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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Asia Pacific: Australian US$12M smokehouse gets resin floor from Flowcrete
The Australian food manufacturing design specialist Wiley specified a high performance resin floor from Flowcrete for a US$12 million smokehouse.
The flooring project at the...
Middle East: GNT Group opens affiliate in region
GNT Group has opened an affiliate office in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region in Dubai.
"As people are getting increasingly conscious of food...
Europe: Codex members to meet on decisions
Members of the international food standards-setting body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, will meet at FAO in Rome this week.
They will be making decisions on:
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Americas: Chinese, Colombia groups visit US state for ingredients
North Dakota exporters hosted two international delegations as the state's specialty crop and identity-preserved (IP) soybean markets continue to draw international interest.
Delegations from...
Asia Pacific: Company offers free tests on bacteria presence in facilities
Initial Hygiene is offering complimentary Structured Hygiene Surveys (SHS) using Lumitester technology for quick and accurate detection of bacteria build-up and surface contamination, particularly...
Americas: Report finds overweight widespread among children, women
Obesity and overweight are on the rise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and are particularly prevalent among women and children, according to a...
Americas: 3M Food Safety’s plate gets validation
The 3M Petrifilm Lactic Acid Bacteria Count Plate has been awarded AOAC Performance-Tested Method for a variety of foods.
With this award, the...
Americas: Corbion’s polymer additives get Halal, Kosher certification
Corbion has been awarded halal and kosher certification for variants of its Pationic polymer additives product line.
Part of an extensive range, the portfolio...
Asia Pacific: Packaging chemicals-food risk is low, states study
A three-year project looking at the risk of chemicals migrating from packaging into food has determined that the chemicals investigated are not a concern...
Americas: GEA’s blowing machine receives FDA certification
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded GEA a letter of no objection for its ABF 1.2 technology, an integrated blowing, filling and...