News & Insights

On October 19, Honduras notified the WTO of an extended comment deadline for the proposal to amend Central American Customs Union regulation RTCA 67.04.54:10, originally published in August 2018. Comments are now due by November 14, 2018. 

 
The Central American Custom Union’s food additive regulations are included, in English, in the Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI.

On January 29, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for the following countries:

• Honduras
• Panama
• Vietnam
• Republic of Korea
• Romania
• Austria

The Central American Custom Union, Vietnam, Korea, and the European Union’s food additive regulations are included in the International Food Additive Database. If you are interested in subscribing, please contact BCI. 

The Global MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for Honduras, Panama, Vietnam, Korea, Romania, and Austria.

The United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Service recently published Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Country Reports for the following countries:

• Thailand
• Honduras
• Italy
• United Kingdom

Information on pesticides and other contaminants is included in Section III for the United Kingdom and Section V for Thailand, Honduras, and Italy. The Global MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for these markets. 

Recently, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service published the following reports, that contain information on food additive regulations:

• Food Processing Ingredients Update – Republic of Korea
• Exporter Guide 2016 - Brazil
• Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards – FAIRS Country Report 2016 – Honduras

BCI's International Food Additive Database includes food additive use regulations for over 800 additives and 60 markets.  Please contact us for information on subscribing.

This week, the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service published Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Country Reports for the following markets:

• Panama
• Honduras
• Italy
• Singapore
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• Venezuela
• Greece
• Angola
• Canada
• Egypt
• Korea
• Indonesia
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Senegal
• Morocco

Information on food additive regulations are included.

BCI's International Food Additive Database includes food additive use regulations for over 800 additives and 60 markets, including Honduras (Central American Customs Union), the European Union, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, Korea, and South Africa. Please contact us for information on subscribing.