• EFSA
• Update
• EU
• Pesticide
• Residue
• Processing
• Factor
• Database

On April 17, 2024, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published Notice 2024.EN-8738 updating the EU Pesticide Residue Processing Factor Database.

• US
• FSIS
• Issue
• Guidance
• Chemical
• Residue
• Sampling
• Plan
• Result
• Submit
• Countries
• Exporting
• Food

On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued Guidance for Countries Exporting Food to the U.S. on Submitting Chemical Residue Sampling Plans and Results to FSIS.

• EAEU
• Edible
• Fats
• Oils
• Products
• Mandatory
• Evaluation

On April 16, 2024, according to the Eurasian Economic Union, at the meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, an updated version of the list of products subject to mandatory assessment of compliance with the requirements of the Cust

• Australia
• Revise
• Standards
• Food
• Processing
• Aids
• Use

On April 17, 2024, Bulletin F2024L00465 was published on the Australia Gazette website amending the standard relating to the use of cellulase from genetically modified Aspergillus niger as a processing aid. Effective April 17, 2023, the standard was amend

• Peru
• Set
• Cheese
• Quality
• Standard
• Food
• Label

On April 22, 2024, Peru's National Institute of Quality issued a quality standard for cheese，which should be implemented on the date of publication.

• Philippines
• Simplifies
• Agricultural
• Import
• Processes

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed a presidential decree on April 18 ordering the Department of Agriculture (DA) to further streamline administrative procedures and policies on the importation of agricultural commodities to eliminate non-tar

• New
• Zealand
• amend
• requirements
• administration
• import
• food
• registration

On April 17, 2024, the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) released the revised Registered Food Importers and Requirements for the Sale of Imported Food, which will come into effect on August 1, 2024 for a transition period of 18 months, ending on Januar

• EU
• amendment
• limit
• residues
• food

On 16 April 2024, the Official Journal of the European Union published Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1076 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) 396/2005 on the limits of residues of agricultural and animal residues in food, which entered i

• ​Finland
• annual
• report
• food
• recalls
• 2023

On April 18, 2024, the Finnish Food Authority released its Annual Report on Food Recalls 2023, which shows that:A total of 250 recalls were initiated in Finland in 2023, with the total number of recalls declining for the second consecutive year. The most

• Kazakhstan
• ban
• import
• eggs

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture has issued a decree imposing a six-month ban on egg imports in order to support the country's breeders during the spring and summer.The ban applies to the ban on the import of eggs from EAEU member states and t