Authority & Legal
Asia Pacific: FSANZ calls for comments on gluten free claims on alcohol products
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposal aimed at ensuring gluten free claims can continue to be made...
Europe: SEPPIC’s French plant receives RSPO certification
SEPPIC was awarded the Mass Balance supply chain certification for its main production site in Castres (France). This certification of compliance with the Round...
Asia Pacific: Singapore, FAO partner on food, nutrition security
Singapore and FAO have signed an agreement to improve food and nutrition security in Southeast Asia, with a special focus on food safety and...
Asia Pacific: Australia’s CSIRO joins Global Food Traceability Centre
CSIRO has become the first Australian member of the Global Food Traceability Centre.
The Centre, launched in 2013, looks at the challenges and opportunities of...
Europe: SGS accredited for BRC Agents & Brokers Standard
SGS is now an accredited Certification Body for the BRC Agents & Brokers Standard with trained auditors all regions of the world.
Published in 2014,...
Americas: Company files 4th stevia patent
S&W Seed Company has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for stevia plant variety 'SW 227'.
This is the fourth...
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: Fast-cooking beans retain more nutrients than other varieties, researchers say
Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet, especially for people in low-resource areas where food options are...
Europe: Testing finds 17% potato crisp products are high in acrylamide
About 17% of potato crisp varieties sampled from major retail food outlets in the UK have high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, reveals...
Americas: Building food safety harmony in Canada
The US is not the only country in North America that pushing forward with major food safety regulations.
Canada, its northern neighbor, has been upping...