18/November/2021 F&B Newsletter

 Standard Draft  / Date of Publishing: 01/11/2021

Affected region: KSA

Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Agricultural and Food Products


This standard draft aims to clarify the maximum levels of pesticide residues in or on agricultural and food products.

Deadline for Comments: 28/12/2021

 Guidelines  / Date of Publishing: 01/11/2021

Affected region: KSA

Controls and Requirements to be Followed when Importing Honey and Bee Products

These controls and requirements to be followed when importing honey and bee products into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It covers honey produced from bees and bee products, and covers all forms of honey and bee products intended for human consumption.

 Decree  / Date of Publishing: 07/11/2021

Affected region: Morocco

Table Olives

This decree is concerned with the quality and sanitary safety of preserved and semi-preserved vegetable products marketed and aims essentially at: 
- Fixing the names of table olives according to the method of processing; 
- Providing for the method of presentation as well as the thresholds of defects allowed by type and category of olives; 

- Classifying olives according to their degree of ripeness; 
- Fixing the physico-chemical characteristics of the brine of table olives; 
- Providing for the specific information to be included in the labeling.

 Decree  / Date of Publishing: 07/11/2021

Affected region: Morocco

Canned Tomatoes and Tomato Concentrates

This decree is considered with the quality and health safety of canned and semi-preserved vegetable products marketed essentially aims to: 

- Define tomato concentrate and canned tomato; 
- Provide names for tomato concentrate taking into account the dry matter and names for canned tomatoes taking into account the mode of presentation; 
- Determine the physicochemical characteristics of the tomato paste; 
- Provide the covering media used as well as the ingredients authorized for canned tomatoes; 
- Provide for the specific mentions to be included in the labelling of the aforementioned products.

 News  / Date of Publishing: 07/11/2021

Affected region: UAE

DMCC Announces Plan to Launch Cocoa Center

The Dubai Multi Commodities announced its plan to launch the "cocoa centre", as part of its vision to expand the variety of goods it provides, and recently announced the expansion of the "coffee centre", doubling its capacity by three times to meet the increasing global demand.

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Country: Yemen, Jordan
Category: Dairy products and analogues, Fats and oils, and fat emulsions
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Date of publishing1:
Country: Yemen, Jordan
Category: Dairy products and analogues, Fruits and Vegetables