AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFood Access & Community Support: Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank and Vancouver Island University will host a weekly free food market on campus starting Aug. 24, giving students and nearby residents a choice-based pickup model. Disaster Relief & Food Security: Hawaiʻi SNAP recipients get more time to report storm-related food losses from Tropical Cyclone Lala, with the deadline extended through Sept. 3. Food Safety Alerts: USDA FSIS issued a Class I recall for ready-to-eat pickled chicken and goat products made without USDA inspection by Indus Foods/Gangothri Foods. Regulation & Ingredient Scrutiny: The FDA is proposing a rule to require notification when companies use new ingredients via the GRAS loophole, but critics say it won’t truly close safety gaps. Market & Pricing Pressure: India’s government rejected claims that sugar price spikes are driven by ethanol diversion, pointing instead to production shortfalls, weather damage, and demand ahead of festive season. Agri-Food Trade Expansion: Malaysia is pushing to expand market access for premium agro-food in China, spotlighting durian, seafood and halal poultry through the “Taste of Malaysia” push at Beijing’s Xinfadi market. New Product/Health Trend: Superbrewed Food launched Thryvia, a heat-killed postbiotic with GRAS status, backed by German manufacturer Döhler.
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