A study, recently published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, analyzed the association of maternal nut intake (walnuts, almonds, peanuts, pine nuts and hazelnuts) during pregnancy with child neuropsychological outcomes including child global cognitive functioning, attention and working memory.

On May 16, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) published the Approval Report – Proposal M1016 on Maximum Residue Limits.

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

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the Maximum Residue Limit (MRLs) revocations for ferbam, thiram and ziram and corresponding commodities identified in the PMRL.

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the adoption of the MRL for difenoconazole previously notified (see post).

This study, recently published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, evaluated the effect of pistachio consumption on cellular aging parameters related to glucose metabolism and insulin resistance, as a possible way of reversing some metabolic consequences of prediabetes.

On May 13, 2019, China announced the imposition of additional tariffs on certain US products.

The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China notified the World Trade Organization of the National Standard of the P.R.C.: Maximum Levels of Mycotoxins in Foods (GB2761).

On May 8, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation 2019/707 of 7 May 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances alpha-cypermethrin, beflubutamid, benalaxyl, benthiavalicarb, bifenazate, boscalid, bromoxynil, captan, cyazofamid, desmedipham, dimethoate, dimethomorph, diuron, ethephon, etoxazole, famoxadone, fenamiphos, flumioxazine, fluoxastrobin, folpet, foramsulfuron, formetanate, metalaxyl-m, methiocarb, metribuzin, milbemectin, Paecilomyces lilacinus strain 251, phenmedipham, phosmet, pirimiphos-methyl, propamocarb, prothioconazole, s-metolachlor and tebuconazole.