Morinaga BioScience, Inc.

US FDA released the Questions and Answers Regarding Food Allergens, Including the Food Allergen Labeling Requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Edition 5) in January 2025.

The guidance document describes FDA’s current thinking on topics such as:

　　　What foods are considerd "major food allergen"

　　　What are eggs

　　　What is milk

　　　What are tree nuts

　　　Which species of “fish” does FDA consider allergenic

The US-FDA will also hold a public meeting from November 18-20, 2025, to discuss food allergen thresholds and their potential applications.

The AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting & Exposition was held from August 23 to 28, 2025, in San Diego, California, USA.

Many renowned scientists delivered presentations at the event.

Morinaga BioScience, Inc., presented a poster featuring our Almond ELISA Kit II.

The upcoming AOAC INTERNSTIONAL Annual Meeting & Exposition will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from August 28 to September 2, 2026.

• Soya ELISA KitⅡ

The AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting & Exposition will take place in San Diego, California, USA, from August 23 to 28, 2025.

We, Morinaga BioScience, Inc., will be giving a poster presentation on our Almond ELISA kit on August 26.

Presentation title: "Development of ELISA Kit to Detect Almonds in Food at Different Processing Levels"

China has announced the revision of the National Food Safety Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods (GB 7718-2025) on March 16, 2025.

This standard will be implemented on March 16, 2027.

According to this standard, If any of the following food ingredients are present, they shall be declared in the list of ingredients or near the list.

　　　a) Cereals and products containing gluten (such as wheat, rye, barley, oats,

     spelt wheat, or their hybrid products)

　　　b) Crustaceans and products (such as shrimps, lobsters, crabs)

　　　c) Fish and products

　　　d) Eggs and products

　　　e) Peanuts and products

　　　f) Soybeans and products

　　　g) Dairy and dairy products (including lactose)

　　　h) Nuts and products