Korea recently announced the renaming and restructuring of their Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS .

IGPB has plans to introduce 'National Wine Standards'. The First Draft standards are attached herewith requesting observations , suggestions and comme

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-25 announcing draft MRLs for the active ing

Two years ago, the Chinese government issued Chinese Decree 152, a comprehensive food safety law that regulates all dairy products entering China.

Taiwan is planning a permanent ban on the killing of live poultry in traditional markets amid concerns over the spread of the H7N9 avian flu virus in

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA published Proposed Maximum Residue Limit PMRL2013-24 announcing draft MRLs for the active ing

On April 5th the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS , formerly the Korean Food and Drug Administration, provided a presentation on the futu

On April 24, 2013, the US EPA published a final rule in the US Federal Register amending the MRL regulation for the active ingredient azoxystrobin.

A vote in the EU has paved the way for the European Commission to restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths in scientific studies.

On May 2, 2013 the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA published Modification of the existing MRLs for pendimethalin in various crops.