Angola: Bromangol Loss of Food Inspection Contract Could Reduce Food Prices

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

On November 9, 2017, Angolan President, João Lourenço, issued an order to end the contract between Angolan Customs and the commercial company Bromangol for the operation of analytical laboratories to inspect all food imports. Bromangol was perceived by some importers as a monopoly in the inspection of imported food. The contract’s cancellation could reduce costs for food imports.

Angola: Bromangol Loss of Food Inspection Contract Could Reduce Food Prices

Related Reports

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country is gradually adjusting its domestic policies to align with European Union regulations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tunisia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Export prices of white and parboiled rice rose one percent from the previous week as exporters reportedly continued to secure the rice supplies to fulfill contract shipments.