The long-running international dispute over ractopamine, a drug used to boost growth and leanness in pork and beef production, has become even more co

The Federal Register today is publishing a new Country of Origin Labeling (COOL rule written to bring the United States into compliance with World Tr

Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz spent some time on his recent trade mission to the United States making clear his country's displeasure with

Aggrieved companies and trade groups have already mounted legal actions against the EU’s strict health claim laws, but the regulation’s workings coul

On June 6, 2013, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic notified the WTO of its proposed amended Food Law.

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. notified the WTO’s Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT of an amendment to color additives regulations regarding

The U.S. notified the WTO of a food additive amendment regarding the use of spirulina extract as a color additive in candy and chewing gum.

The European Union recently notified the WTO of draft MRLs for the active ingredients benthiavalicarb, cyahlofop-butyl, cyazofamid, forchlorfenuron, p

On September 23, 2013, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI notified the WTO of its Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products

On October 11, 2013, Canada notified the WTO of its proposal for a new Regulatory Framework for Federal Food Inspection.