India's food safety regulator FSSAI has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Amendment Regulations, 2026, introducing binding deadlines for laboratory analysis and formalising approved analytical methods. The rules take effect on 1 April 2027 and are relevant to imported food and feed products entering India.
The Ukrainian government has adopted a resolution establishing standardised, transparent pricing methodologies for laboratory services and registration dossier evaluations in the feed sector, with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy stating the move will create predictable costs for businesses.
The Irish Presidency of the EU Council is working to secure a qualified majority among member states on a compromise text to simplify food safety rules, including revised provisions on maximum residue levels and pesticide authorisation timelines, ahead of a Coreper meeting on 23 September 2026.
Vietnam's SPS Office has reported that the EU, China, and the Middle East-Africa region issued 254 food safety and phytosanitary notifications between the start of 2026 and 15 September, with tighter pesticide residue limits, stricter registration and traceability rules, and new labelling requirements that could directly affect Vietnamese agricultural and food exports.