EU requires mandatory registration of food preservatives and antioxidants produced in China
On 27 November 2025, the European Commission issued Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2385, which establishes a mandatory registration system for imports of specific alkylphosphonic acids and their sodium salts originating in China, including 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (PBTC) and tetrasodium 2-phosphonobutane-1,2,4-tricarboxylate (PBTC-Na₄), effective from 28 November 2025.