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Belize Occupational Safety and Health Bill, 2025

Belize’s Occupational Safety and Health Bill, 2025 seeks to establish a modern legal framework to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. The initiative proposes minimum occupational safety stan...

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Resolution 255/2026: Regulatory Framework for Genetically Modified Organisms for Agricultural, Agri-Food and Agro-Indust...

Resolution 255/2026 of Argentina's Ministry of Economy updates the regulatory framework applicable to activities involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs), including derived products and by-prod...

Implementation- Ongoing

Law Creating the Salvadoran Blue Economy Authority

Legislative Decree No. 510 creates the Salvadoran Blue Economy Authority (ASEA) and establishes the legal and institutional framework for the design, implementation and execution of public policies on...

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SICA One Health Strategy 2026-2030

The One Health Strategy of the Central American Integration System 2026-2030, jointly approved by COMISCA, CAC and CCAD, establishes a regional framework for implementing the One Health approach acros...

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Brazil New Regulation for Food Contact Silicone Materials

Brazil issued new sanitary requirements for silicone materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. ANVISA Resolution RDC No. 1020/2026 and Normative Instruction No. 435/2026 establis...

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Canadian Food Banks Reduce Services Amid Rising Demand

The article reports that food banks across Canada are changing their services amid unprecedented demand, including reducing visit frequency, the amount of food provided or wraparound supports. Rising ...

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Sanitary Authorization for Bolivian Beef Exports to Paraguay

Bolivia secured authorization to export beef to Paraguay, expanding market access for its meat sector. The authorization is based on compliance with sanitary and food safety requirements verified by B...

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Biosecurity Actions to Protect Belize’s Banana Industry from Fusarium R4

Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority and partners such as OIRSA intensified preventive actions to protect the national banana industry from the risk of Fusarium...

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US expands Venezuela sanctions waivers to boost fertiliser exports and electricity investment

Article about the expansion of U.S. sanctions waivers toward Venezuela to facilitate fertilizer and petrochemical exports as well as investments in the electricity and energy sectors.

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Anticipatory Action Framework for Drought in Honduras 2026–2027

The Anticipatory Action Framework for Drought in Honduras 2026–2027 establishes a coordinated mechanism to mobilize assistance before the impacts of a forecast drought materialize. It includes trigg...

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Brazil Safeguard Rules for International Trade Agreements

Brazil issued a decree establishing rules for the application of safeguard measures under international trade agreements. The measure allows temporary protection mechanisms when increased imports from...

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Expansion of AgriStability to Include Pasture-Related Feed Costs

The Government of Canada announced an expansion of AgriStability to include pasture-related feed costs as an allowable expense beginning with the 2026 program year. The measure aims to provide more eq...

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