EFSA: Fenbuconazole, MRLs Review

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the existing maximum residue levels for fenbuconazole according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.

China, Taiwan: MRLs Update

The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu notified the World Trade Organization of the Standards for Pesticide Residue Limits in Foods.

China: Additional Tariffs

According to a USDA GAIN Report, on September 24, 2018, China applied 5% to 10% extra tariffs on US products including peanuts (in-shell and shelled), roasted peanuts and peanut butter in response of the US additional 10% tariffs on Chinese technology and consumer products.

Canada: MRLs Update

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency announced the following proposed maximum residue limits (PMRL) for afidopyropen and picoxystrobin.

Brazil: Microbiological Criteria on Foods

The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency notified the World Trade Organization of the Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) number 542, 17 July 2018, which establishes the lists of microbiological criteria for food safety and hygiene.

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, […]