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Europe: Chemometric Brain release cloud-based QC system
Chemometric Brain, a cloud-based software solution, has been launched as a unique quality control system based on a near infrared technology (NIR) to guarantee...
Americas: Intertek Alchemy releases free online course on safety amidst COVID-19
Intertek Alchemy has released a complimentary training course that trains food industry workers how to recognize symptoms, prevent transmission, and effective measures to mitigate...
Europe: Researchers found ways to find data from food quickly
Researchers from the National Food Institute have developed new methods, which make it possible to obtain more data from a food sample with lower...
Asia Pacific: Pastry products recalled in Singapore for possible milk allergen
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has directed a recall of a range of Spring Home TYJ Spring Roll Pastry products, Spring Home Samosa Pastry,...
Europe: Nestlé products to don nutrition labeling in 2020
Nestlé says it will use Nutri-Score nutrition labeling in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland, starting in the first half of 2020.
It will...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ seeks public comments on label for alcoholic drinks
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for public comment on the proposed design and implementation of a mandatory pregnancy warning label for...
Asia Pacific: 5G boosts factory efficiency, food safety
The second generation (2G) networks allowed us to send text messages, 3G provided faster access to the internet and 4G enabled uninterrupted streaming.
Now,...
Europe: Taking high doses of vitamin D may decrease bone density, say researchers
A three-year study by researchers at the Cumming School of Medicine's McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health published in the Journal of the...
Europe: Mitigating risks, improving food safety with x-ray inspection
Driven by increasingly stringent regulations, headline-making recalls and an emphasis on building a stronger organizational safety culture, food safety remains a top priority and...
Americas: 3M system gets AOAC PTM certification
The 3M Clean-Trace Hygiene Monitoring and Management System for testing food or beverage manufacturing surfaces, has received AOAC Performance Tested Method (PTM) Certificate No....