publishes Long-Awaited Management Measures for the Supervision of Toothpaste
03.30.23The South Korean Food Authority Releases New Rules and Policies Supporting the Development of the Alternative Protein Industry
03.01.23China Releases Draft Amendment to GB Standard on Additives used in Food Contact Materials and Articles
02.28.23China Announces Draft Standard on Nutritional Fortification Substances: What Will its Impact Be on Alternative Protein Foods?
02.24.23From the Year of the Tiger to the Year of the Rabbit
01.04.23Foods Produced from Animal Cells: What’s in a Name?
12.14.22China Announces New Management Measures for Food-Related Products
11.29.22Singapore Updates Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods
11.23.22BREAKING NEWS: U.S. FDA Completes First Pre-Market Consultation for Food Made by Cultured Animal Cells
09.27.22Health Foods in China: New Rules Approving Functional Claims
09.22.22Use of Food Additives to Face New Requirements in China
07.20.22South Korea Promotes Alternative Proteins in Its National Plan
06.06.22Manufacturing E-Cigarettes in China: How to Obtain the Manufacturer License
05.09.22China Publishes Final GB Standard on E-Cigarettes: The Basis for Product Compliance
05.06.22Group Standards: An Often Overlooked Regulatory Pathway to Export Food to China
04.28.22India: Another Booming Market for Alternative Proteins in Asia
03.17.22Breaking News – China Finalizes Management Rules for E-Cigarettes
03.07.22China Food Laws Year in Review 2021 - From the Year of the Ox to the Year of the Tiger
02.10.22  China Food Packaging Year-in-Review: Looking Back on the Ox and Forward to the Tiger
12.15.21  Further Guidance on Overseas Food Facility Registration Published by China Customs Authority
12.07.21China Brings E-Cigarettes Under Its Tobacco Monopoly Law: Will This Reshape the Global Industry?
11.09.21China Releases Further Details on Overseas Food Facility Registration
10.29.21Breaking News: China Publishes Key GB Standards on Food Packaging for Public Comments
10.21.21China’s Overseas Food Facility Registration: Some Deadlines You Need to Know About
09.13.21China Takes the Air Out of Excessive Packaging
09.03.21Japan is Contemplating the Future of Cell-based Meats
04.30.21Breaking News: China Imposes New Registration Requirements for All Foreign Food Companies
03.30.21Asia's First Animal-Free Dairy Ice Cream: Another Alternative Protein Breakthrough
03.10.21China Food Law Year in Review: Reflecting on the Year of Rat and Welcoming the Year of Ox!
02.25.21Let's Bring in the Ox and Put the Rat Out to Pasture: Food Packaging Year in Review
02.01.21Cultured Meat: Shaping the Future of Foods
11.03.20  China Announces Transition Document for Amended New Chemical Regulation
10.19.20Breaking News: China Announces Draft GB Standards Related to Food Contact Materials & Articles
10.07.20China Revamps Food Nutrition Labeling Regulations
08.14.20More Make-Up Applied to China's Management of Cosmetics: Here's How It Looks
05.13.20Breaking News: China Publishes Amended New Chemical Regulation
05.08.20Plant-Based Foods: Exciting Technology, But Don't Overlook the Regulatory Considerations
04.14.20Getting to Know the U.S.-China Trade Agreement: Obtaining a Chinese Standard for an Imported Food
03.25.20China's Food Laws: Looking Back on 2019, the Year of the Pig
01.23.20Are You Ready for China's New Food Labeling Requirements?
12.06.19  Breaking News: China Proposes New Facility Registration Requirements for Overseas Food Producers
11.05.19Breaking News: China Publishes Long-Awaited Food Safety Law Implementation Regulation
08.20.19Asia Regulatory Matters: Japan Notifies WTO of its New Positive List for Plastic Food-Contact Materials
08.07.19China is Drafting First E-Cigarette Standard
05.27.19China Releases Draft Adhesives Standard for Food-Contact Materials
03.21.19From The Year of the Dog to The Year of the Pig: China's Food and Food Packaging Laws Year-in-Review
09.10.18  Exporting Food to China: Tariffs Are Just Part of The Problem
08.21.18Barking News: China Implements New Pet Feed Regulations
03.22.18China's National People's Congress Passes Reshuffle Plan to Establish New Food and Food-Related Agencies
03.05.18Zai Jian Rooster, Ni Hao Dog: Keller and Heckman's Year in Review of China's Food and Food Packaging Laws
01.19.18China's Food Additives Standard Will Soon Have Some Flavorful and Unflavorful Changes
10.20.17Breaking News: Two Key China Food Packaging Standards Now Take Effect
09.26.17Breaking News: AQSIQ Gives Food Industry Two-Year Extension on Imported Foods Certification Requirement
09.21.17CFDA Submits to WTO the Third Revised Draft Regulation on the Implementation of the Food Safety Law
06.02.17  China's CFSA Published Implementation Guidance of GB 9685-2016
05.18.17Handling Professional Consumers: A New Challenge to Doing Business in China
02.24.17China Food Law: Year in Review 2016 - Out with the Monkey, In with the Rooster: A look back and a look ahead on China's Food Safety System
11.02.16  Recalls Expanding to China After Consumer and Media Complaints
10.28.16Last Chance to Comment on China's Implementing Regulation of the Food Safety Law
09.29.16China's General Rules for Food Production Licensing Review Take Effect
06.29.16CFDA Measures on Foods for Special Medical Purposes Take Effect
06.15.16China's NHFPC Publishes Approvals for 23 Food Packaging Materials
05.17.16Regulatory Landscape of Cross-Border E-Commerce in China Enters a New Spring
04.27.16Registration of Foreign Facilities Producing Food and Food Packaging Sold in Korea
04.21.16FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA): A Foreign Suppliers Guide
03.02.16Beware the Ides of March: Consumer Products and the Challenges of Professional Consumers in China
02.05.16China Food Law: Year in Review 2015 Part II
01.28.16China Food Law: Year in Review 2015 Part I
01.22.16CFDA Announces Draft Regulation to Implement China's New Food Safety Law (Part II)
12.21.15  CFDA Announces Draft Regulation to Implement China's New Food Safety Law (Part I)
12.10.15China Moves to Finalize List of Raw Materials for Food Use Detergents
10.09.15China's NHFPC Releases Key Food Packaging Standards
10.01.15China's Food Safety Law Takes Effect Today: Are You Ready?
06.24.15China Notifies WTO of Draft General Safety Standard for Food-Contact Materials
05.29.15China's Amended GB 2760 Food Additive Standard Enters into Force
04.28.15China Passes Sweeping Amendment to Food Safety Law: The Most Stringent To Date
04.20.15China Food Law: Year in Review 2014