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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
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: Danish fruit, vegetables found to contain fewer pesticide residues than imports
Danish fruits and vegetables continue to contain fewer pesticide residues than imported produce.
The residues from more than one pesticide in the same sample are...
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...
Americas: Researchers create sensors to detect gases, pollutants
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chemists have devised a new way to wirelessly detect hazardous gases and environmental pollutants, using a simple sensor that...
Europe: Institute ranks three foodborne diseases impacting Denmark
Campylobacter is the foodborne bacteria that contributes most to the burden of disease in Denmark, according to a study from the National Food Institute...
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...
Americas: AIOE releases guide on hygienic equipment design
The Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), founded by PMMI in 2011, recently released a guidance document entitled One Voice for Hygienic Equipment...