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Barbados Ministry of Agriculture reconfirmed the U.S. competent authorities recognized for certification of dairy products and foods that contain a dairy component sourced from the United States.

For nearly two years USDA agencies have engaged Barbados in bilateral discussions that recently culminated with issuance of clearer requirements for dairy products for human consumption...

Amidst the backdrop of lackluster economic performance in the Caribbean, improving economic conditions in advanced economies continue to generate a growing influx of tourists to the Caribbean islands.

Over the past 11 years (2004-2013) U.S. exports to the Caribbean Island Basin of consumer-oriented products and fish products have averaged over 10 percent annual growth.

Since January 2014, the Burkinabe National Biosafety Agency (NBA) has been converting the status of the organization to a technical and scientific public institution (EPSET) for greater autonomy.

Biotech regulation has been virtually non-existent in the Caribbean. That may change in the years ahead as twelve Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries move forward with UN Biosafety Frameworks.