The Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued an updated version (July 7, 2010) of its list of Canadian firms eligible to export meat and poultry to the U.S.
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN report:
On July 7, 2010, APHIS updated its Miscellaneous and Processed Products PPQ Manual. The manual is used for regulating imported items that are processed and are not intended for propagation.
The Treasury Department has issued a statement welcoming the European Parliament's consent on July 8, 2010, by a wide margin, to the revised U.S.-EU agreement on the processing and transfer of financial messaging data for the purposes of the Treasury Department's Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP).
Various U.S. government agencies are seeking comments on the following information collections for which they have requested or intend to request Office of Management and Budget approval or extension of approval (see notices for specific details):
The Foreign Agricultural Service announced that 13 U.S. companies will meet with over 170 Georgian businesses in a Trade and Investment Mission to Tbilisi, Georgia, July 12-15. The primary aim of the mission is to facilitate trade and investment particularly in agricultural processing equipment, inputs, livestock genetics, ready-to-eat products, meat and poultry, and grain and feed sectors.
The Treasury Department has posted the International Monetary Fund's concluding statement from its recent evaluation of the U.S. economic performance and policies. Among other things, the IMF forecasts GDP growth of 3¼% in 2010 and about 3% in 2011, with inflation very low, and unemployment remaining above 9%.
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted the presentations from the July 7, 2010 Plenary Meeting of the Defense Trade Advisory Group.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that Monsanto Company Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri, has agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to resolve misbranding violations related to the sale and distribution of cotton seed products containing genetically engineered pesticides. This is the largest civil administrative penalty settlement ever received under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
The International Trade Administration announces that the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board will hold a meeting to discuss topics related to the travel and tourism industry on July 26, 2010. The agenda for the meeting includes discussion efforts in the Gulf region and other topics.