On June 6, 2016, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) announced the Administrative Measures for the Registration of Recipes for Formula Powder Products for Infants and Young Children...
In the fall of 2015, the Canadian government committed to bring in tougher regulations to eliminate industrially produced transfats in processed foods.
FSSAI published an updated order which cites fees and charges associated with testing domestic and imported food product samples.
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Mexico: Mexico Establishes TRQs But no Need to Worry

Mexico establishing tariff rate quotas (TRQ) for the import of live cattle for feeding purposes, fresh, chilled, and frozen beef; and paddy, husked brow, milled, other and broken rice.
In late December 2015, the Egyptian Central Bank issued the first of a number of policy statements reflecting changes that restrict the transfer of funds abroad to pay for imported goods.
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Bangladesh: Exporter Guide

From calendar year (CY) 2012 to 2015, U.S. agricultural export sales to Bangladesh rose by approximately 174 percent to $498 million, now higher than Pakistan.
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Turkey: Agricultural Biotechnology Update

Turkey published Biosafety Law and it’s implementing Regulations in 2010.
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Turkey: Agricultural Biotechnology Update

Turkey published Biosafety Law and it’s implementing Regulations in 2010.
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France: FAIRS Country Report

France is a member of the European Union (EU) and generally follows EU directives and regulations, including those relating to the importation of food products.
In May, Russian Ministry of Finance was given the responsibility to formulate and implement State policy and legal regulations in the sphere of production and circulation of ethyl alcohol...
FSSAI published nine manuals on testing methodology for various food products to be used by the food safety laboratories with immediate effect.
The federal government announced the intention to eliminate the MFN tariffs on a long list of imported food items to be used as ingredients by domestic food manufacturing companies.