In September and October, the INC Executive Committee visited Brussels for a series of meetings with the European Commission, namely the Directorate General for Trade (DG TRADE), Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) and Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI).

The INC Executive Committee met in Brussels, Belgium, on October 8, 2019, to review the Foundation’s financial status and ongoing projects, including the projects of marketing and communication, activities concerning scientific and legal aspects, and the statistics and megatrends on the industry.

On September 25, 2019, the United States and Japan signed a Trade Agreement.

The European Commission has recently published the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) 2018 Annual Report.

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance chlorpyrifos, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.

The European Commission published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1559 of 16 September 2019 and the Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1582 of 25 September 2019 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

On October 2, 2019, the World Trade Organization (WTO) issued its decision on the level of countermeasures the United States may request with respect to the European Union in regard with the Airbus dispute.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) launched a public consultation on the risks to public health related to the presence of aflatoxins in food.

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has proposed new maximum residue limits (PMRL) for malathion.