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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Europe: Detecting salmonella in pork meat twice as fast
A new method developed at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), halves the time it takes slaughterhouses to test for disease-causing...
Europe: NattoPharma, partners receive €4M research grant
NattoPharma’s International Research Network, coordinated by the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Maastricht University (CARIM), has been awarded a second prestigious grant funded by the...
Americas: Food claims do not indicate nutritional levels well, research finds
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that simply making a low-content food claim on the label...
Europe/Asia: ‘Triple burden’ on nutrition, FAO
Economic growth and rising per capita incomes have all but wiped out hunger in Europe and Central Asia.
As countries become more affluent, changing...
Americas: Paper, analysis to enhance food safety on fresh produce
Scientists report in Analytical Chemistry that they are closing in on a way to use a combination of color-changing paper and electrochemical analysis to...
Americas: Count plates get AFNOR certification
3M Food Safety says its 3M Petrifilm Rapid Aerobic Count Plates have received AFNOR Certification by NF Validation.
The plates had previously received validation through...
Europe: Mettler-Toledo enhances metal detectors
Mettler-Toledo Safeline has enhanced profile throat metal detectors and gravity fall systems for manufacturers to experience metal detection as a smoother, safer and less...
Europe: Antimicrobial resistance remains high, finds EU report
Bacteria found in humans, animals and food continue to show resistance to widely used antimicrobials, states the latest report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in...
Asia Pacific: Indonesia approves 5 DuPont Danisco’s enzymes for use
Indonesia has recently approved five enzymes from the DuPont Danisco range of ingredients for bakery solutions.
With this new regulatory approval, DuPont can now...
Europe: Verifying health claims, Tüv Süd
Pineapple stimulates circulation in the legs.
Green tea helps the body to burn fat.
Vitamins added to pumpkin-seed oil encourage hair growth.
Before the Health...