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Importation of Nursery Stock.

The standard describes the import specifications and entry conditions for nursery stock imported into New Zealand.

Draft Directorial Resolution establishing mandatory phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of cotton gin waste (linters) originating in and coming from the United States of America

The draft phytosanitary requirements governing the importation into Peru of cotton gin waste (linters) originating in and coming from the United States of America are being submitted for public consultation following the completion of the relevant technical report.

This Code covers relevant practices during primary production, primary processing (i.e. wet and dry), and storage and transport of green coffee beans to ensure food safety and sustainability of coffee production. This Code concentrates on addressing microbial and chemical hazards and addresses physical hazards only in so far as these relates to GAPs and GMPs, and provides specific guidance on how to minimize these hazards.

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has completed a review of the Food Regulations and proposes the following amendments:
a) To include a requirement that products labelled as " organic " (or similar terms) must be certified as organic under an inspection and certification system that complies with the Codex Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organic ally Produced Foods, GL 32-1999; or equivalent.

Following the accident of the Fukushima nuclear power plant on 11 March 2011, causing the leak of radionuclide into the environment and leading to food contamination, MOPH issued the Notification of the Ministry of Public Health, No. 370 B.E. 2557 (2014) Re: Import Requirement for Food with Risk from Radionuclide Contamination, dated 13 November B.E. 2557 (2014) to prevent the risk from radionuclide contamination in food imported from Japan.

The importers are required to submit documents indicating the category, the type of food, the levels of radionuclide and their locations of production for every shipment at the import check point, issued by any of the following agencies:
1. The Japanese government competent authority (CA), or
2. Other agencies accepted by the Japanese government competent authority, or
3. Government laboratory, or
4. Designated laboratory by government, or
5. Accredited laboratory conforms to the international standard.

The Pathogen and Animal Toxin Act B.E. 2558 Amending the provision on administrative fees.
The measure is based on a WHO Standard as follows:
1. World Health Organization - Laboratory Biosafety Manual - Third Edition, 2004;
2. Guidance on regulations for the Transport of Infectious Substances 2013-2014

Regulations for Certificate Inspections of Genetically Modified Feed and Feed Additives (Draft).

The regulations for certificate inspections of genetically modified feed and feed additives.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared by APHIS relative to a national approach for the control of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks within the United States. Based on the environmental assessment, APHIS has concluded that such an approach will not have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. APHIS is making this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact available to the public for review and comment.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is advising the public that an environmental assessment has been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relative to the use of one or more veterinary biological products as a treatment for and as an aid in the reduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) incidence caused by strains such as Eurasian H5 viruses of clade 2.3.4.4 lineage.

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the biochemical pesticide potassium salts of hops beta acids in or on honey and honeycomb for the control of Varroa mites in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices.