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The European Commission requested EFSA to prepare a technical report on 21 active substances not authorised for use but detected more frequently in organic food...
The MRL for potassium phosphonates in or on mangoes has risen from 2 - 100mg/kg. The MRL shall enter into force and appear in the GB MRL Statutory Register on 2...
There has been a change of MRL for acetamiprid in strawberries from 0.5 - 0.7mg/kg. The date of entry into force: 28 May 2025 and details can be found here: htt...
Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/1164, of 13 June 2025 amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council...
AbstractIn accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant Syngenta Crop Protection AG submitted an application to the competent nationa...
The Employer Pays Principle Feasibility Study, within the Horticulture Value Chain was commissioned and funded jointly by Defra and the Seasonal Worker Scheme T...
This document provides a summary of results from a survey of workers who were issued Seasonal Worker visas and came to work in the UK during 2024. The purpose o...
APHA are aware of an issue impacting some digital border services and affecting some traders. We are investigating the scope and cause of the issue and will loo...
In an unflinching statement, FPC delivers a scathing indictment of the Government’s failure to act, accusing ministers of abandoning growers, wholesalers, and i...
Traders need to be aware of new arrangements for entry summary (ENS) declarations from 1 September 2025.Import Control System 2 (ICS2) is the new safety...
The Valuation Customs Technical handbook has now been published by HMRC. This handbook explains the 6 methods for establishing the value on which Customs Duty a...
Red Tractor is seeking to appoint a new Chair for the Fresh Produce Board. In this role the successful candidate will engage equally with sector board members a...
