European Union

Currently, an estimated 99% of pet food packaging ends up in landfills, with fewer than one in 20,000 plastic pouches recycled.

Industry players believe that by valorising materials such as former foodstuffs, animal proteins, and purified nutrients from waste streams, the EU can make significant strides in sustainability.

This innovative product is already registered in India and Brazil, with additional regulatory submissions underway in several other countries.

The European Commission said the tariffs were necessary to counteract “unfair trading practices” that jeopardised European producers’ viability and market share.

This compensation will only be available to farms located in the officially regulated zones and directly impacted by the disease control efforts during the outbreak period.

The project has facilitated the decentralization of fisheries management in Liberia through the establishment of five Collaborative Management Associations offices, with a sixth nearing completion.

Developed by Beijing DaBeiNong Biotechnology Co. Ltd., DBN9004 has been genetically engineered to tolerate two commonly used herbicides.

The country has already received two yellow card warnings from the EU, first in 2013 and again in 2021, due to concerns over illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

While the decision permits the import and processing of the GM corn for food and feed, it explicitly excludes their cultivation within the trading bloc.