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This report is intended to supplement the European Food & Agricultural Import Regulations (FAIRS) Report with UK-specific information.

In December 2014 Romania confirmed the second case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), atypical form, as part of the BSE surveillance program.

The food import ban introduced last August against the United States, Canada, EU, Australia and Norway has dramatically changed the food market in the Russian Far East.

From January 21-23, 2015, mass inspections were undertaken by representatives of Russia’s Prosecutor General Office in retail stores in more than thirty Russian cities.

On September 10, 2014, the Russian State Duma approved and signed into effect the National Standard for Organic Products “Terms and Definitions”.

This report provides guidance on the certificate requirements for agricultural and food products imported into the Serbian market...

Since January 1, 2015, Latvia is holding for the first time the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Putin Signed Federal Law Limiting Agencies Authority . . . Russian Fish Catch Down Slightly in 2014 . . . Federal Law Extends Support to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products . . .

The UK is a strong proponent of more efficient and effective regulation of genetic engineering within Europe.

The European Parliament ruled that each Member State (MS) will be able to decide the use of GMOs in their territories.

Through EU and UK political and regulatory policy interventions, renewable fuel (e.g. wood pellets) has been incentivized as a vehicle to help de-carbonize the energy sector.

This report provides an overview of the UK foodservice industry and its various sub-sectors.