• Almond
• Export
• Us
• Contain
• Excessive
• Levels
• Aflatoxin

According to the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Category (RASFF), on May 16, 2024, Spain notified the United States of almond aflatoxin exports through RASFF.

• Romania
• ANSVSA
• Amend
• Food
• Processing
• Aids
• Regulation

On April 19, 2024, the Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) issued a draft order to amend the regulations on processing AIDS for consumption in the production of food and food ingredients.

• MERCOSUR
• Propose
• Amendments
• Food
• Additives
• Regulations

On April 15, 2024, the Committee on Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment for Foods of the South American Common Market (MERCOSUR) (the largest economic integration organization in South America, member countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uru

• Argentina
• Extend
• Duty-Free
• Export
• Milk
• Products

On May 8, Argentine Ministry of Economy announced that it will continue to implement the policy of exempting milk products from export withholding tax, valid until June 30, 2025. The implementation of this policy began at the end of 2023, in view of the c

• WHO
• Update
• Global
• Sodium
• Benchmarks
• Food

On April 17, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the Global Sodium Benchmarks in Various Foods (Version 2), updating Version 1 released in May 2021, which cumulatively established global sodium benchmarks for 70 food categories.

• Thailand
• FDA
• Revise
• Olive
• Oil
• Pomace
• Oil
• Food
• Standard

On April 24, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand (FDA) issued a consultation document proposing to revise the standards for olive oil and pomace oil, with a comment period ending on June 14, 2024.

• Australia
• DAFF
• Update
• Import
• Conditions
• Cheese

On April 24, 2024, the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) updated the import conditions for cheese.

• Indonesia
• FDA
• Revise
• Processed
• Food
• Labeling
• Regulation

On April 25, 2024, the Indonesian Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Announcement No. 6 of 2024 to revise the regulation on labeling of processed food (i.e. Regulation No. 31 of 2018).

• U.S.
• Implement
• Inspection
• Certification
• Requirements
• Fish
• Seafood

On April 25, 2024, according to the U.S. Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued Notice 2024-08676, which proposes to implement the Requirements for the Inspection and Certification of Fish and Other Seafood Products to improve the consis

• US
• Develop
• Compliance
• Guidance
• Small
• Food
• Producers
• Ban
• PHOs

On April 26, 2024, according to the U.S. Federal Register, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Notice No. 2024-08955, which establishes compliance guidance for small food manufacturers following the ban on partially hydrogenated fats and oi