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Europe: FAO, GAIN to help SMEs bring improved nutrition to market
FAO and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) have agreed to enable inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems, focusing on new approaches...
Americas: Sealed Air joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste
Sealed Air Corporation has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a new global organization comprised nearly 30 companies to date making a five-year...
Asia Pacific: Thailand approves Dupont Danisco’s fermentates to preserve food
The Thai Food and Drug administration has recently granted regulatory approval to MicroGARD 100 and MicroGARD 200 as food protection ingredients by maintaining product...
Americas: IFST updates information on stevia
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has updated its Information Statement on Stevia, which covers EU regulatory changes to mid-2018.
It also includes...
Europe: Institutions to curb the use of single-use plastic products
The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU,...
Asia Pacific: Valio receives Chinese export permit for infant formula
The Chinese government has given Valio an export permit to ship its powdered infant formulas, manufactured at the Lapinlahti plant, and ready-to-feed liquid infant...
Asia Pacific: Sri Lanka holds food safety event
The 2nd International Conference on Food Quality, Safety and Security (Food QualSS 2018) was held on October 25-26 2018 at Hotel Taj Samudra Colombo,...
Americas: IFF company’s 90 natural extracts are certified vegan
IFF-LMR, a subsidiary of International Flavors & Fragrances said its 90 natural extracts in its portfolio are certified vegan by the EVE (Expertise Vegan...
Europe: Sensus’ chicory inulin gets ISO standard
Sensus said its full range of chicory inulin and oligofructose products qualifies as natural according to the new ISO 19657:2017 standard.
About a year...
Asia Pacific: Waters Corp opens research center in Singapore
Waters Corporation has opened the International Food and Water Research Centre (IFWRC) in Singapore to address the growing challenges of food and water security...