Food Safety
Americas: Anchor Packaging receives BRC certificate
Anchor Packaging receives the 'High Hygiene' certification from NSF International for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is...
Americas: IFST updates information on stevia
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has updated its Information Statement on Stevia, which covers EU regulatory changes to mid-2018.
It also includes...
Americas: Keep incoming items, pathogens out of food processing areas, says Reusable Packaging Association...
Every year, more than 48 million people living in the US are stricken with food borne illness every year, according to the US Centers...
World: Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation acquires food testing laboratory in Turkey
Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation acquires Kalite Sistem Laboratories Group (KSL), a food testing laboratory in Turkey.
With this acquisition, Mérieux NutriSciences expands their scientific services in...
Asia Pacific: Flexco releases endless, food safe splicing solution
Flexco has added to its line of endless splicing solutions the Novitool Amigo for splicing monolithic belts.
The Amigo is a new concept in the...
Europe: More unsafe food incidences go unreported, says WHO
On World Health Day 2015 in April 7, World Health Organization (WHO)/Europe estimates that levels of foodborne disease are much higher than currently reported...
Americas: Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs is an ongoing threat, says CDC
Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, continued to show both positive and challenging trends in 2013, according to human illness...
Americas: NSF International releases guide on water filers
NSF International has published a consumer guide to water filters that it has tested and certified to reduce lead in drinking water.
The guide also...
Americas: Salmonella ‘microevolves’, find researchers
Research led by Dr Rob Kingsley from the Institute of Food Research (IFR) has shown how Salmonella rapidly 'microevolves' during an epidemic.
It highlights how...
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...