A record number of issues were discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety.
Attendees at the November meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed 71 trade concerns related to food safety and animal and plant health. In June, 56 trade
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Australia, Canada and Ireland have recently made financial contributions to a program that helps other countries improve food safety.
Australia is providing $4 million (U.S. $2.6 million) through the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) access global agriculture markets.
STDF aims to
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Four new trade topics were discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety.
Attendees at the June meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed trade concerns related to food safety and animal and plant health.
Members raised 56 specific trade concerns
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Various new and ongoing trade issues were discussed at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting that also covered the picture of notifications in 2024.
Attendees at the March meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed trade concerns related to food safety and animal and
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The European Union reported more sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) alerts in 2024 than the year before, with many of them relating to food safety.
In 2024, 2,147 SPS notifications were submitted by World Trade Organization (WTO) members, which was an 8 percent increase compared to 1,994 in 2023.
The EU
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India introduced more than half of the new trade concerns debated at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting.
Attendees at the November meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed trade concerns related to food safety and animal and plant health.
Members raised 64 specific
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Ireland and Canada have donated thousands to support food safety and agriculture trade efforts.
Ireland’s donation of €200,000 ($223,000) will support Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) projects and programs that improve access to global and regional markets for developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs).
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Trade Organization
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China’s concerns about a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) import alert was one of six new issues discussed at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting.
Delegates at the June meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures addressed trade concerns related to food safety and
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An evaluation of a global network has found it contributes to increased sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacity in developing countries.
The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) was created by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the
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Illicit trade and food fraud can cause considerable damage to the international market and public health, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Contributors to a WTO report underlined the importance of focusing efforts on prevention, as it is a more cost-effective strategy for governments and the food industry.
The
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