Food safety
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Indonesia halal certification: what's actually mandatory from 17 October 2026
Indonesia's halal certification deadline for imported food, beverages and slaughter products lands 17 October 2026. What's actually enforced, and how to prepare.
newsUSDA begins phased reopening of southern ports to Mexican cattle
USDA began a phased, conditional reopening of southern livestock ports to Mexican cattle on 24 August 2026, tied to New World Screwworm containment milestones.
newsUS suspends Dominican mango imports over fruit fly trapping non-compliance
APHIS suspended Dominican mango imports around 18 July 2026 after inspections repeatedly found fruit fly trapping thresholds exceeded on export farms.
newsPhilippines suspends livestock and meat imports from 7 countries over FMD
The Philippines suspended livestock and meat imports from 7 countries over FMD from 23 August 2026. A second ban on 23 more origins took effect on 19 September.
newsFDA finalizes its fresh-cut produce hazard guidance eight years after the draft
FDA has finalized its fresh-cut produce hazard guidance, replacing the 2008 version with a water-activity threshold and new supply-chain control examples.
newsFood safety coalition presses Congress to restore FDA traceability enforcement as Cyclospora outbreak tops 10,000 cases
An 11-group coalition urged Congress on 12 August 2026 to rescind the rider blocking FDA traceability-rule enforcement until 2028, citing a Cyclospora outbreak.
guideWhich cold-chain standards actually apply to food, and which do not
ISO 23412 covers refrigerated transport, but EU GDP and WHO PQS are pharma and vaccine standards, not food certification. Here is what actually applies.