Australia: Cultivate - Food and Agribusiness newsletter

In this third issue of Cultivate, we present an overview of the FAO's report on food and agriculture in 2013; we review Canada's food recall and food safety systems; and we ask why the Australian Treasurer blocked the Archer Daniels Midland bid for Graincorp Limited, Australia's largest listed agricultural company. We also cover off legal developments in China and the United States.

I invite you to read about these recent developments affecting the food and agribusiness industry and welcome your thoughts on new areas to cover in future issues.

Contents

	2013 – food and agriculture in numbers Global infographics from the FAO
	Is Australia open for business? Minimising deal risk after the surprise block of bid for GrainCorp
	We predict a shake-up A time of transition for Canada's food recall and safety systems
	Legal updates: China addresses agribusiness at the Third Plenum FDA issues acrymalide warning in the US Importers to accept more responsibility for US food imports, says FDA
	Case law: Interpreting 'health claims' and 'reduction of disease risk claims' at the EC The unsuccessful pursuit of the definition of 'all natural'

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