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Americas: Certain US retail delis tested positive for L. monocytogenes, finds researcher

Purdue University research shows that standard cleaning procedures in retail delis may not eradicate Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a potentially fatal disease...

Americas: Product verification emphasizes on safe processing, aids in consumer marketing, ChromaDex tells FNI

Sports nutrition supplier BPI Sports has contracted ChromaDex Corp for third-party verification of its protein products. Going forward, the ChromaDex Quality Verified Seal will be...

Europe: Tetra Pak release CIP guide online

Tetra Pak has published a practical guide to cleaning in place (CIP). CIP covers the range of mechanical and chemical processes used by food and...

Europe: 3M’s indicator test gains AOAC-OMA validation

The 3M Petrifilm Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate has been validated by AOAC International as a First Action Official Method of Analysis (OMA...

Americas: Solazyme receives FDA GRAS No Questions Letter for microalgae ingredients

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a favorable response to Solazyme’s notification concluding that Whole Algal Protein is Generally Recognized as...

Asia Pacific: Intertek to present food audits, certification at GFSI event in Malaysia

Intertek, the global testing, auditing and certification organization, will be speaking at the Global Food Safety Conference (GFSI), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March...

Americas: IBM Research, Mars Inc set up food safety platform

Scientists from IBM Research and Mars, Incorporated have established the Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain, a collaborative food safety platform that will...

Europe: FAO to open liaison office in Moscow

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will open a Liaison Office in Moscow, Russia in order to strengthen cooperation links...

Americas: ChromaDex Corp to verify BPI Sports protein products

Sports nutrition supplier BPI Sports has contracted ChromaDex Corp for third-party verification of its protein products. Going forward, the ChromaDex Quality Verified Seal will be...

Asia Pacific: Flexco releases endless, food safe splicing solution

Flexco has added to its line of endless splicing solutions the Novitool Amigo for splicing monolithic belts. The Amigo is a new concept in the...