Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) launched a call for comments on Proposal M1017 – Maximum Residue Limits (2019).

On December 10, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued the Variations to Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (December 3, 2019).

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs published a public consultation on Maximum Residue Limits of 72 Pesticides in Foods with due date for comments November 16, 2019.

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the adoption of the MRL for flutolanil in peanuts at 0.5 ppm.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued the Variations to Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (November 19, 2019).

The Technical Information Kit about Hazelnuts provides a basic understanding of using hazelnuts to buyers, importers, processors, manufacturers and the food service industry in general.

On November 15, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued the second tranche of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments.

Delegations from Argentina, Australia, Chile, South Africa, Turkey and the United States converged in Mildura, Australia, on November 8, for the 2019 International Seedless Dried Grape Producing Countries Conference.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new partnership with the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA).