EU: Withdrawal of Pesticides

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of two drafts concerning the non-renewal of approval of the active substance quinoxyfen and etoxazole, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.

EU: MRLs Update, Draft Commission Regulations

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for certain pesticides in or on certain products.

EU: Iprodione

The European Commission notified the World Trade Organization of the Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for iprodione in or on certain products.

EU: MRLs Update

The European Commission published the Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/960 of 5 July 2018 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for lambda-cyhalothrin in or on certain products.
 

EU-Japan: Trade Agreement

On July 17, 2018, EU and Japan signed a trade agreement which will remove nearly 85% of tariffs of EU agri-food products.

Impact of Process Temperature, Humidity, and Initial Product Moisture on Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella Enteritidis PT 30 on Pistachios during Hot-Air Heating.

Some thermal processes, such as pistachio roasting, are not yet well characterized with respect to the impact of product and process variables on Salmonella lethality. This study aimed to quantify the effects of process temperature, humidity, and initial product water activity (aw), on Salmonella lethality for in-shell pistachios. In-shell pistachios were inoculated with Salmonella enteritidis PT 30 (∼8.5 […]

Metabolite characterization of different palm date varieties and the correlation with their NO inhibitory activity, texture and sweetness.

The aim of this study was to examine the variation in metabolite constituents of five commercial varieties of date fruits; Ajwa, Safawi and Ambar which originated from Madinah, the Iranian Bam and Tunisian Deglet Noor. The differences of metabolome were investigated using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy combined with multivariate data analysis (MVDA). […]

Retrospective definition of reaction risk in Italian children with peanut, hazelnut and walnut allergy through component-resolved diagnosis.

BACKGROUND: Serum IgE evaluation of peanut, hazelnut and walnut allergens through the use of component-resolved diagnosis (CRD) can be more accurate than IgE against whole food to associate with severe or mild reactions. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to retrospectively define the level of reaction risk in children with peanut, hazelnut and walnut […]

Asian children living in Australia have a different profile of allergy and anaphylaxis than Australian‐born children: a State‐wide survey.

BACKGROUND: Asian children born in Australia have higher rates of eczema and nut allergy than non-Asian children. However, it is not known whether this country of birth differential exists for other allergies or anaphylaxis risk. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the influence of maternal and child's country of birth on the prevalence of parent-reported eczema, asthma, food […]