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UK mills have been operating 24 hours a day to meet the increased demand for its’ produce in a country which has, until now, been self-sufficient in flour, the association representing British and Irish millers reports.

North Macedonia’s Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) has adopted a set of new measures designed to ensure safe flow of goods and animals as the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly evolves around the globe.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mexican authorities have dealt another blow to the food industry, by releasing a tight timeframe for sweeping labeling reforms complete with requirements for new, front-of-package (FOP) warning labels for foods high in added sugar, salt, fat and calories.

An EU regulation specifying that the source of the main ingredient in a food must be stated if it differs from the origin labelled on the product itself took effect April 1.

EU member states have given the final green light to the bloc’s trade agreement with Vietnam, which foresees tariff-free market access for agri-food products and protection for Geographical indications.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission has pushed back the publication of its Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy to the end of April and pressure is now mounting to delay it even further.

North Macedonia’s Food and Veterinary Agency (FVA) has adopted a set of new measures designed to ensure safe flow of goods and animals as the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly evolves around the globe.

One of Canada’s largest pork companies has announced the temporary closure of a processing facility due to the spread of COVID-19 among plant employees.

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) has given a negative opinion to a health claim for a dark roasted coffee and prevention of DNA strands breakage.

Lockdowns grew as COVID-19 swept through Europe and the US last week, leading French Agriculture Minister, Didier Guillaume, to appeal to “the army in the shadows” to come out and help with food production.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is seeking input from industry, civil society, research bodies and any other ‘stakeholder’ to help develop new guidance on how to assess the risk to bees and other pollinators from the use of biocides.

Supermarket sales keeps growing in Italy but at a slower pace compared with the start of the lockdown in the country, figures reveal.

The disruption caused by COVID-19 is putting the integrity of the EU's market organisation for dairy products under acute strain – and the Commission must act now to ensure coordinated action across all member states.

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission has pushed back the publication of its Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy to the end of April and pressure is now mounting to delay it even further.

The Directors General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) are urging governments worldwide to keep agri-food products and workers moving across borders during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

EU member states have given the final green light to the bloc’s trade agreement with Vietnam, which foresees tariff-free market access for agri-food products and protection for Geographical indications.

The Spanish government has announced that most workers in the agri-food sector are not eligible for recoverable paid leave during the coronavirus pandemic because they are considered an element of an essential service.

More than four fifths (81%) of the British public are worried about meat quality standards being relaxed by ministers in pursuit of trade deals with the US and the rest of the world, according to a survey commissioned by Unison, the UK’s largest union.

The Spanish government introduced a new law to ensure that farmers are not forced to sell their produce at a loss.

The UK’s food standards must be the benchmark for any future UK trade deal - and a Trade and Standards Commission should be created to ensure that food that does not meet UK regulations cannot be imported into Britain.