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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: 3M Food Safety holds webinars on FSMA
As the implementation deadlines for the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act or FSMA are going into effect for the food industry, 3M Food Safety...
Europe: Belgium approves marketing of Indian spice blend
The Belgian government has approved Arjuna Natural Extracts to market its proprietary Herbagut brand of herbal blend in the country.
This notification is applied in...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra milk cans to have QR, traceability codes
Fonterra is using quick response (QR) codes as part of a program to track and trace ingredients and products electronically throughout the organization, from...
Europe: Celanese sues 3 companies over patent infringement
Celanese Corporation has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in Europe against three Chinese manufacturers of high-potency sweeteners, specifically Acesulfame Potassium (Ace-K).
The complaints allege that...
Europe: Russia invests in FAO’s work on antimicrobial resistance
Russia is backing an FAO-led effort to promote food safety and prevent the spread of medicine-resistant 'superbugs' in food and on farms in five...
Europe: Hanovia awarded for HR efforts
Ultra-violet disinfection specialist Hanovia has received Investors in People (IIP) accreditation pertaining to realizing the potential of its staff.
To secure the accreditation, evidence was...
Europe: Mettler Toledo gives five-year generator warranty for machine range
Mettler-Toledo is offering an industry first, five-year generator warranty for all new x-ray inspection systems within the X-Series range, purchased with either a Standard...
Asia Pacific: Campden BRI wins contract in South Korea
Campden BRI has been awarded a contract worth in excess of £0.5 million (US$0.62 million) for a joint food research program in South Korea....
Europe: Fraunhofer, Döhler to develop food safety solution
The Fraunhofer ICT-IMM Institute and Döhler are developing a microbiological detection method based on microfluidics.
Microbiological safety is a top priority for the food industry....
Europe: Nutrition companies worry over health claims regulation, survey finds
Nutrition companies view stricter EU regulation as a greater challenge than the state of the global economy, new research has shown.
Meanwhile, Brexit is...