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Law 543 of 2026: Mandatory Identification of Origin and Differentiation of Original, Substitute and Imitation Food Produ...

Law 543 of July 7, 2026 establishes mandatory identification of origin and differentiation of original, substitute and imitation food products in Panama, with the objective of protecting consumers and...

Executive Decree No. PCM-016-2026: Declaration of a State of Emergency Due to Meteorological Drought in 75 Municipalitie...

Honduran Executive Decree declaring a 120-day state of emergency in 75 municipalities of Choluteca, Comayagua, El Paraíso, Francisco Morazán, La Paz and Valle affected by El Niño, meteorological dr...

Implementation- Ongoing

Brazil: Provisional Measure No. 1,384 of 2026 - Extraordinary credit for food supply and food security

Provisional Measure No. 1,384 of 2026 opens an extraordinary credit of BRL 924,985,960 for the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Farming and the Ministry of Development and Social Assistance...

Implementation- Ongoing

Mexico-Canada Agreements to Promote Agri-Food Trade with the Inclusion of Indigenous Peoples

Mexico and Canada agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation to diversify the agri-food supply, facilitate trade, improve business linkages, and preserve the integration of North American supply chain...

Implementation- Ongoing

U.S. humanitarian assistance to Venezuela through bilateral funding and the OCHA country pooled fund

The U.S. Department of State reported that its financial commitment to the humanitarian response in Venezuela exceeded USD 300 million. Of the funding directed to partner organizations, USD 100 millio...

Implementation- Ongoing

Resolution No. 53-26 on the High-Level Interinstitutional Commission for El Niño

Resolution No. 53-26, approved by the President of the Republic of Panama and the Cabinet Council, creates the High-Level Interinstitutional Commission to monitor the potential adverse effects of the ...

Implementation- Ongoing

Modernised Global Agreement (MGA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) between Mexico and the European Union

Trade and cooperation policy framework between Mexico and the European Union modernising the Global Agreement in force since 2000. The MGA and ITA incorporate updated disciplines on trade, trade facil...

Negotiation

USDA Funding for the Acer Access and Development Program and Micro-Grants for Food Security Program

USDA announced more than $9.75 million in funding available through the Acer Access and Development Program and the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program. The funding supports projects to promote the...

Implementation- Ongoing

Incorporation of Monk Fruit Extract into the Argentine Food Code

Joint Resolution 3/2026 incorporates monk fruit extract, Siraitia grosvenorii, as item 179 of Article 1,398 of the Argentine Food Code for use as a sweetener. The amendment establishes identity, quali...

Implementation- Ongoing

Peru Updates Food Safety Regulations for Packaging Materials

The post reports on a regulatory update in Peru related to food safety for packaging materials. The proposed amendment to Article 119 of the sanitary surveillance framework expands monitoring requirem...

Development-design

Position (EU) No 6/2026 of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques

Position (EU) No 6/2026 of the Council, adopted at first reading on 21 April 2026, sets out the Council position with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Counc...

Negotiation

USDA Funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $32.4 million in funding available through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP), administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service. The program sup...

Implementation- Ongoing