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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Asia Pacific: Eurofins opens food testing lab in Singapore
Food and feed testing company Eurofins Scientific has opened a laboratory in Singapore to serve the food and beverage industry in the region.
Eurofins...
Middle East: Manufacturers brace for food colors labeling in GCC
From January 1, 2017, all foods and beverages containing the colourants Allura Red AC (INS 129), Sunset Yellow (INS 110), Azorubine / Carmosine (INS...
Europe: Nutrition companies worry over health claims regulation, survey finds
Nutrition companies view stricter EU regulation as a greater challenge than the state of the global economy, new research has shown.
Meanwhile, Brexit is...
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...
Europe: EC approves sale of Kemin Industries’ algae-sourced beta-glucan ingredient
The European Commission has approved BetaVia Complete to be placed on the market in the European Union with five-year exclusivity on sales of the...
Americas: Canadian approval of GE salmon egg production draws sharp criticism
The Center for Food Safety has denounced the Canadian government’s decision to approve commercial production of genetically engineered (GE) salmon eggs on Prince Edward’s...
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...