National Standard of the P.R.C.,Feed additives—Part 3: Minerals and their complexes (or chelates)—Dicalcium phosphate
Distribution date: 14 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 15 April 2025
This document specifies the chemical name, molecular formula and relative molecular mass, specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life, describes the sampling and test methods of feed additives dicalcium phosphate.This document applies to feed additive dicalcium phosphate produced by chemical synthesis from wet process phosphoric acid as raw material.
Products Covered: dicalcium phosphate(HS code(s): 283526); (ICS code(s): 65.120)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C.,Feed additives—Part 3: Minerals and their complexes (or chelates)—Monocalcium phosphate
Distribution date: 14 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 15 April 2025
This document specifies the chemical name, molecular formula and relative molecular mass, specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life, describes the sampling and test methods of feed additives monocalcium phosphate.This document applies to feed additive monocalcium phosphate produced by chemical synthesis from wet process phosphoric acid as raw material.
Products Covered: monocalcium phosphate(HS code(s): 283526); (ICS code(s): 65.120)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Feed additives—Part 8:Preservatives,mildew preventives and acidity regulators—Calcium citrate
Distribution date: 14 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 15 April 2025
This document specifies the chemical name, molecular formula, relative molecular mass and structural formula of calcium citrate, stipulates the technical requirements, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life of feed additive calcium citrate, and describes the sampling and test methods.This document applies to the feed additive calcium citrate made through the reaction of citric acid and calcium-containing compounds as raw materials.
Products Covered: calcium citrate(HS code(s): 291815); (ICS code(s): 65.120)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Feed additives-Part 3:Minerals and their complexes (or chelates)一Tricalcium phosphate
Distribution date: 17 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 18 April 2025
This document specifies the chemical name, molecular formula and relative molecular mass of tricalcium phosphate, specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life of feed additive tricalcium phosphate, and describes the sampling and test methods.This document applies to feed additive tricalcium phosphate produced by methods of high-temperature sintering, chemical precipitation, phytic acid calcium hydrolysis, and calcination of sodium hypophosphite slag.
Products Covered: tricalcium phosphate(HS code(s): 283526); (ICS code(s): 65.120)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Feed additives—Part 2: Vitamins, provitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect—Choline chloride
Distribution date: 17 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 18 April 2025
This document specifies the chemical name, molecular formula and relative molecular mass of choline chloride. It specifies the technical requirements, inspection rules, labeling, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life of the feed additive choline chloride, and describes the sampling and test methods.This document applies to the choline chloride aqueous solution produced by the reaction of trimethylamine hydrochloride aqueous solution with ethylene oxide, as well as the choline chloride powder made by adding a carrier to the choline chloride aqueous solution as the raw material.
Products Covered: choline chloride(HS code(s): 230990; 292310); (ICS code(s): 65.120)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Feed additives—Part 2: Vitamins,provitamins and chemically well-defined substances having similar effect— L-Calcium ascorbate
Distribution date: 17 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 18 April 2025
This document specifies the requirements, test methods, inspection rules, labeling，packaging, transportation storage and shelf life for feed additive L-Calcium ascorbateaThis document applies to L-Calcium ascorbate made from L-ascorbic acid and calcium salts.
Products Covered: L-Calcium ascorbatea(HS code(s): 293627); (ICS code(s): 65.020.30)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Regulations Amending the Pest Control Products Fees and Charges Regulations (Annual Charge)
Distribution date: 17 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 06 March 2025
Following careful deliberation taking into consideration requests from stakeholders, the comment period for the proposed Regulations Amending the Pest Control Products Fees and Charges Regulations (Annual Charge) (https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2024/2024-12-21/html/reg8-eng.html) has been extended by 15 additional days, until 6 March 2025.
Products Covered: Pest control products, including but not limited to HS 3808 (ICS: 65.100).
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Order Repealing Certain Marketing Authorizations Issued Under the Food and Drugs Act
Distribution date: 17 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 19 April 2025
The proposed order notified under the title “Marketing Authorization repealing certain Marketing Authorizations issued under the Food and Drugs Act” in G/TBT/N/CAN/713 (dated February 2, 2024) was adopted on January 31, 2025 and published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on February 12, 2025. The order repeals sixteen redundant food marketing authorizations; fifteen of which relate to permitted food additives, and one regarding the fortification of Milk, Goat's Milk and Margarine with vitamin D. Text of the final regulations is publicly available, in both English and French, via the links provided above.
Products Covered: Food products in general (ICS: 67.040)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
DRS 603-2: 2025, Ammonium chloride fertilizer — Specification — Part 2: Liquid
Distribution date: 19 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 17 March 2025
This Draft Rwanda Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and test methods for liquid ammonium chloride fertilizer. It covers the liquid ammonium chloride fertilizer in concentrate and diluted formulations.
Products Covered: (HS code(s): 28); Fertilizers (ICS code(s): 65.080)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Draft Order of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine “On Approval of Hygienic Requirements for Edible Caseins and Caseinates”
Distribution date: 21 February 2025 | Final date for Comment: 22 April 2025
The draft Order proposes the approval of Hygienic requirements for edible caseins and caseinates, which define the information required for labeling the final product. This information shall include, in particular, information about food additives and/or milk protein content (where applicable). The draft Order also provides for the prohibition of the use of caseins and caseinates for food purposes that do not meet the requirements for the maximum permissible levels of some pollutants and impurities (lead, foreign matter such as wood or metal particles, hair or insect fragments). The criteria applicable to edible caseinates and caseins are outlined in the Annex to Hygienic requirements.The draft Order is also notified under the TBT Agreement.
Products Covered: Edible caseins and caseinates (HS code(s): 3501)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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