Australia, Canada and Ireland have recently made financial contributions to a program that helps other countries improve food safety.
Australia is providing $4 million (U.S. $2.6 million) through
European sanitary and phytosanitary rules have been described as a “clear red line” as part of trade negotiations with the United States.
An EU-US joint statement said the two parties
Four new trade topics were discussed at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food safety.
Attendees at the June meeting of the WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary
UK checks on certain produce from Europe have been delayed until 2027.
Planned post-Brexit border checks on medium-risk fruits and vegetables will now start beginning Jan. 31, 2027. Controls were
The United Kingdom has secured a trade deal with the European Union that will impact the food sector.
The UK government said a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement will
Various new and ongoing trade issues were discussed at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting that also covered the picture of notifications in 2024.
Attendees at the March meeting
The European Union reported more sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) alerts in 2024 than the year before, with many of them relating to food safety.
In 2024, 2,147 SPS notifications
