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Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch Presidency of the Council on Wednesday.

Canadian Pork Council and other provincial pork associations will continue to press the federal government to amend this regulation and allow transporters to wash at Canadian facilities.

The arrangement allows FDA, CFIA and Health Canada to establish a framework for regulatory cooperation in areas that include scientific collaboration, inspection and outbreak response.

“It is necessary to set up a national food harmlessness and quality system and agency that leads the national system so it really gives answers to the needs of the market.”

Collect information from states about what they learn from emergency preparedness exercises and how to improve future plans, then allow others with a need to know to access it.

The FDA has finalized six of the seven major rules that implement the core of FSMA.

Mandatory labelling would help maintain consumer confidence in food products by making the food supply chain more transparent.

USDA announced awards totaling more than $15.1 million, including more than $3.4 million for antimicrobial resistance strategies, to ensure a safe and nutritious food supply and while maintaining American agricultural competitiveness.

The European Commission has awarded a total of €32.5 million, for the years 2016 and 2017, to support the 43 EU Reference Laboratories (EU-RLs) designated for food and feed safety, as well as animal health.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a new web resource to share more information about its sampling programs for food safety and has posted new information on a more robust surveillance sampling approach under development.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took major steps to prevent foodborne illness by finalizing rules that establish enforceable safety standards for produce farms, and make importers accountable for verifying that imported food meets U.S. safety standards.

The governors must make sure the amount and quality of farmland remains stable, improve pollution control to ensure grain quality, ensure the authenticity of grain reserve data and protect farmers, the statement said.

Russia is an important market for exporters of pork products, so it is extremely important to implement eCert between Chile and Russia.

Many meat-based foods sold across the European Union (EU) are not properly labelled or do not contain the correct ingredients, according to the Euroepan Consumer Organisation (BEUC) report.

On September 20, 2015, The Ukrainian Parliament has conducted a major reform of the food safety system by implementing Law 1602.

Canada and Mexico last week defended their proposed tariffs during a public hearing at the WTO’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.