• China
• GACC
• Announcement
• Import
• Ugandan
• Chili
• Peppers
• GACC
• Registration

Dried chili peppers in this announcement refers to products made from edible chili peppers (Capsicum spp.) grown in Uganda and processed by natural drying or other drying processes.

• Brazil
• Children
• Consume
• Ultra-Processed
• Food
• Energy
• Intake
• Obesity

According to the National Study of Food and Nutrition in Children (Enani), recently released by several Brazilian universities, 80.5% of Brazilian children under 2 years of age are consuming ultra-processed foods associated with the risk of diseases such

• Australia
• Final
• Regulatory
• Decision
• Diazinon
• Reassessment
• Pesticide

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) recently released its final regulatory decision on the reassessment of diazinphos. Diazinon is an insecticide and acaricide widely used in agriculture, horticulture, commerce and veterin

• China
• Japan
• Lift
• Seafood
• Import
• Ban
• Joint
• Monitoring
• Nuclear
• Effluent
• Discharge

According to Japan's Sankei Shimbun, the governments of China and Japan have entered into final negotiations to lift China's ban on Japanese seafood imports, which is attributed to the discharge of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Co.

• China
• GACC
• Announcement
• Import
• PoriaCocos
• Congo
• Herb
• GACC
• Registration

On September 19, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued Announcement No. 125 of 2024, announcing that with immediate effect, the import of Poria cocos from the Republic of Congo that meets the relevant requirements is permitted

• US
• EPA
• Chlorpyrifos
• Bifenchlor
• Pesticide

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the existing stockpile provisions for the chlorpyrifos end-product ″Bifenchlor″ manufactured by Kaizen Technologies LLC (Kaizen), which now allows for the sale and distribution through April

• Australia
• NewZealand
• FSANZ
• MRLs
• Afidopyropen
• Pesticide
• Veterinary
• Drug
• Food
• Products

On September 16, 2024, the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) released Proposal No. M1022 to revise the maximum residue limits (MRLs) for a number of pesticide and veterinary drugs, including afidopyropen, in certain food products (see the t

• China
• GACC
• Announcement
• Fruit
• Import
• Avocado
• Zimbabwe
• GACC
• Registration

On September 18, 2024, the General Administration of Customs of China issued Announcement No. 124, 2024, announced that from now on, the importation of Zimbabwean fresh avocados meeting the relevant requirements is permitted.

• Moldova
• Amend
• Technical
• Regulations
• Food
• Products
• Coffee
• Tea
• Food
• Label

On September 12, 2024, the Moldovan Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry issued Consultation Document No. 600/MAIA/2024 on the proposed revision of the Technical Regulations on Coffee, Tea, Chicory Extracts and their Derivatives (i.e., Governmental D

• Costco
• Food
• Recall
• Waffle
• Plastic
• Film
• Food
• Accident

A Costco supplier has recalled Kodiak brand waffles because some have been found to be contaminated with pieces of plastic film.