Uganda: Food Contact Materials
EU: MRLs Update, Draft Commission Regulations
USA: Chlorpyrifos
Dried Plums and Bone Health

A comprehensive review was conducted to summarize the potential mechanisms and effects of dried plums on bone health. The review was published on April in the journal Nutrients.
EU: MRLs Update
USA: MRLs Update
3rd Meeting of the Spanish Almond Industry

INC attended the Third Meeting of the Spanish Almond Industry, held in Gergal, Almería, Spain, on April 20, 2017. Around 60 participants from the Spanish almond industry (growers, traders, processors, manufacturers, organizations, and machinery companies) attended the meeting.
Daily Walnut Consumption May Improve Metabolic Syndrome Status

89 participants (44 men and 45 women) were included in this study, the main objective of which was to assess the gender differences on the lipid profiles and body composition among subjects with metabolic syndrome after a daily walnut intake of 45g during 16 weeks.
EU: Neonicotinoids
USA: Applications for New Uses for Pesticides