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Chile: Phytosanitary Certificates Due to COVID-19

On April 2, 2020, Chile has notified the World Trade Organization of the availability of a system…

Argentina: Export Tax Rates

On March 4, 2020, the Government of Argentina announced adjustments to its export tax regime on…

Turkey: Exporters registration

According to a USDA GAIN Report, Turkey adopted a new regulation which requires registration for…

USA: Applications for New Uses for Pesticides

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency received applications to register new uses for pesticide…

New Zealand: MRLs Update

On March 9, 2020, the Ministry of Primary Industries of New Zealand published the ‘Food…

Italy: Hazelnut Working Group

The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (MIPAAF) of Italy will launch a working…

EU-Vietnam: Free Trade Agreement

On March 30, 2020, the EU Council adopted a decision on the conclusion of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade…

EU: Audit Report, AFLA in US Peanuts

On March 26, 2020, the European Commission published the Final Report of an audit carried out in…

EU: Pesticide Withdrawals

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Implementing…

EU: Pesticides, Standing Committee

The report of the Standing Committee of the Section ‘Phytopharmaceuticals’, held on…

Pistachio Extracts May Help Treat Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

A recent study, published in the journal Plants, examined the activity of polyphenol-rich extracts…

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Positively Associated with Nut Consumption

Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a health-related component of physical fitness defined as the…