EU: Safeguard Measures in Trade Agreements
Funding Opportunities for Research and Dissemination
The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) has launched its Annual Call for Research Projects (300,000 euros) and Annual Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects to fund research into the health benefits of nuts and dried fruits and spread the message around the globe.
EU: Working Groups on Contaminants
EU: Bisphenol A
EU: Action Levels for Residues
EFSA: Glyphosate
USA: Applications for New Uses for Pesticides
EFSA: Cyanogenic Glycosides
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the health risks related to the presence of cyanogenic glycosides (CNGs) in foods other than raw apricot kernels.
USA: MRLs Update
China: General Administration of Customs Reorganization
On September 9, 2018, the State Council published the Regulations on the Allocation of Functions, Internal Bodies and Staffing of the General Administration of Customs, which outlines the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) organization and functions, following the merge of most of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and all former China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) offices into GACC.