The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will hold four seminars early next month about the use of food additives in the local food production sector and discuss the optimisation of food safety standards, the bureau said in a statement yesterday.
The statement noted that the bureau has started formulation work for the “Standards of use of food additives in food”.
The statement added that the bureau is planning to incorporate and update the Administrative Regulation No. 30/2017 “Standards for Use of Food Colourings in Food”, Administrative Regulation No. 12/2018 “Standards for Use of Sweeteners in Food” and Administrative Regulation No. 7/2019 “Standards for Use of Preservatives and Antioxidants in Food”, which are currently in use.
Moreover, to regulate the use of food additives by businesses involved in food production and operation, the bureau also studied the use of other food additives commonly used in local food such as emulsifiers and leavening agents, to better safeguard public health, the statement said.
As a result, the statement pointed out that the bureau is inviting local producers of noodles, beverages and baked goods, among others, to the seminars.
During the seminar, IAM officials will talk about topics such as the current situation of the standards of use of food additives and their plans to update them, and discuss the use of food additives in the different food production sectors with the attendees and gather their opinions, according to the statement.
For details of and registration for the seminars, call 8296 1210 or 8296 1209 to contact the bureau’s Division of Risk Assessment representatives Ms. Chan or Mr. Lam.
The bureau has also uploaded the “Questionnaire on use of food additives and opinion collection form” on www.foodsafety.com to collect opinions from members of the sector. The forms can be submitted by emailing fsconsult@iam.gov.mo or faxing them to 8296 1204. The forms can be submitted until March 10.
This image downloaded from the Municipal Affairs Bureau’s (IAM) website last night shows the bureau’s official logo.
