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Tanzania Launches Consultation on Draft Standard for Chocolate Product
The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has launched a public consultation on a new draft African Standard for chocolate and chocolate...
4 hours ago1 min read


South Africa Bans Hemp Food Products
On March 7, 2025, the Department of Health issued new regulations under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972,...
Mar 131 min read


UAE Introduces Mandatory NutriMark for Food Products
The Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC) is introducing a mandatory NutriMark system for front-of-package labelling. The new...
Feb 211 min read


Nigeria Opens Public Consultation on Draft Dietary Supplement Regulations 2025
On 20 January, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) published the Draft Dietary Supplements...
Feb 101 min read


Saudi Arabia Temporarily Bans the Importation of Poultry Meat, Eggs, and Egg products from Calvados, France
The ban is due to a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak. On 7 January 2025, the SFDA notified the WTO on behalf of...
Jan 211 min read
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