Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Europe: FAO, partners launch initiative to reduce food loss
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR research program on Policies,...
Americas: School meals have more fiber, less salt, finds CDC report
Most schools in the US are implementing healthy practices to help meet federal school meal standards by offering whole grains, more fruits and vegetables,...
Americas: Food Safety ’15 series – If prevention is the main attraction, is US’...
It has now been more than four years since the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law by President Obama on January...
Asia Pacific: Detect meat fraud using enhanced analytical methods, says AB Sciex
Food fraud is gaining interest as an emerging risk given the increasingly global and complex nature of food supply chains.
It is not uncommon to...
Europe: IP, compliance important in natural ingredients, Frutarom tells FNI
Frutarom Switzerland Ltd. Health Business Unit has named Dr Matthias H. Kreuter as its new global chief scientific officer (CSO) from January 1, 2015.
Dr...
Did You Know: How Halal food testing is done?
The dietary laws that forbid Jews and Muslims from consuming pork date back millennia, but when pork ingredients are included in food products, deliberately...