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The President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves Robles, and the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Víctor Julio Carvajal Porras, have signed a regulation to modernise the country’s use of chemicals […]
Mon 09/01/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Freshfel Europe calls for harmonised EU packaging rules for fresh F&V
On 30 November the European Commission released its long-awaited proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. Under the new proposal single use plastic packaging, single use composite packaging […]
Thu 15/12/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Fepex criticises new sustainability regulations
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
Spanish citrus sector hails EU implementation of stricter cold treatment rules
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
UK postpones border controls on EU imports for fourth time
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 regulations governing organic production come into effect
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
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Chile and China extend frozen fruit protocol
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
EU’s new single-use plastics directive enters force
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 calls for efficient and coherent EU agricultural promotion policy
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
European Commission publishes roadmap for new Food Information to Consumers Regulation
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
New European regulation for organics delayed
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
New EU regulations for mango imports
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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