Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the revocation of the MRLs for ferbam, thiram and ziram on corresponding commodities (see previous post).
 

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has proposed maximum residue limits (PMRL) for flutolanil. 

The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency has notified the World Trade Organization of some draft resolutions regarding the active ingredients P54 – Proexadiona Calcica, I10 – Imazetapir, and F46 – Flumioxazina of the Monograph List of Active Ingredients for Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, published by Resolution – RE n° 165 of 29 August 2003, on the Brazilian Official Gazette (DOU – Diário Oficial da União) of 2 September 2003.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued the Variations to Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (August 13, 2019).

The Brazil Nut Technical Information Kit provides a basic understanding of using Brazil nuts to buyers, importers, processors, manufacturers and the food service industry in general, including characteristics, applications, food safety and quality standards.

The INC participated in the 2019 China International Tree Nuts Conference, from August 5 – 7, in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. This event, organized by the China Chamber of Commerce (CFNA), is an annual meeting of over 500 participants from the Chinese nut industry and abroad, representing all tree nuts and some dried fruits. The INC was represented by Mr. Michael Waring, INC Chairman; Mr. Ashok Krishen, First Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Global Cashew Council; Mr. Pino Calcagni, Second Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Scientific and Government Affairs Committee and the Statistics Committee; and Mrs. Goretti Guasch, INC Executive Director.

This July, the INC has launched the Global Cashew Council’s corporate website. The site has been designed to attract all publics, with specific sections for consumers and health and industry professionals.

The INC has launched the 9th edition of the Annual Call for Research Projects (up to €300,000). The objective of this grant is to fund clinical, epidemiological, basic and/or strategic research that may contribute to enhance the understanding of the health effects of nuts and dried fruits.

The Asian Congress of Nutrition is held every four years to promote nutrition and food innovation, and to encourage scientific interchange among food, nutrition and health researchers and professionals in Asia and worldwide. The 13th edition was recently held in Bali, Indonesia, on August 4-7.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established tolerances for residues of sulfoxaflor in or on multiple commodities.