Australia and New Zealand: MRLs Update

Food Standards Australia New Zealand issued a Proposal to Amend Schedule 20 of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (December 4, 2018).
The INC and Save The Children Join Forces to Empower the Nuts For A Healthier World Project
EC Meeting of the Market Access Working Group on SPS Issues

INC attended the meeting of the Market Access Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues (SPS MAWG) organized by the European Commission, on November 15, 2018, in Brussels, Belgium.
The Besana Group, Finalist of the CERIF Study 2018 on Family Companies

The Besana Group has been selected and put under examination, being among the 5 finalist companies called on the podium for the category 'Internationalization' at the Awards Ceremony 2018 organized by the Family Business Research Center Association (CERIF).
USA: MRLs Update
China: General Administration of Customs Reorganization

On September 9, 2018, the State Council published the Regulations on the Allocation of Functions, Internal Bodies and Staffing of the General Administration of Customs, which outlines the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) organization and functions, following the merge of most of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and all former China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) offices into GACC.
USA: Restrictions on Chlorpyrifos
China-Australia: Free Trade Agreement, Tariff Elimination

On January 1, 2019, the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) will eliminate tariffs on all tree nuts and dried fruits exported from Australia to China.
US-Japan: Trade Agreement
Chile-Brazil: Free Trade Agreement