| The following GAIN reports were released on October 29, 2024. _______ Health Canada opened public consultations on proposed compositional requirements for infant foods and foods currently regulated as foods for special dietary use. Interested stakeholders may submit their comments until December 23, 2024. This guide provides an overview of health certificates needed for exporting plants, animals, foods, and other animal origin products to the European Union. U.S. regulatory agencies have been informed of the wide range of certificates changes that have occurred in the past months and have updated their export manuals to reflect those changes. Sections updated: All sections. SENASA and ARSA have made significant progress in expediting import procedures with the introduction of online options for requesting import permits and sanitary authorizations of imported raw materials that provide immediate electronic delivery to ports of entry. ARSA has approved and published updates to the national food and beverage regulations. These include a new law regulating energy drinks, certification for good manufacturing processes, and an agreement to establish the National Center for Foodborne Diseases (CENETA). The National Plant, Animal Health and Food Safety Service (SENASA) is the regulatory agency in Honduras that is responsible for the inspection of all agricultural products that enter the country. The Sanitary Regulation Agency (Agencia de Regulacion Sanitaria-ARSA) oversees product registration, authorizations for import of raw materials, and additives for food processing, surveillance and inspection of food products approved for sale in the retail or wholesale market in Honduras. The certificates requested by these two agencies are described in this report along with recent changes to rules for license permits, sanitary authorizations and import permits. Over the past two decades, India's political landscape continues to hinder the developments in agriculture biotechnology. Bt cotton (Bacillus thuringiensis) approved in 2002 remains the sole biotech-derived crop approved for commercial cultivation. Despite regulatory clearances for environmental release of GE eggplant and mustard events, the approval remains stuck under judicial review and political considerations. Soybean and canola oils from select GE soybean and canola events, and some food ingredients from microbial biotechnology are approved for import. On July 29, 2024, India's apex regulatory authority recommended the imports of GE alfalfa hay from the United States subject to other statutory clearances. Formal notification is pending. On July 23, 2024, the Supreme Court of India directed the Indian government to evolve a national policy on genetically modified crops by holding national consultation with all stakeholders within the next four months. The food retail sector in Peru is anticipated to experience 5 percent growth by the conclusion of 2024, attributed to the overall enhancement in the country's economic landscape and targeted strategies devised by both the modern and traditional food channels. FAS Lima anticipates a resurgence in U.S. consumer-oriented products, particularly in categories such as meat, fruits, tree nuts, non-alcoholic beverages, and more. This positive outlook is fueled by the recovery of key export sectors and the implementation of tailored approaches to cater to evolving consumer demands in Peru's market. The U.S. Census Bureau's (USCB) bulk, intermediate, and consumer-oriented export data tracks U.S. food and agricultural trade shipped directly to Poland. However, it does not measure the substantial levels of the U.S. agricultural trade to Poland routed through Western European ports of entry. According to USCB, U.S. suppliers shipped $376 million of U.S. food and agriculture to Poland in 2023. However, according to Poland's Central Statistical Office (CSO), which measures trade by country of origin and, therefore, reflects both direct and indirect trade, Poland sourced upwards of $740 million of U.S. food and agriculture in 2023. FAS/Warsaw encourages USDA cooperators and other U.S. food and agricultural exporters and stakeholders to look beyond USCB data and review different data sources when considering resource allocation and market development strategies for Poland. For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/. | 
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