Attaché Report (GAIN)

Canada: FAIRS Export Certificate Report

This report highlights certification requirements for food and agricultural products exported to Canada and supplements the FAIRS Country Report CA2020-0081.
Plants in Canada are regulated on the basis of the traits expressed and not on the basis of the method used to introduce the traits.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Canada: FAIRS Country Report

Since July 1, 2020, the USMCA certification of origin requires the certifier (importer, exporter, or producer) to cover nine mandated minimum data elements, replacing the old NAFTA certificate...
On September 4, 2020 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced temporary flexibility in enforcing some Canadian labeling and packaging regulations for pre-packaged meat products.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Chile: FAIRS Country Report

This report provides an overview of Chile´s Decree 977 of 1997 of the Ministry of Health, also known as the Sanitary Regulation for Food Products (RSA by its name in Spanish) related to human health.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Mexico: Mexico Announces Unilateral Rice TRQs

On August 7, 2020, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in Mexico’s Federal Register (“Diario Oficial” – DOF) an agreement establishing the specific provisions governing the unilateral tariff...