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The report highlights food safety issues faced by CAREC countries

By Joe Whitworth on January 11, 2023

The CAREC region faces severe food safety challenges but potential trade benefits of improved systems could be considerable, according to a report.

The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) includes Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic…

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Policy brief covers border rejections due to food safety

By News Desk on January 1, 2023

An inability of some countries to meet food safety standards of other nations and the associated border rejections contribute to food loss and waste, according to an expert policy brief.

The G20 is a forum…

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FAO guidance supports the move to digital food control

By Joe Whitworth on August 26, 2022

The FAO has provided advice for countries wanting to create or update digital food alert systems.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued guidance on how to design and implement a…

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Codex members support paperless trade guidance

By Joe Whitworth on August 7, 2021

The majority of Codex members have backed guidance on the use of paperless certification in food trade.

The Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) recommended the next Codex Alimentarius…
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New Zealand says food strategy will help focus resources

By News Desk on December 11, 2019

New Zealand has unveiled a strategy and action plan to help focus resources so it can quickly respond to current issues and prepare for emerging threats.

The strategy sets out a plan of action to…
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Five new trade concerns on food raised at WTO meeting

By News Desk on November 25, 2019

Five new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.

The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures also discussed 12…
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UK MPs want food standards guarantees after Brexit

By Joe Whitworth on November 29, 2018

A committee of Members of the United Kingdom’s Parliament (MPs) is seeking assurances on food standards after Brexit.

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee put forward an amendment regarding trade deals and food…
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Cuba open for U.S. meat and poultry producers; cash required

By News Desk on July 8, 2016

All federally inspected meat, poultry and egg plants in the United States are now eligible to export to Cuba under export requirements published this week. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) posted the…
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Senators Ask Leaders to Repeal COOL Law on Meat to Avoid Retaliatory Tariffs

By News Desk on December 4, 2015

Five U.S. senators from three states, all Democrats, have let the leadership know that county-of-origin (COOL) meat labeling is not worth a trade war with Canada and Mexico. Led by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the…
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Letter From the Editor: The Truth About Food, Ag Trade With Cuba

By Dan Flynn on November 8, 2015

I take personal satisfaction in the fact that I’ve almost always resisted breaking the law. There is no proof whatsoever that some years ago, while in a small Latin American country, I was offered a…
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