Public - Mar 17, 2023
Algeria: new barcode requirement on prepacked food products
News from AAFC's Market Access Secretariat This is to inform you that Algeria has published a new regulation (see below - only available in French) setting the conditions and modalities applicable to the affixing of...
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Member - Mar 17, 2023
India seeks comments on draft regulations for Genetically Modified (or Engineered) Foods
On January 5, 2023, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India submitted its revised regulations pertaining to Genetically Modified Foods to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT). Please see below notification G/TBT/N/IND/240 for...
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Public - Mar 16, 2023
New licence requirements for enoki mushrooms
This notice is to advise you that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is introducing new hold and test conditions to Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licences for the import of fresh enoki mushrooms from...
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Public - Mar 7, 2023
FDA Launches New Directory of Ingredients Used in Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is unveiling its new Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory, a webpage where the public can look up ingredients used in products marketed as dietary supplements and quickly find what...
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Member - Mar 2, 2023
EU Regulation regarding MRLs for clothianidin and thiamethoxam
News from AAFC's Market Access Secretariat Despite efforts to advocate against this measure and determine more effective ways to protect pollinator health, on February 2, 2023, the European Commission formally adopted Regulation (EC) No 396/2005...
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Member - Mar 2, 2023
New UAE requirements on halal animal slaughtering
News from AAFC's Market Access Secretariat This message is to inform you that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has published the final draft of their animal slaughtering requirements (unofficial translation below) according to Islamic rules....
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