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On January 27, 2017, the Thai Food and Drug Administration notified the WTO (G/SPS/N/THA/183/Rev.1) on the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) Notification Regarding Food Containing Pesticide Residue.

Export prices further declined one to two percent in anticipation of the sale of all the remaining food-grade government rice stocks on February 16, 2017.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published in India’s official gazette a draft regulation on new product approval procedures.

The Government of India (GOI) reported highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreaks in January 2017 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

On Friday, February 10, 2017, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) of the Government of Japan (GOJ) announced changes to the Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for the pesticides...

On December 15, 2016, Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) published draft modifications to the regulation (NOM-013-SEMARNAT) establishing phytosanitary requirements...

The European Commission approved a plan to reduce phosphate emissions from the Dutch livestock sector.

Agriflanders, Flanders’ largest indoor agricultural show, celebrated its tenth edition in Ghent, Belgium from January 12-15, 2017.

Austria is one of the leading countries in organic production and consumption. In 2016, about 21 percent of the total agricultural area and 18 percent of all farms were under organic management.

Myanmar does not have a biosafety framework to track genetically engineered food or animal products.

Export prices declined one to two percent due to the sales of government rice stocks associated with the tender for 3.8 million metric tons on July 25.

The planting of the MY2016/17 main rice crop is still 30 percent behind last year. Aggressive sales of government stocks will likely increase Thai rice exports to 9 million metric tons in 2016.