USA: Pesticides, Applications for New Uses

The active ingredient pyridate (herbicide) has been proposed in peanuts. The…


Turkey: Food Contaminants

As for nuts and dried fruits, the following maximum levels (ppb) are…


South Korea: Standards and Specifications for Foods

The deadline for comments is December 16, 2017. For further information,…


Gulf Countries: Food Packages

Part 1 concerns the general requirements for all packages of food materials…


EU: Allergens Labeling

Regarding to how allergens should be labeled, in the case of nuts, the specific…


EU: MRLs Update

As for nuts and dried fruits, the Regulation sets the following MRLs: …


EU: ML for Ochratoxin A

The following MLs have been proposed for further discussion: dried figs and…


EU: Glyphosate

The EFSA Peer Review concluded that “the weight of evidence indicates…


EU: Fosetyl Update

For the time being, the temporary MRL of 75 mg/kg remains in place. For…


EFSA: Fluopyram and Spiromesifen Evaluation

The evaluation will be conducted under Article 12 to Regulation 396/2005 (EU…