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.

INC participated in the 75th Session of the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards, on November 19-21, 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland.

The INC participated at the U.S. Nuts & Dried Fruits Conference that was held on November 19, 2019, in the U.S. Embassy in London, UK. The INC was represented by Mrs. Goretti Guasch, INC Executive Director, and Mr. Giles Hacking, Board Member.

On October 29, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 669/2009, (EU) No 884/2014, (EU) No 2015/175, (EU) No 2017/186 and (EU) 2018/1660.