Vietnam: Safety for Foods of Plant Origin
USA: Pesticide Petitions
World Nut and Dried Fruit Trade Map, Now Available Online
The INC has launched its new “World Nut and Dried Fruit Trade Map”, which is available online to be consulted and downloaded: http://www.nutfruit.org/what-we-do/industry/statistics. The map constitutes a very useful tool to get a comprehensive overview of the main trade flows among exporting and importing countries at a glance.
The INC Pavilion Promotes Nuts and Dried Fruits at Anuga
Japan: MRLs Update
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan notified the World Trade Organization of the Revision of the Standards and Specifications for Foods and Food Additives under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards).
India: MRLs Update
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India notified the World Trade Organization of the Proposed Draft Food Safety and Standards (Contaminants, Toxins and Residues) Amendment Regulations, 2017 related to tolerance related to harmonization of MRL of pesticide.
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 chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl and triclopyr in or on certain products.
EU: Materials in Contact with Food
The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Commission Regulation amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
EU: Acrylamide
The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Commission Regulation (EU) establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels to reduce the presence of acrylamide in food.
China: Import and Export Food Safety
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China notified the World Trade Organization of the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (draft).