Authority & Legal
Americas: Kalsec receives SQF certification
Kalsec has received the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 certification under the Global Food Safety Initiative Edition 7.2.
The certification is for food ingredient...
Asia Pacific: Japan gives to WTO initiative
The government of Japan has contributed US$76,742 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) for 2014. The objective is to help developing countries...
Americas: Egypt to create food security systems to store grain
Global food security company Blumberg Grain and the Government of Egypt are developing reportedly one of the world's largest integrated food security systems for...
Americas: Arrayit, USDA partner on food safety detection system
Arrayit Corporation has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement or CRADA with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where the company and the...
Europe: EFSA mulls over ways to reduce acrylamide in food
Scientists from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) met this month to discuss 100 comments with the contributors on acrylamide in food, a contaminant...
Europe: EFSA confirms most food in EU is within legal limits of pesticide residues
More than 97% of all samples analyzed as part of the latest Europe-wide monitoring program of pesticides in foods contain residue levels that fall...
Europe: EU rolls out new labeling rules
The new EU food labeling rules that came into effect this month will ensure that consumers receive clearer, more comprehensive and accurate information on...
Americas: Latin America, the Caribbean have advanced 92% towards World Food Summit goal
Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved 92% progress toward the World Food Summit goal of halving the total number of people suffering hunger...
World: Croda’s sites in Brazil, India receive RSPO certification
Global speciality chemical company Croda says its manufacturing sites in Brazil and India have received certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO),...
Europe: 13 countries join in the fight against undernourishment
A total of 13 countries have joined in the fight against undernourishment.
This includes the early achievement of the Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG-1) hunger...