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Setting national standards April 27, 2021 After a long haul, this month’s (April 7) decision by the Council of Common Interest (CCI) to have uniform food standards in the whole country might be a step in the right direction to evolve internationally competitive regulations. But for developing a vertical consumer-friendly safe food regulatory regime, the provincial governments have to surrender the power of making standards back to the federal government by amending their food laws, and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has to have new legislation altogether. The provincial food regula...

Japan nuclear monitoring: Tests show radioactivity concentration decreased in most foods products within five years Monitoring tests of Japan’s food products after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident showed that drinking water, milk and infant food were within the radioactivity concentration limits after five years, but some samples from the wild animal meat and agricultural categories still showed high radioactivity. The Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident occurred in March 2011, releasing radionuclides into the environment. In 2012, the government s...

Mar 12, 2021 “Fukushima is famous for agriculture, and its coastal region was once one of the richest rice-growing areas (in Japan),” Ryoichi Sato says, highlighting one of the prefecture’s prized assets. “Here, you can enjoy fresh green paddies in spring and beautiful golden rice fields in autumn.” Sato was forced to abandon his hometown of Odaka, part of Minamisoma in Fukushima Prefecture, for six years following the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated the region in March 2011, returning in 2017 to found a company called Kohbai Yume Farm. Named after...

Ottawa – The Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC), BB #:163706 a recognized international trading standards body for the fresh fruit and vegetable sector and service provider to the Government of Canada, is very pleased to announce that Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) veteran, Kevin Smith, joins our team as DRC’s Vice-President, Operations. Kevin’s responsibilities will encompass team leadership, development of new opportunities in standards development/delivery, and contributing to the DRC’s marketing and business strategies. Kevin brings over 20 years of program development a...

US report has concerns about agriculture rules Staff writer, with CNA, WASHINGTON The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has expressed “serious concerns” about Taiwan’s agricultural policies that “are not based on science,” and said that removing barriers to US pork and beef products was high on its agenda. “Priorities for the United States included removing Taiwan’s various barriers to market access for US pork and beef products,” the USTR said in its 2021 Trade Policy Agenda and 2020 Annual Report, which was released on Monday. The report highlighted “Taiwan’s...