Food Safety Update: March 2023
EU: MRLs Update Draft MRLs: Pesticide Commodity Proposed MRL (mg/kg) Pyriproxyfen(1) Tree nuts 0.01 Teflubenzuron(2) Diuron(2) Etoxazole(2) (1) Proposed date of entry into force: May 1, 2024. More information (2) Proposed date of publication: October 11, 2023. More information New MRLs: Pesticide Commodity New MRL (mg/kg) Triadimenol Tree nuts 0.01 Peanuts 0.02 Didecyldimethylammonium chloride Tree […]
Latest Trade News and Agreements: March 2023
Chile: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership In February 2023, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force in Chile, making it the eleventh country to become a member of this free trade agreement along with Australia, Brunei, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. More information […]
Sustainability Update: March 2023
2023 Corporate Circular Target-Setting Guidance At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the Circular Economy Indicators Coalition released its 2023 Corporate Circular Target-Setting Guidance. This guidance seeks to provide businesses with a clear launching point for selecting and reporting against impactful circular targets. The coalition is co-hosted by the Platform for Accelerating the Circular […]
February 2023 News Brief
INC Launches the Excellence in Sustainability Award The winner will be announced at the INC Congress in London! The INC believes that all actors throughout the supply chain can take action to tangibly improve and communicate how the industry has an impact on sustainability and contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, this 2023 […]
INC Pavilion Serves as Industry Hub at Gulfood 2023
18 companies joined the INC in Dubai for the “best Gulfood ever” This year’s Gulfood was, yet again, a big success —the best ever, according to some of the 18 co-exhibitors that occupied the exclusive INC Pavilion from February 20 to 24. The 168 m² space in Za’abeel Hall 5 buzzed with activity, serving as […]
Walnuts May Improve Diet Quality
A recent study published in Nutrients explored how adding 1 ounce (28 g) of walnuts to people’s usual diets affected diet quality and intake of nutrients of concern, including magnesium, fiber and potassium. Using 24 h dietary recall data obtained from the dietary interview component of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers in […]
Effects of Mixed Tree Nuts on Tryptophan Metabolism and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
A new study published in Nutrients assessed whether snacks of mixed tree nuts as part of a hypocaloric diet modified the gut microbiome, leading to an increase in levels of cardio-protective microbial metabolites of tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid found in tree nuts. As part of a randomized, controlled, parallel, two-arm study, 95 overweight/obese […]
Nutrients to Publish NUTS 2022 Proceedings in Special Issue
The journal Nutrients is poised to publish a special issue featuring the proceedings of NUTS 2022, a historic gathering of leading international nutrition researchers. Held at the INC headquarters in October of last year, NUTS 2022 brought together 25 top scholars to discuss the future of health research on nuts and dried fruits. Representing universities […]
Nuts as Part of the Mediterranean Diet, Mentioned in Nature Medicine
Nature Medicine, one of the most prestigious medical journals worldwide, has published its “Year in Review” article featuring “11 clinical trials that will shape medicine in 2023”, and the PREDIMED-Plus study on the Mediterranean diet, which among other foods includes nuts. Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Chairman of the INC World Forum for Nutrition Research and Dissemination, was interviewed among […]
INC Comments on FDA’s “Healthy” Claim Proposed Rule
On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule to update the definition for the implied nutrient content claim “healthy”, which was set in 1994. This rule, if approved, will revise the requirements for when the term “healthy” can be used as an implied claim in food labeling. Nuts, […]