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GFSF serves as an industry platform to help improve food safety in the Asian market. This blog offers the most up-to-date news on Asia's food safety events.

Friday, March 22, 2019

Horns of a Dilemma #4


Horns of a dilemma #4: GFSF Chairman, Gilmore: “AFS (African Swine Fever) contagion in China and lately in Vietnam poses serious threats to consumers and to the global supply chain.  Customs and Border confiscations work, but stepped up FDA/SAMR (China) collaboration on site would be better.”

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Horns of a Dilemma March 6


Horns of a dilemma #3: Expectations of China’s imminent renewed heavy purchasing of US commodities vs Perdue U. Ag Economy Barometer shows US ag farmers’ declining optimism for US commodity prices and economy.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Horns of a Dilemma 3/4


This week’s horns of a dilemma: new breakthroughs in ag technologies while US ag bankruptcies and debt loads climbing, export markets in jeopardy, and policy resistance to climate change risk mitigation and adaptation needs.