India has extended by 30 days for the seventh time in a row the imposition of higher customs duties on 29 products imported from the US, including almonds and walnuts.

The INC is pleased to announce the publication of the ninth issue of the Statistical Yearbook, which features a thorough analysis of nut and dried fruit statistical data on production, trade and consumption throughout the last decade up to the current season.

On March 29, 2019, the European Commission published the new consolidated version of the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CN).

The European Commission published a Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030 as a part of the EU's firm commitment to deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

The European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/481 of 22 March 2019 approving the active substance flutianil, 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 notified the World Trade Organization of the Drafts Commission Implementing Regulation concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substances thiophanate-methyl and dimethoate, 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.

Dr. Bulló led a study, co-funded by the INC and recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which observed that regular nut consumption may help improve some sperm quality parameters. We talk to her in deep about the study’s findings.

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the XXI century. Since 1975, obesity has approximately tripled its prevalence worldwide, affecting about 13% of the world’s population in 2016. It is noteworthy that overweight and obesity are associated with a higher rate of mortality than underweight. Therefore, public strategies focused on the reduction of these health issues must be a priority at global, regional and local levels.