Marketing Orders: September 2023

USA: Federal Marketing Order for California Walnuts to Be Amended On August 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that producers of walnuts grown in California voted for six amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California. The amendments will eliminate mandatory inspection and certification of in-shell […]

Food Safety Update: September 2023

China: Revised Measures for Supervision and Administration of Quality and Safety of Edible Agricultural Products in Markets On July 22, 2023, the People’s Republic of China State Administration for Market Regulation  released revised Measures for Supervision and Administration of Quality and Safety of Edible Agricultural Products in Markets, according to a USDA GAIN report released […]

Latest Trade News and Agreements: September 2023

Panama Canal Extends Transit Restrictions Amid Prolonged Drought Measures adopted to limit the number of vessels transiting the Panama Canal and the maximum draft of these vessels will stay in place for the rest of the year and throughout 2024, according to a September 5 Reuters report quoting the canal’s deputy minister. The restrictions were introduced […]

Sustainability Update: September 2023

EU: Presentation of Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence As part of the panel organized by EURACTIV on September 21, Dan Dionisie, Head of Unit Company Law at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, discussed the Commission’s Proposal on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which is in the process of trilogue […]

Valorization of pistachio industrial waste: Simultaneous recovery of pectin and phenolics, and their application in low-phenylalanine cookies for phenylketonuria

This study introduces a sustainable approach to simultaneously produce pectin and phenolic compounds from pistachio industrial waste and applies them in the formulation of low-phenylalanine cookies. The co-optimization process was performed using the microwave-assisted technique and a Box-Behnken design, considering four variables and two responses: pectin yield and total phenolic content (TPC). The co-optimized condition […]

INC Sponsors Health Symposium At 14th Asian Congress of Nutrition

Leading experts discussed nut consumption and the prevention of prevalent diseases/conditions Earlier this month, the INC sponsored a symposium entitled “Nut Consumption and the Prevention of Prevalent Diseases/Conditions” as part of the 14th Asian Congress of Nutrition (ACN). Held in a different Asian city every four years, the ACN is organized by the Federation of […]

Pistachio Consumption May Alleviate Post-Exercise Muscle Soreness

High-dose pistachio intake was associated with lower quadriceps soreness during recovery A study published in the European Journal of Sport Science investigated the impact of pistachio consumption on muscle soreness and function following exercise-induced muscle damage. A total of 18 physically active men were assigned to three groups and instructed to consume either a standard […]

Study Finds Eating a Walnut-Enriched Diet During Pregnancy Improves Child Neurodevelopment

Maternal nutrition plays a key role in neurodevelopmental outcomes In a study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers tested the hypothesis that structured interventions based on a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy could improve child neurodevelopment at two years of age. The study consisted of a prespecified analysis of a parallel-group randomized clinical trial conducted at […]

Nut Consumption Linked to Lower Risk of Death in People with Type 2 Diabetes

Eating nuts was associated with a 18% to 22% decrease in all-cause mortality risk In a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition, researchers set out to investigate the associations of nut consumption with all-cause mortality among adults with type 2 diabetes. This prospective cohort study included a total of 5,090 US-based participants with […]