USA: Pesticide Petitions
Australia: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
WCO: Classification of Blanched Peanuts
Brazil: MRLs Update
4th World Cashew Convention & Exhibition
Canada: MRLs Update

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the adoption of the proposed maximum residue limits (PMRL) for spirotetramat.
Meeting of the FRUCOM’s Dried Fruit and Nuts Working Group
EU: MRLs Update, Draft Commission Regulation

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for lambda-cyhalothrin in or on certain products.
EU: Increased Import Controls

On December 13, 2017, the European Commission issued the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2298 of 12 December 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin.
EU: RASFF Annual Report

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