USA: MRLs Update

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established tolerances for residues of afidopyropen in or on multiple commodities.
 

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 Dried Fruits, held on September 11-13, 2018, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The workshop was hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and counted with the support of the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) and other organizations whose work promotes international cooperation.

USA: Market Facilitation Program

On September of 25, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Credit Corporation and Farm Service Agency notified the availability Market Facilitation Program (MFP) funds for eligible producers of shelled almonds.

USA-Korea: Free Trade Agreement

On September 24, 2018, the US and Korea signed an updated Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) which includes several renovated customs guidelines.

Korea, Republic of: Food Additives

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea notified the World Trade Organization of the proposed amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Food Additives.

Walnut Consumption on Body Weight in Elderly

Obesity in elderly people continues to be a major public health challenge. For this reason, this recent study, published in the journal Nutrients, assessed the effects of chronic walnut consumption on body weight and adiposity (body fat) in older adults.

Walnut Consumption on Body Weight in Elderly

Obesity in elderly people continues to be a major public health challenge. For this reason, this recent study, published in the journal Nutrients, assessed the effects of chronic walnut consumption on body weight and adiposity (body fat) in older adults.

Rapid, simultaneous and non-destructive assessment of the moisture, water activity, firmness and SO 2 content of the intact sulphured-dried apricots using FT-NIRS and chemometrics.

The potential of using FT-NIR spectroscopy for the rapid and non-destructive measurement of the moisture, water activity, firmness and SO2 content of the intact sulphured-dried apricots (SDA) was investigated for the first time in the literature. The partial least squares regression (PLS-R) models constructed using FT-NIR spectra were very successful in predicting the moisture content (R2p = 0.986, […]