A new study, which aimed to investigate the relation between legume and nut consumption and glioma in Iranian adults, was recently published in the journal Nutrition Cancer.

On May 20, 2020, the European Commission presented two strategies within the framework of the roadmap for the European Green Deal, whose objective is to make the EU's economy sustainable:

On April 30, 2020, some members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) notified the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement’ (MPIA) to the WTO. 

On May 7, 2020, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/625 of 6 May 2020, amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the European Union of certain goods from certain third countries, implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/943 and Commission Implementing Decision 2014/88/EU.

Vietnam reduced Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rates on certain agricultural products.

On May 29, 2020, the European Commission (EC) published the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/714, which prolongs the period of application of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/466 until 1 August 2020.

INC attended the virtual meeting of the Market Access Working Group on Sanitary and Phytosanitary issues (SPS MAWG) organized by the European Commission (EC), on May 26, 2020.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

On May 13, 2020, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the scientific opinion on risk assessment of ochratoxin A in food.

On May 26, the INC participated in the first virtual meeting of Working Group on Sustainability of the European Federation of the Trade in Dried Fruit & Edible Nuts, Processed Fruit & Vegetables, Processed Fishery products, Spices, Honey (FRUCOM).