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USA: Applications for New Uses for Pesticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received applications to register new uses for pesticide…
Australia and New Zealand: MRLs Update
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) issued the Variations to Schedule 20 of the Australia…
USA: MRLs Update
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established tolerances for residues of afidopyropen in or…
UNECE Workshop, Agri-Food Supply Chains in Cross-Border Trade of Nuts and Dried Fruits
The INC participated in the Workshop on Agri-Food Supply Chains in Cross-Border Trade of Nuts and…
USA: Market Facilitation Program
On September of 25, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency notified…
USA-Korea: Free Trade Agreement
On September 24, 2018, the US and Korea signed an updated Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) which…
Korea, Republic of: Food Additives
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea notified the World Trade Organization of the proposed…
Walnut Consumption on Body Weight in Elderly
Obesity in elderly people continues to be a major public health challenge. For this reason, this…
USA: Pesticide Petitions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received several initial filings of pesticide…
Frequent Nut Consumption May Improve Cardioprotective Profile
It was not clear whether body fat factors could mediate the association between nut consumption,…
EFSA: Napropamide, MRLs Review
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the…
Nut Consumption Associated with Lower Risk of Physical Function Impairment
Aging is associated with a decline in many biological systems, including the musculoskeletal…