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Since USDA first established a stand-alone mission area focusing on trade and international affairs in 2017, USDA’s Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs and the Foreign Agricultural Service have made significant trade policy advances to support U.S. agriculture. This series of commodity fact sheets highlights the many recent trade policy advances achieved by USDA.

On August 15, 2019, China's National Health Commission, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released....

This report contains the unofficial translation of the technical regulation on production, testing, packaging and certification of seed potatoes.

India notified its 2018 draft labeling and display regulations and invited comments from the World Trade Organization (WTO) members.

On May 4, 2017, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India notified WTO members of the draft Food Safety and Standards (Organic Foods) Regulations, 2017.

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.

The Government of India’s (GOI) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) published a notification to invite comments from World Trade Organization (WTO) member countries...

On November 8, 2016, Thailand informed the World Trade Organization about a draft regulation on good practice certification and labelling requirements for packing houses of fruits and vegetables.

On July 12, 2016, India notified a draft regulation related to Microbiological Standards of Fruits and Vegetables and their Products to the World Trade Organization (WTO).