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Europe: Most food samples containing pesticide residue are within legal limits, says EFSA
More than 97% of food samples evaluated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) contain pesticide residue levels that fall within legal limits, with...
Americas: Intertek accredited for flexible plastic film packaging tests
Intertek has received IEC/ISO 17025:2005 accreditation for the film and packaging industry from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
The accreditation complements Intertek’s existing...
Americas: Neogen launches NeoSeek Salmonella serotyping service
Neogen launches its NeoSeek pathogen DNA identification method for Salmonella that can provide genomic-based serotypes (such as Salmonella enterica Enteritidis and Salmonella enterica Heidelberg)...
Africa: Health authority uses green system to pasteurize milk
South Africa's Department of Health has endorsed ongoing studies of the use of SurePure's ultra-violet (UV) photopurification as an alternative to pasteurization for the...
Americas: 3M releases UHT, ESL beverage test kit
3M launches the 3M Microbial Luminescence System UHT Beverage Screen Kit, a rapid test for ultra high temperature (UHT) and extended shelf life (ESL)...
Americas: Frutarom reports high demand for HyperPure ingredients
Frutarom Health BU reports a surge in demand for its EFLA HyperPure Line in the US since the beginning of 2016 due to diminishing...
Americas: 3M releases new test kit for Cronobacter
3M Food Safety is offering the 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Cronobacter that joins four other next generation assays (Salmonella, E. coli O157 , Listeria and Listeria monocytogenes)...
Asia Pacific: Vitafoods Asia exhibitors on SEA market, health & wellness sectors
The seventh edition of Vitafoods Asia will be held in Singapore from September 5 to 6, 2017.
With lifestyle trends and changing consumer demand, what...
Europe: Metal detector without ‘product effect’
Mettler-Toledo Safeline launches a metal detector that produces up to 95% less false rejects by combining Multi-Simultaneous Frequency (MSF) and Product Signal Suppression technology....
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,...