Canada: MRLs Update
Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has announced the adoption of the MRL for tetrachlorvinphos and the revocation of diazinon, dicofol, dinocap, nicotine, phosalone and vinclozolin on corresponding commodities identified. In addition, the MRL for amisulbrom has been also adopted (see previous post).
EU: Food Contact Materials
Australia-Indonesia: Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
On March 4, 2019, Australia and Indonesia signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that eliminates bilateral tariffs on tree nuts (Brazil nuts, cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios, macadamias), dates, apricots, figs, peanuts and peanut butter, among many other products.
USA: Safety of Imported Food
Australia and New Zealand: MRLs Update
USA-Morocco: Free Trade Agreement
Australia: Imported Food Control
Peanut Technical Information Kit
INC Executive Committee Meeting
The INC Executive Committee met in Dubai, UAE, on February 21, 2019, to review the Foundation’s financial status at the end of 2018 and the 2019’s Budget. The Committee discussed ongoing projects, such as the Megatrends Project and the INC Contract for the sale and purchase of nuts and dried fruits, and reviewed the grant requests for the Open-Access publication of scientific studies.
Cashews May Have Fewer Calories Than Previously Thought – New Scientific Findings
In a human-intervention trial published recently in the journal Nutrients, researchers at the USDA, ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, looked at the available energy content in cashew nuts(1).