On December 13, 2017, the European Commission issued the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2298 of 12 December 2017 amending Regulation (EC) No 669/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the increased level of official controls on imports of certain feed and food of non-animal origin.

The European Commission has recently published its Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) Annual Report.

The European Commission has published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2329 of 14 December 2017 amending and correcting Regulation (EC) No 1235/2008 laying down detailed rules for implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 as regards the arrangements for imports of organic products from third countries.

On December 15, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2324 of 12 December 2017 renewing the approval of the active substance glyphosate until 15 December 2022.

On December 12, 2017, the European Commission published the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2467 of 21 December 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 1387/2013 suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural and industrial products.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will launch a call for data on triazoxide, terbuthylazine, chlorantraniliprole and emamectin, among others, in order to collect authorized good agricultural practices and residue trials.

The U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service is inviting to comment the establishment of reporting requirements that would enable collection of information from handlers.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the Reasoned Opinion on “Review of the existing MRLs for quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl and propaquizafop according to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005”.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established tolerances for residues of nitrapyrin and ziram.