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WTO members address 10 new trade concerns

By News Desk on April 8, 2021

Countries have addressed 10 new trade concerns at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.

Topics at the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures meeting on March 25 and 26 were…
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Plants and plant products exported to EU countries must soon carry phytosanitary certificates

By Dan Flynn on December 4, 2019

Phytosanitary certificates will have to accompany most plants and plant products — including some foods — entering the European Union (EU) counties beginning Dec. 14.

The new EU rules mean expanded inspections for U.S. plant…
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USDA agency expresses concern about EU’s draft regulation on imports

By Joe Whitworth on November 3, 2018

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) has expressed “continued concern” about part of a draft regulation put forth by the European Union.

Veterinary Services officials at APHIS say their…
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FAO helps to improve fish safety in Ukraine

By News Desk on October 24, 2018

The FAO is helping Ukraine improve the safety of its fishery products and boost exports to Europe.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN said based on findings of an assessment in 2016 and…
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Global group says US food safety audit program is OK; fresh produce exports should increase

By News Desk on August 14, 2018

Fresh produce growers in the U.S. will have an easier time exporting fruits and vegetables now that an international group has given its stamp of approval to a federal food safety audit program.

The nod…
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Why USDA Needs a New Program to Export Sandwiches to Canada

By Lydia Zuraw on November 5, 2015

Sandwich_406x250Which foods the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates and which foods the U.S. Department of Agriculture regulates are not easy questions to answer. One oft-repeated example used to demonstrate the complexities is that cheese…
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China Joins List of Countries Restricting U.S. Poultry Imports Due to Avian Flu

By News Desk on January 14, 2015

On Tuesday, China joined a growing list of countries barring U.S. poultry imports after avian influenza was found in backyard chicken and guinea fowl flocks in Oregon and Washington. More than 30 countries have…
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China Bans Shellfish From U.S. West Coast for Arsenic and Toxin Levels

By News Desk on December 16, 2013

China has suspended imports of shellfish from the West Coast of the United States after finding  high levels of arsenic and a toxin that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning in recent shipments of geoduck clams from…
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Imports and Exports: The Global Beef Trade

By James Andrews on November 18, 2013

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture updated the nation’s stance on beef imports with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the fatal affliction in cattle commonly known as “Mad Cow Disease.” The U.S.…
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Publisher’s Platform: Food Safety – It’s a Global Issue

By Bill Marler on May 27, 2012

Food products now come to the United States from over 250,000 foreign establishments in 200 countries.  Indeed, 15 percent of fruits, 20 percent of vegetables, and 80 percent of seafood come from overseas. And, with

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Vilsack: Trade Barriers Against U.S. Food on the Rise

By Helena Bottemiller on February 29, 2012

The number of food safety and plant health trade barriers plaguing U.S. agricultural exports is way up, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a congressional committee recently.

“In the last 10 years, the number of sanitary

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