EU: Prior Notification of Consignments

This Regulation establishes that the operator responsible for a consignment…


EU: Pesticides, Standing Committee

Some of the discussions were the following:  News from the European Food…


EFSA: Acibenzolar‐S‐methyl, MRLs Review

After assessing the application and the evaluation report, EFSA has concluded…


Canada: MRLs Update

The MRL for dithianon in raisins is set at 12 ppm. Health Canada Database 


Prunes Intake May Have a Favorable Effect on Bone Health

A total of twenty-seven postmenopausal women were included in this crossover…


Scientists Sequence the Complete Almond Genome

Researchers have identified 46-kilobase gene cluster encoding five basic…


EU: MRLs Update

The Regulation 2019/973 sets the following MRLs in nuts and dried fruits. The…


EU: Increased Official Controls

This draft Regulation consolidates in one single act the measures on increased…


EU: Pesticide Withdrawals

On June 18, 2019, the European Commission published the Commission Implementing…


EFSA: Call for Data

National food authorities, research institutions, academia, food business…