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Europe: XL Group launches insurance solution for product contamination coverage
XL Group has launched its integrated insurance solution developed specifically for the food and beverage (F&B) industry.
Designed to respond to multiple risk exposures, the...
Europe: Campden BRI, IFT launch exchange competition
Campden BRI and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) have launched The Thesis Video Challenge that offers food technology post-graduate students around the world...
Asia Pacific: On building a safe, interfloor, automated conveying system
Consoveyo Singapore (Consoveyo), part of Germany-based Körber Logistics Systems, has implemented a new turnkey interfloor conveyor system at JTC Food Hub@Senoko, for JTC Corporation...
World: FAO boosts food security efforts in countries affected by Syria crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is scaling up its support to Jordan and other countries in the Middle East...
Europe: Barry Callebaut receives patent on reduced fat chocolate
The European Patent Office has awarded Barry Callebaut Group its patent EP 2 152 091 on reduced fat chocolate, enabling the company to broaden...
Americas: International Paper’s facilities certified by GFSI
International Paper's US facilities in Kenton, Ohio and Visalia, California have achieved food safety certification by exceeding the standards of the benchmarking procedures as...
Americas: Arrayit, USDA partner on food safety detection system
Arrayit Corporation has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement or CRADA with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where the company and the...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ emphasizes on allergen labeling compliance
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) reminds all businesses, including importers, about the need to meet mandatory allergen labeling requirements.
FSANZ CEO Steve McCutcheon said...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ calls for comments on safe food packaging
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal investigating chemical migration from packaging into food and whether existing regulations...
Americas: FDA clears Innate potato varieties for consumption
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finds the first generation of Innate potato varieties is as safe and nutritious as conventional potatoes.
The J....