A Norwegian agency has pledged almost $2.75 million to support food safety in developing countries.
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) funding covers 2021 to 2023 and is for the Standards and Trade Development
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China has tightened import rules after finding the virus that causes COVID-19 on packaging of fruit from Vietnam and Thailand.
At least nine Chinese cities have recorded positive coronavirus tests in relation to dragon fruit
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Brazil has again gone to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a dispute with the European Union about controls of Salmonella in poultry meat.
The South American country has requested dispute consultations with the EU
Continue Reading Brazil turns to WTO on EU Salmonella poultry dispute; WTO reviews other issues
Almost half of the new trade issues discussed in a WTO committee in 2020 mentioned food safety, according to a report on the meeting.
Of the 36 new specific trade concerns (STCs) raised in the
Continue Reading WTO report shows food safety dominates new trade concerns
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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China has defended its actions on coronavirus at a meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.
The United States and Canada expressed concerns on China’s procedures affecting trade in food and agricultural products at
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The United States raised four new issues at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) committee on food safety and animal and plant health this past month.
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)
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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
Continue Reading Five new trade concerns on food raised at WTO meeting
Eight new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at the latest meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee.
The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures also discussed 16
Continue Reading U.S. raises 1 out of 8 food safety trade concerns at WTO meeting
GENEVA — A lack of transparency is the Achilles heel of food safety, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Frank Yiannas said there has
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