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The latest on EU AGRI-Food policies impacting low- and middle-income countries

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02 June 2026

AGRINFO Update 75 (2026)

Issue 75 highlights some increased EU official controls; increased plant health checks; and the updated list of authorised countries regarding antimicrobials in animal products. You can send feedback on corporate sustainability reporting, and the EU Ocean Act. Plus: latest RASFF data; new guides on…

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21 May 2026

AGRINFO Update 74 (2026)

In this issue: EUDR updated guidance and FAQs, and clarification on the products affected; new rules to support applications for GM foods, and on processing aids in fruit juices. Proposals for four pesticide MRLs are now withdrawn. Also: simplified transport packaging rules; and EU–Mercosur tariff …

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06 May 2026

AGRINFO Update 73 (2026)

This issue covers new rules for imports of ginger and turmeric rhizomes to prevent bacterial wilt, and for citrus from the Americas against citrus fruit borer; suspended Botswanan beef imports due to FMD; MRL increases; and proposed changes to the list of countries that can export certain animal pr…

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22 April 2026

AGRINFO Update 72 (2026)

This issue includes the latest Trade Policy Digest, and highlights the EU–Mercosur Interim Agreement on Trade; Poland’s proposal to temporarily lower the MRLs for carbendazim, glufosinate, and thiophanate-methyl, publications updates, and more.

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09 April 2026

AGRINFO Update 71 (2026)

This issue presents EU proposals concerning contaminants in baby food, as well as proposals regarding maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides. It provides information on amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and on publications relating to packaging and recycled…

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25 March 2026

AGRINFO Update 70 (2026)

This issue highlights a new EU proposal to set maximum levels for mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons in certain foods. There is an opportunity to provide feedback to the WTO on both this proposal and proposals to reduce pesticide MRLs on carbendazim, benomyl, and thiophanate-methyl. The EU is also s…

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12 March 2026

AGRINFO Update 69 (2026)

This issue highlights EU efforts to simplify rules, including changes to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and invites stakeholder input on the EU 2040 Vision for fisheries and aquaculture and updates to animal health rules for non-EU countries. It also reports on pesticide MRL …

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26 February 2026

AGRINFO Update 68 (2026)

This issue highlights consultation opportunities on high-risk plant classification, temporary exceptions from plant health import bans, and guidelines for implementing the Forced Labour Regulation. It also covers updated poultrymeat marketing standards, new flavouring authorisations, and revised e…

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11 February 2026

AGRINFO Update 67 (2026)

This issue reports on EU proposals to simplify rules, including a new approach to setting pesticide maximum residue levels for imported products, now notified to the WTO for feedback. It also covers updates to animal product export lists, new pesticide MRLs and food additive specifications, and hi…