EU: Increased Official Controls

This draft Regulation consolidates in one single act the measures on increased…


EFSA: Acibenzolar‐S‐methyl, MRLs Review

After assessing the application and the evaluation report, EFSA has concluded…


Canada: MRLs Update

The MRL for dithianon in raisins is set at 12 ppm. Health Canada Database 


Prunes Intake May Have a Favorable Effect on Bone Health

A total of twenty-seven postmenopausal women were included in this crossover…


Scientists Sequence the Complete Almond Genome

Researchers have identified 46-kilobase gene cluster encoding five basic…


EU: Pesticide Withdrawals

On June 18, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing…


EFSA: Call for Data

National food authorities, research institutions, academia, food business…


Canada Food Labeling Modernization

The objective of the initiative is to develop a more modern food labeling…


UN Agricultural Quality Standards and Wild/Forest Nuts Contribution to Sustainable Development

Member States reviewed the existing Standard for Prunes and new standards for…


New Study Shows that Nut Consumption May Help Improve Erectile Function

Forty-three healthy males, aged 18-35, were assigned to a “nut…