The EU has proposed changes to tuna hygiene rules, open for public feedback. Comments on these and on MRL changes for benthiavalicarb and benfluralin can also be made to the World Trade Organization. New Regulations lift poultry import restrictions from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and impose restrictio…

This issue covers the EU’s proposal to set inorganic arsenic limits in seafood, to approve a new folic acid source, and the publication of health claim decisions. New Regulations include extended citrus import measures, and clarified Trichinella detection methods in pork. There are also updates on …

This issue covers the EC’s proposal to boost EU competitiveness by simplifying sustainability rules, along with the Vision for Agriculture. New regulations include stricter plastic food contact rules, updated pest bans, and approval of organic dealcoholised wine. The EU has also revised the list of…

This issue highlights public consultation on the Common Fisheries Policy, and on the EU–Gabon Fisheries Partnership Agreement for Gabon operators.

Newly published Regulations include restrictions on fresh poultry meat and poultry products from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and changes for several pestici…

Welcome to Issue 44 of AGRINFO UPDATE. The European Union has published the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, which replaces the current EU Packaging Directive. The first of the new requirements will come into force in August 2026, and could require significant adjustments for operators…

This issue highlights opportunities for feedback on prolongation of temporary measures for citrus black spot, and on the non-renewal of flufenacet. New regulations cover pesticide MRL changes, feed additives, the EU register of protected geographical indications (PGI), the list of countries that ca…

This issue includes new items of legislation covering forced labour, food contact materials, deforestation, pesticides, tariffs and quotas, plant health, and fruit and vegetable marketing standards. It also includes open public consultations for proposed changes to animal health controls and pestic…

This final issue of 2024 reports on recent EU-Mercosur technical negotiations on a new Partnership Agreement; proposals to clarify testing methods for Trichinella in pork; proposed pesticide MRL changes notified to the WTO SPS Committee; and the latest monthly report on non-compliant food imports i…

Highlights include upcoming increased import controls on certain products from Bangladesh, India, Madagascar, Rwanda, and Vietnam, as well as changes to the list of countries permitted to export animal products to the EU. We also report on latest developments concerning the EU Deforestation Regula…