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Europe: NattoPharma, partners receive €4M research grant

NattoPharma’s International Research Network, coordinated by the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Maastricht University (CARIM), has been awarded a second prestigious grant funded by the...

Europe: DuPont receives probiotic health claim in Switzerland

Working with a major Swiss grocer, DuPont Nutrition & Health recently received approval from Switzerland’s Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) to market...

Americas: Ardent Mills expands voluntary recall of flour products

Ardent Mills has voluntarily recalled certain brands of flour and flour products as requested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). CFIA requested this expanded...

Europe: The food systems of the future need to be smarter, more efficient, says...

Increasing competition for natural resource and emerging resource bottlenecks mean that global agriculture can no longer operate using a 'business as usual' approach –...

Americas: Health Canada approves claims for natural extracts

Health Canada has issued approvals to Monteloeder for the use of eight health claims relating to two of its botanical ingredients. The authority has passed...

Europe: 170 countries vow to combat malnutrition, says FAO

Ministers and officials from more than 170 countries made a number of concrete commitments and adopted a series of recommendations on policies and investments...

Europe: Regulators amend maximum levels for tropane alkaloids in cereal-based foods

SGS expands on the publication of Regulation (European Union; EU) 2016/239 to amend maximum levels for tropane alkaloids (TA) in certain cereal-based foods for...

Europe: Organic food could be cheaper, finds report

External costs of conventionally produced food amount to US$700 billion for environmental degradation and to US$900 billion for social costs, according to a FAO...

Asia Pacific: Neogen acquires Indian food safety company

Neogen Corporation has acquired India’s food testing laboratory Sterling Test House, which will serves as a base for Neogen’s new operations in the country. Incorporated...

Americas: US partners get US$5.8M funding to grow potatoes in Asia

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) a US$5.8 million cooperative agreement to improve potato production in Bangladesh...