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On April 25, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published a Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) report for Ukraine. 

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On January 25, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service published Food and Agricultural Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) reports for the following countries:

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

• Belgium-Luxembourg
• Singapore
• Ukraine
• Ecuador

Information on pesticides and other contaminants is included in Section V for Singapore and Section III for the other markets. The Global MRL Database currently displays relevant established and proposed MRLs for these markets. 

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 countries:

• Austria
• Jordan
• Ukraine 
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Ghana
• Brazil
• France

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 Mexico, Nicaragua (Central American Customs Union), Brazil, and the European Union. Please contact us for information on subscribing.

On December 8, Ukraine's State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service notified the WTO of its draft law on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine concerning food safety. Adoption of the draft would make Ukraine's food safety control system meet international requirements, such as EU requirements, taking into account the social and economic situation of Ukraine.

The final date for comments is February 1, 2016.

On September 10, 2014, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution creating a consolidated food safety authority, the State Service on Safety of Foodstuffs and Consumer Protection.  This new agency is based on the previous State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine and will encompass the State Sanitary Service, Agricultural Inspection, and Agency for Consumer Rights.   More information may be found in this related USDA GAIN Report, published on September 16.