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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: NSF International expands reach into EMEA
NSF International is acquiring Euro Consultants Group (ECG), a food safety and quality service company based in Wavre, Belgium.
ECG serves the markets in Europe,...
Americas: “Sugar-glass” film uses viruses to kill germs in food
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, bacterial contamination of food is becoming more problematic.
Scientists report that they have developed an antibacterial 'sugar-glass' coating...
Europe: Carbon price tags needed on bioplastics, says association
European Bioplastics is supporting initiatives to develop global carbon-pricing mechanisms and implement them effectively.
It says these measures would be needed to incorporate the external...
Middle East: Dairy company uses Hanovia’s system in Dubai
To ensure the purity of its product, Al Rawabi Dairy in Dubai is using Hanovia's PureLine UV disinfection technology to disinfect water used in...
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: Companies form allulose consortium to enter markets
Cosun Beet Company, Ingredion Incorporated, Matsutani Chemical Industry and Samyang Corporation announce consortium to help bring to the EU and UK markets allulose and...
Europe: Denmark reports low number of people infected with salmonella, finds institute
The number of people living Denmark who contracted a salmonella infection reached a historic low level in 2013, according to the National Food Institute...
Europe: EIT Food to transform region’s food sector
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has announced EIT Food as the winner of a pan-European competition on the Food4Future call.
EIT...
Europe: Roquette receives favorable opinion from EFSA
Roquette has received a favorable opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concerning a 13.5 health claim, which relates to the company’s NUTRIOSE...
Americas: SIG carton packs to don FSC logo
With a global network of cardboard suppliers who are certified according to the criteria of the ForestStewardship Council (FSC), from August 2016, 100% SIG...