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China: China's Annual Agricultural Policy Goals

On February 5, 2017, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC) and the State Council unveiled its first policy document for 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.
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...
Government of India’s Food Safety and Standard Authority of India’s (FSSAI) invited comments on its draft notification on nonalcoholic and carbonated beverages.
India notified its new draft standards for special dietary foods with low-sodium content, including salt substitutes, to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and invited WTO members to provide comments.
The proliferation of national Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) measures in recent months is a result of a provision in the EU’s Food Information to Consumers (FIC) regulation...
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Japan: Japan Announces Significant Dairy Imports in 2017

On January 27, 2017, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced its intent to import 13,000 metric tons (MT) of butter and 13,000 MT of non-fat dry milk...
FSSAI issued multiple final and draft amendments related to food additive and standards, contaminants and toxins, and labeling and packaging regulations.
India notified its new standards on cereal and cereal products to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and invited WTO members to provide comments.
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India: New Standards for Edible Fats Invite WTO Comments

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