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Brazil turns to WTO on EU Salmonella poultry dispute; WTO reviews other issues

Brazil has again gone to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a dispute with the European Union about controls of Salmonella in poultry meat. The South American country has requested dispute...

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China steps up checks after coronavirus fruit findings

China has tightened import rules after finding the virus that causes COVID-19 on packaging of fruit from Vietnam and Thailand. At least nine Chinese cities have recorded positive coronavirus tests in...

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Norway and Germany fund work on safe food in developing nations

A Norwegian agency has pledged almost $2.75 million to support food safety in developing countries. The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) funding covers 2021 to 2023 and is for the...

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Countries raise 10 new concerns at WTO meeting

The United States was involved in one of the 10 new issues raised at a recent World Trade Organization meeting on food safety and trade. Almost 50 specific trade concerns (STC) were discussed at the...

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Ukraine tells of war impact on food safety at meeting of World Trade...

Ukraine has appealed for help to keep its food control system running during the Russian invasion and called for less strict trade measures to boost exports. Comments were made about how the conflict...

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Model uses Brazil and EU poultry dispute to assess market impact

Implications of trade policy are related to consumer preferences and market structure, according to an analysis by an economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. Mahdi Ghodsi...

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EU heavily involved in issues at WTO food safety meeting

Seven new trade issues discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety involved the European Union. Countries raised 52 specific trade concerns (STCs), 10 of them for the...

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Germany helps support safe food trade in developing countries

Germany has donated almost €3 million ($3.2 million) to boost safe trade in developing and least-developed countries (LDCs). The €2.85 million ($3.1 million) sum until 2025 will help such nations meet...

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U.S. repeats concerns about Chinese import rules at WTO meeting

The United States has said it remains “deeply concerned” with China’s lack of scientific explanation of how two decrees address food safety and public health. The U.S. repeated its concerns about...

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Report shows progress on food safety projects

Gender equality, climate change and technology were key themes in a network that tries to ensure safe trade, according to an annual report. The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) aims to...

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WTO Authorizes $1 Billion in Retaliatory Tariffs Against COOL

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized Canada and Mexico to charge the U.S. $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs for country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat. Last spring, WTO rejected a U.S....

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France begins 2-year test for county-of-origin labeling

A two-year trial period for mandatory country-of-origin labeling is getting underway in France, but it’s not as likely to conflict with international trade rules as the U.S. COOL program did in recent...

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Americans have a right to know: Where’s the beef — from?

This week marks the beginning of formal talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, an agreement President Donald Trump has called the “worst deal in history.” To make it a better...

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Country-of-origin labeling has no place in NAFTA 2.0

In public policy, as in life, learning from past mistakes is a cardinal rule for success. That is why it was disappointing to see Thomas Gremillion from the Consumer Federation of America advocate for...

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Petition seeks to change rules for ‘Product of USA’ meat labels

Country of origin labeling for meat once involved lofty policy debates in Congress and international bodies like the World Trade Organization. Now two influential groups have decided it would help...

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FAO helps Belarus review industry, government food safety systems

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations are working to help improve the food safety system in Belarus. Governmental representatives met for five days of talks in Minsk earlier this...

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U.S. voices concerns at WTO meeting on pesticides, tariffs, etc.

The United States was involved in four of five issues raised at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting earlier this month. The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures meeting on Nov....

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WHO chief calls for food safety focus

GENEVA — There is no such thing as one type of food safety for the rich and another for the poor, according to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the...

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Experts discuss digital’s role in food safety at international forum

GENEVA — A lack of transparency is the Achilles heel of food safety, according to the deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Frank Yiannas said there...

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U.S. raises 1 out of 8 food safety trade concerns at WTO meeting

Eight new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at the latest meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee. The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)...

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Five new trade concerns on food raised at WTO meeting

Five new trade concerns on food safety, animal and plant health were raised at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee. The Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures...

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U.S. raises four issues at WTO SPS meeting

The United States raised four new issues at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) committee on food safety and animal and plant health this past month. The Committee on Sanitary and...

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China defends COVID-19 stance at WTO meeting

China has defended its actions on coronavirus at a meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee. The United States and Canada expressed concerns on China’s procedures affecting trade in food...

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WTO members address 10 new trade concerns

Countries have addressed 10 new trade concerns at a recent meeting of a World Trade Organization (WTO) committee. Topics at the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures meeting on March...

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WTO report shows food safety dominates new trade concerns

Almost half of the new trade issues discussed in a WTO committee in 2020 mentioned food safety, according to a report on the meeting. Of the 36 new specific trade concerns (STCs) raised in the World...

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Almost all trade concerns at WTO meeting previously discussed

The majority of topics highlighted at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety had already been discussed before.At the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures...

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G7 pushes for removal of Japanese food import bans

The Group of Seven (G7) has urged recent restrictions imposed on Japanese food products from around Fukushima to be removed. Trade ministers made the comments at a meeting in Sakai, in Osaka...

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WTO sees record high for trade concerns debated at meeting on safe food

A record number of trade issues were raised at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on safe food. Delegates at the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures meeting in...

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FAO highlights the importance of food safety in trade

Four ways to improve food safety and enhance trade have been put forward in a policy brief. The document discusses trade and food safety links and highlights the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s...

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EU WTO SPS notifications increased in 2023

According to a report, the number of European Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) notifications went up in 2023. Overall, 1,993 SPS notifications were submitted by World Trade Organization (WTO) members....

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