AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCompetition Watchdog: Bulgaria’s Commission on Protection of Competition is probing retail-chain pressure tied to the “Care Basket” initiative, after producer groups warned they were told to cut supply prices by 15% or lose business. Food Safety Systems: Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health rolled out a Food Establishments Guide for recall requirements, aiming to standardize traceability, recovery, and incident communication across importers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Sustainable Seafood Push: Chefs Angela Hartnett and Luke Holder helped launch a campaign urging restaurants to remove farmed salmon from menus, citing pollution, disease, and wild-stock impacts. Packaging & Chemicals: Europe is reviewing a German proposal to classify trifluoroacetic acid (a PFAS-related chemical) as a reproductive hazard, reviving scrutiny of PFAS in food-contact packaging. Food Security & Farming: Ghana’s economy grew 6.4% in Q1, with services and industry leading while agriculture remains key for livelihoods and food security. Clean Cooking: Uganda’s Detra Energy says results-based financing is helping households cut charcoal use by switching to more efficient eco-stoves. Trade & Agriculture Policy: U.S. lawmakers want USMCA updates to better support U.S. agriculture, with dairy quota administration and food-safety oversight among the sticking points.
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