AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFood Safety & Regulation: The U.S. USDA, HHS and EPA updated a heavy-metals oversight deal under the National Residue Program, adding ultra-low-level lab testing and expanding monitoring to processed foods. Contaminants in the Food Chain: A Notre Dame meta-analysis tracking PFAS across Great Lakes food webs found PFOS declines in lower lakes after an early-2000s phaseout, while Lake Superior showed little change. Fisheries Modernisation: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. inspected the rehabilitation of the Navotas Fish Port Complex, aiming for safer, more efficient operations and steadier food supply. Food Security & Livelihoods: Malaysia’s deputy agriculture minister pushed technology and infrastructure upgrades for fishermen amid rising fuel costs. Food Industry & Policy: China is drafting rules to curb food-delivery price wars by limiting long-term subsidies and stopping platforms from pressuring restaurants into promotions. Agriculture & Trade: Argentina deregulated its dairy chain to cut admin burdens and streamline exports across Mercosur. Livestock Health: Nigeria’s Plateau pig farmers warned African Swine Fever has killed thousands and forced many farms to shut.
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