USDA and FDA have formally agreed to jointly regulate cell-based meat, and USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Friday (Nov. 16) no new legislation is needed to make it work.

Ahead of the trilogue taking place next week among the three EU institutions, EU agriculture representatives have called for more lenient rules on cadmium limits in fertilisers leaving farmers enough time to adjust to changing circumstances.

EU agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has been forced to defend the European Commission’s plans for individual policy programmes at national level as a core part of the new CAP for 2021-27, amidst repeated concerns that the plan will negatively affect the ‘level playing field’ on the EU Single Market.

In a major move to combat global deforestation, French authorities have presented a strategy to limit the imports of agri-food products linked to the disappearance of forest areas.

Norwegian dairy Q-Meieriene has accused its dairy rival Tine of violating the Norwegian Marketing Act after Tine’s September launch of a squeezable yoghurt product that has many similarities to Q-Meieriene’s Skyr Mini product.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Dutch producer Levola cannot hold copyright protection on the taste of its soft cheese.

European opponents of an EU-Mercosur deal have seized on comments made by Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro to push their case for a suspension of talks on a trade deal between the two blocs.

Two members of the UK government have resigned in protest over the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement which was unveiled last night.

The United Kingdom will stay part of a ‘Single Customs Union’ with the EU for as long as is necessary post-Brexit to resolve the Irish border question – thus preventing the UK from doing its own Free Trade Agreements with third countries for agricultural and other products for a potentially indefinite period of time after 2020.

The European Parliament's Trade Committee has given its recommendation to approve the EU's landmark trade agreement with Japan.

The way of raising a specific sheep breed has helped Croatia win protected status from the European Commission for the animals’ meat.

Trade under the existing EU free trade agreements keeps growing while they contribute to removing barriers and promoting high labour and environmental standards, a new Commission report has revealed.

By simply adopting good hygiene practices during the daily farm operations, farmers can play a vital role in stemming the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has said.

The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out a European approach to endocrine disruptors to protect EU citizens and the environment from hazardous chemicals.

The US Food and Drug Administration outlined its priority list for the coming months in October, while applications of blockchain technology in the agriculture and food supply chain are forecast to grow considerably, and EU officials and academics debated the new CAP’s strategic plans.

The number of notifications from the EU’s alert system for food and feed risks rose by more than a quarter over the last year, largely as a result of the fipronil egg and Brazilian poultry scandals.

Current assessments of pesticides' safety by regulatory agencies do not evaluate the “cocktail effect” that the cumulative use of different chemicals may have on humans, animals and the environment, a scholar has said.

Spanish law enforcers have seized 45 tons of low quality tuna illegally treated with dyes to make it look like fresh fish that can be sold at twice the price, in an operation coordinated by the EU agency for law enforcement cooperation (Europol).

Norwegian dairy Q-Meieriene has accused its dairy rival Tine of violating the Norwegian Marketing Act after Tine’s September launch of a squeezable yoghurt product that has many similarities to Q-Meieriene’s Skyr Mini product.

An advert that was banned from television in the UK because it was made by a political organisation has become hugely popular on the internet.

California-based Monster Energy Company is complaining to U.S. trade officials that it’s facing an increasing number of non-science based barriers to keep out its energy drinks from Europe and other regions around the world.

Ahead of the trilogue taking place next week among the three EU institutions, EU agriculture representatives have called for more lenient rules on cadmium limits in fertilisers leaving farmers enough time to adjust to changing circumstances.

The US Food and Drug Administration outlined its priority list for the coming months in October, while applications of blockchain technology in the agriculture and food supply chain are forecast to grow considerably, and EU officials and academics debated the new CAP’s strategic plans.