Authority & Legal
Americas: Latin America, the Caribbean have advanced 92% towards World Food Summit goal
Latin America and the Caribbean have achieved 92% progress toward the World Food Summit goal of halving the total number of people suffering hunger...
World: Report finds unsustainable food system with hungry people
Today’s global food system has major weaknesses: nearly 800 million people are left hungry, one-third of the human race is malnourished, over half of...
Americas: USDA’s food safety measures for poultry
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the finalization of new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and...
Americas: US law enforcers seized 4M pounds of product
The US Marshals Service seized more than four million pounds of product produced by Valley Milk Products LLC (Valley Milk) of Strasburg, Virginia, US...
Asia Pacific: IOI Loders Croklaan Asia achieves compliance on responsible sourcing
IOI Loders Croklaan (IOILC) Asia says it has complied with the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) Registration and Supplier Responsible Sourcing Program on March...
Europe: Carbon price tags needed on bioplastics, says association
European Bioplastics is supporting initiatives to develop global carbon-pricing mechanisms and implement them effectively.
It says these measures would be needed to incorporate the external...
Europe: UK authority releases report in food viruses
The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) has published its extensive review of viruses in the food chain.
The report, which is...
Europe: Organic food could be cheaper, finds report
External costs of conventionally produced food amount to US$700 billion for environmental degradation and to US$900 billion for social costs, according to a FAO...
Europe: TÜV SÜD holds webinar on food hygiene
TÜV SÜD will hold the second part of its webinar series - How safe is the food you serve? – Steps the hospitality industry...
World: 100 cities join pact to fight hunger, improve nutrition
Cities have a key role to play in ending hunger and improving nutrition, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said recently, welcoming a commitment...