Fepex
A government commission set up by Spanish exporter federation Fepex is calling for a moratorium on new rules for the fruit and vegetable sector stemming from the implementation of the […]
Thu 01/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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As of last Friday, the EU has introduced stricter import regulations for South African oranges in a bid to limit the entry of the False Codling Moth (FMC) pest. While […]
Mon 27/06/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Asda
The UK government has announced that it will be once again postponing phytosanitary controls on imports of fresh products from the EU, making this the fourth such delay. Government reports […]
Mon 02/05/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commision
The pandemic had delayed until January 1, 2022 the new European regulations on organic production, a legal framework that seeks to standardise the rules for organic production and enable new […]
Mon 10/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
BLUEBERRIES CONSULTING
The signing of a frozen fruit protocol between Chile and China will expand the number of species that can be imported from the South American country from 3 to 17. […]
Mon 27/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Mercadona Spain
The EU’s revised regulatory rules on food packaging came into force on July 3rd, with the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUP) (Directive EU 2019/904). The ruling is part of the […]
Thu 15/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Freshfel Europe
Last week, Freshfel Europe submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s public consultation on the EU agricultural promotion policy inside and outside of the EU, which is currently under review. […]
Mon 28/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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On December 23, 2020, the European Commission published a roadmap outlining its intention to revise the Food Information to Consumers Regulation.
Tue 26/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
BIOFRESHI (Netherlands) at Fruit Logistica 2020 © Eurofresh Distribution The European Commission has decided to put back the launch of a new EU Organic Action Plan until 27 November 2021. […]
Mon 07/09/2020
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The EU will introduce new regulations governing the imports of mango. The new directive will take effect from 1st September 2019. According to the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP), importers must […]
Mon 06/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The new EU organic regulation will apply from 1 January 2021 and incorporates several important changes for food producers. One is the exclusion of food containing or consisting of engineered […]
Thu 30/08/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Chilean lemons would be allowed into the US without needing methyl bromide fumigation under a change being considered by the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis). Fumigation is […]
Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
