Latest Trade News and Agreements: July 2025
Tariffs Update: US and EU Reach Framework Trade Deal The US and the EU have announced a framework trade deal, just days after the EU published countermeasures that were set to come into effect if no agreement was reached with the US. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1564, published in the Official Journal of the European […]
Sustainability Update: July 2025
GRI: Launch of New Climate Change and Energy Standards In June 2025, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced the launch of new climate change and energy standards to empower organizations to take accountability for their impacts and accelerate climate action. GRI 102: Climate Change emphasizes that achieving substantial reductions in greenhouse gas emissions is the […]
June 2025 News Brief
Driving Progress with the INC Sustainability Certification! The flagship initiative of the INC Sustainability Institute for Nuts & Dried Fruit For the nut and dried fruit industry, sustainability isn’t a trend, it’s a strategic priority. That’s why the INC launched the INC Sustainability Institute: a global platform helping to raise sustainability standards within the industry, […]
Food Safety Update: June 2025
EU: Official Controls on Dried Figs From Türkiye The Commission has published a draft Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries. This Regulation would update Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 […]
Latest Trade News and Agreements: June 2025
USA: Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Review of Legal Challenge to Tariffs On June 20, 2025, the US Supreme Court declined to expedite review of a legal challenge to many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as reported by the New York Times. The legal challenge filed by two US companies alleges that Trump lacks the […]
Sustainability Update: June 2025
EU: Commission Withdraws Green Claims Proposal On June 20, 2025, the European Commission announced its intention to withdraw its Green Claims proposal, as reported by Euronews. This surprise decision marks the latest withdrawal of a major Green Deal initiative following the publication of the Commission’s “Omnibus” package aimed at simplifying EU legislation. Initially proposed in […]
Labeling Update: June 2025
EU: Public Consultation on Criteria for Establishing High-Risk Countries and Products in Organics With regard to organic production and labeling of organic products, the Commission has published a draft regulation amending the criteria for the establishment of the list of high-risk third countries and high-risk products. Certain products from non-EU countries certified as organic are […]
Marketing Orders: June 2025
USA: Marketing Order for California Prune Board Renewed Through 2030 Following a successful public hearing and comment period, the California Prune Board has been reauthorized by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for another five years through July 31, 2030. Operating under a marketing order, the program is funded through mandatory assessments from […]
Research Shows Walnuts May Help Reduce Inflammation and Colon Cancer Risk
A compound produced after walnut consumption was linked to healthier colon tissue A recent study published in Cancer Prevention Research examined the cancer-protective effects of walnuts, focusing on the role of urolithin A —a compound produced in the gut when certain polyphenols found in walnuts are metabolized by the microbiome. Urolithin A has been associated […]
Study Finds Pecans Improve Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight Adults
Eating 57 grams of pecans daily had a positive impact on heart and metabolic health A recent study published in Current Developments in Nutrition evaluated the cardiometabolic effects of eating pecans instead of usual snacks in adults at risk for cardiometabolic diseases. The study was a 12-week parallel randomized controlled trial involving overweight or obese […]