Consumer Industry News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule amending the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice.

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has published a draft standard, DUS 2590:2026 – Edible Avocado Oil — Specification, establishing quality, safety, packaging, and labelling requirements for edible avocado oil intended for human consumption.

Fresh & Ready Foods LLC has initiated a recall of a limited number of Sprig & Sprout Spicy Breakfast Burritos and Fresh & Ready Spicy Breakfast Burritos due to the presence of undeclared soy resulting from the inadvertent inclusion of sausage in a product labelled as vegetarian.

The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) has published Draft Jordanian Standard DJS 241:2026 (6th Edition) – Rice, establishing updated requirements for the quality, safety, sampling, packaging, and labelling of rice marketed in Jordan.

FSSAI has kept in abeyance the coffee-chicory labelling provisions introduced through the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) First Amendment Regulations, 2025.The decision was taken following industry representations regarding difficulties in implementing the prescribed box declara

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2026, introducing revised limits for heavy metals, crop contaminants, naturally occurring toxic substances, and veterinary drug residues in va

Japan has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to revise the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for the fungicide Mepronil under the Food Sanitation Act.

The European Commission has amended the Union list of authorised novel foods under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, expanding the permitted uses of galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS).

Japan has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposal to revise the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for the agricultural pesticide Kasugamycin under the Food Sanitation Act.

Relay Peak Research LLC, operating under the Zen Principle brand, has voluntarily recalled Zen Principle® Moringa Leaf Powder Capsules after FDA testing identified potential Salmonella contamination in the moringa leaf powder used to manufacture the product.