WORLD GRAIN ARCHIVE 1985 Saudi Arabian farmers were expected to deliver up to 2 million tonnes of wheat in April to the Grain Kaija Viljanen appointed managing director of Avena Nordic Grain and Karl Nurmentaus appointed managing director of Avena Siilot. purchasing agency. The harvest will The board of directors of Conti- for export. Indications are that Saudi Arabia will sell grain to Iraq and the Yemen Arab Republic and will donate wheat as food aid to Ethiopia either on a government-to-government basis or through an agency such as the World Food Program. of the executive committee. Also elected to the executive committee The Canadian Wheat Board describes the Norwegian facility as "another port option" for customers interested in buying Canadian grain. rangement provides easy and fast access to Canadian supplies. It also results in better use of the elevator by the government agency. The agreement requires that the grain be "identity-preserved" in Stavanger. 1995 Commercial operations of the Finnish Grain Board have been which is owned by the government The Avena Group consists of: Two major U.S. grain organizations have urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require early safety assessments on non-pesticidal biotech crops before eas where commercial crops of the same variety are grown. The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) and the North American Export Grain Associa- 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 of dangerous food products from amend a draft guidance document issued Nov. 24 to include the early assessment provision. FDA issued its guidance in anticipation that an increasing number of modities could increase the potential for cross-pollinations or accidental commingling with approved conventional and biotech crops. The groups urged the FDS to alert the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service if unapproved biotech crops containing new proteins that have not cleared the FDS's preliminary safety assessment are - and requirements applicable to imports and exports. The new mandatory traceability - The NGFA and NAEGA noted that the FDA guidance document is just one aspect of a government-wide effort needed to address the unin- and all types of food chain operators from the farming sector to process- presence of unapproved biotech-enhanced commodities in food or feed. "Without a similar process by the As chairman of the executive The Canadian Wheat Board has grain into Western Europe in small lots though an arrangement with - that all food and feed operators are responsible for the activities under their control. emeritus who continues as a director of the company. 2005 The European Commission has issued guidelines to facilitate implementation of European food in the guidelines include the trace- and retail to the consumer. The guidance document lays down detailed implementing rules for operators. Common criteria triggering the withdrawal or recall of a dangerous 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 the U.S. regulatory system would 2009 of (biotech-enhanced) pesticidal 2010 - 2011 2012 are required to inform authorities of and handling company. Hannu Pelttari was appointed www.World-Grain.com / World Grain / March 2015 processed food and feed products could be considered adulterated under federal law." 2013 2014 105http://www.World-Grain.com