India: Additional Tariffs Delayed
India has extended by 30 days for the sixth time in a row the imposition of higher customs duties on 29 products imported from the US, including almonds and walnuts.
EU: Standing Committee – Pesticides
EU: Standing Committee – Contaminants
At the last Standing Committee of the Section ‘Novel Food and Toxicological Safety’ held on February 8, 2019, Members States discussed some contaminants.
EU: Pesticide Withdrawals
EU: Ethoprophos Withdrawal
The approval of the active substance ethoprophos has not been renewed (see previous post).
EU: Safeguard Measures in Trade Agreements
EU: Food Contact Materials
The European Commission launched an Online Public Consultation on the evaluation of the Food Contact Materials (FCM) legislation to assess whether the objectives and tools of the FCM legislation are still relevant and coherent.
EU: Tariff Rate Quotas after Brexit
EFSA: Sorbic Acid and Potassium Sorbate
Higher Nut Consumption Associated with Lower Cardiovascular Disease Incidence and Mortality
Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health conducted the study “Nut Consumption in Relation to Cardiovascular Disease Incidence and Mortality among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus” that was recently published in the journal Circulation Research.