Food Safety
Americas: More consumers feel unsafe over prepared food in supermarkets, finds analysts
With the rise of the grocerant — supermarkets that offer prepared, restaurant-style foods — comes consumer concerns regarding food safety.
Although the majority...
Asia Pacific: Aussie alkaline water for China’s milk powder use
High quality drinking water from Australia is being touted as a perfect companion product to help quench China’s thirst for 'clean and green' infant...
Europe: DNA shows food labeling accuracy
Mapping a food’s DNA could in the future be used as a tool to check that the product contains the ingredients stated on the...
Europe: Bizerba releases x-ray food inspection system
Bizerba introduces the fully automatic XRE_2 130/240 x-ray system designed for food-package inspection.
Besides foreign metal and glass objects, the system detects some plastic...
Europe: New range or warning devices to debut in Germany
E2S Warning Signals, a manufacturer of audible and visual warning devices, will present at Security Essen in Germany, September 27 to 29, 2016 the...
Europe: DSM exhibits milk testing systems in France
DSM Food Specialties will present milk testing solutions for the dairy industry at the 30th edition of SPACE in Rennes, France, from September 13-16,...
Europe: Methods to test chlorine in fresh produce
When processing fresh-cut produce like lettuce, disinfection is often carried out by adding free chlorine, in the form of hypochlorite, to the wash water.
Many...
Americas: USP releases new food fraud database
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has launched Food Fraud Database (FFD 2.0) to help food manufacturers and retailers make informed decisions about ingredients in...
Europe: NSF International expands in region
NSF International has acquired food safety and quality service company Euro Consultants Group (ECG) in Wavre, Belgium.
The two organizations share a similar commitment to...
Europe: Key Technology releases belt-fed sorters
Key Technology introduces VERYX belt-fed digital sorters with highly innovative mechanical architecture, sustainable all-sided surface inspection, multi-sensor Pixel Fusion, the highest resolution cameras and...