On December 15, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2324 of 12 December 2017 renewing the approval of the active substance glyphosate until 15 December 2022.

On December 12, 2017, the European Commission published the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2467 of 21 December 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 1387/2013 suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural and industrial products.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will launch a call for data on triazoxide, terbuthylazine, chlorantraniliprole and emamectin, among others, in order to collect authorized good agricultural practices and residue trials.

The U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service is inviting to comment the establishment of reporting requirements that would enable collection of information from handlers.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the existing MRLs for quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl and propaquizafop according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.

From February 18 to 22, Dubai will be hosting a new edition of GulFood, the world’s largest annual food event. After the successful experience at GulFood 2017, the Nut and Dried Fruit Pavilion will participate again in the show and, what is more, this time will be featured in its largest format ever in the Middle East.

This recent study published in Pharmacological research paid special attention to the role of almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts as possible preventive agents against brain's atrophy and memory loss.

Frequent nut consumption has been associated with better weight management and less adiposity, so this recent publication in the journal Nutrition wanted to compare the effects of a walnut-enriched and reduced in calories diet to a standard reduced in calories and density diet on weight, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and satiety.

A group of researchers have published a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association which suggests that consumption of almonds or dark chocolate and cocoa may have favorable effects on markers of coronary heart disease.