USA: Applications for New Uses for Pesticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active products.
Australia and New Zealand: MRLs Update
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued the Variations to Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (August 28, 2018).
USA: MRLs Update
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established tolerances for residues of afidopyropen in or on multiple commodities.
UNECE Workshop, Agri-Food Supply Chains in Cross-Border Trade of Nuts and Dried Fruits
The INC participated in the Workshop on Agri-Food Supply Chains in Cross-Border Trade of Nuts and Dried Fruits, held on September 11-13, 2018, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The workshop was hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and counted with the support of the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) and other organizations whose work promotes international cooperation.
USA: Market Facilitation Program
On September of 25, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency notified the availability Market Facilitation Program (MFP) funds for eligible producers of shelled almonds.
USA-Korea: Free Trade Agreement
On September 24, 2018, the US and Korea signed an updated Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) which includes several renovated customs guidelines.
Walnut Consumption on Body Weight in Elderly
Obesity in elderly people continues to be a major public health challenge. For this reason, this recent study, published in the journal Nutrients, assessed the effects of chronic walnut consumption on body weight and adiposity (body fat) in older adults.
USA: Pesticide Petitions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
EFSA: Mandestrobin, Import Tolerances
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Setting of import tolerances for mandestrobin in strawberries and table and wine grapes”.
Frequent Nut Consumption May Improve Cardioprotective Profile
It was not clear whether body fat factors could mediate the association between nut consumption, glucose/insulin metabolism and inflammatory markers and this is what the study examined.