Food and Drug Administration
116
Date
Regulation / standard name
Summary
15
December
Regulations Governing the Labeling of
Restructured Meat Products
Restructured meat provided by packaged or bulk food
product manufacturers or vendors directly serving prepared
foods and beverages must indicate in a conspicuous manner
the word restructured or similar terms
22
December
Labelling Requirements for
Prepackaged Food, Food Additives,
and Unpackaged Foods Containing
Ingredients of Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMOs)
1. Prepackaged food, food additives, and unpackaged food
containing genetically modified food material must be
labeled with the terms
GMO
or
contains GMO
2. Final products that no longer contain transgenetic
fragments or transgenic proteins are exempt from labeling
the product with
GMO
or
contains GMO
3. The maximum level for unintentional content of GMO in
non-GM food ingredients is 3%
26
December
Health Care Effects Specified in the
Health Food Control Act
TFDA formulated the Health Care
Effects Specified in
the Health Food Control Act
which contain the following:
liver protection, anti-fatigue, modulation of blood lipids,
modulation of blood sugar, modulation of immunity, bone
health protection, maintaining dental health, aging delay,
enhancing iron absorption, improvement to gastrointestinal
function, support blood pressure modulation, reducing body
fat formation, help modulate allergic constitution, and other
similar texts and phrases describing effects
January to
December
Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits
in Foods, Standards for Veterinary Drug
Residue Limits in Foods, Standards for
Specification, Scope, Application and
Limitation of Food Additives,
and food
sanitation standards
Total items formulated: 4,355 MRLs for 354 pesticides;
1,389 MRLs for 135 veterinary drugs; scopes, limits, and
specifications of usage for 800 types of food additives; and
36 food sanitation standards