Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: Report finds overweight widespread among children, women
Obesity and overweight are on the rise throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, and are particularly prevalent among women and children, according to a...
Asia Pacific: New Zealand-Korea FTA bodes well for Fonterra
As New Zealand marks the one-year anniversary of its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea, Fonterra Co-operative Group is gearing up to take...
Americas: Government-support salt reduction drives are effective, finds report
A new global study projects that a government-supported policy to reduce salt consumption would be highly cost-effective across the world.
Based on costs and...
Europe: Lloyd’s Register buys food safety service provider
Lloyd’s Register (LR), the global engineering, technical and business services organization, has acquired Acoura, the UK’s leading compliance and safety specialists for the food...
Americas: Corbion showcases food safety solutions in Atlanta show
Corbion will unveil a beta version of the Listeria Control Model for food safety and product shelf life extension at the 2017 International Production...
Americas: Merck buys food safety testing provider
Merck has bought food safety testing provider BioControl Systems Inc., whose rapid detection technology and third-party validated testing platforms complement Merck’s portfolio of instruments...
Americas: Associations release guidelines for handling probiotic items
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and the International Probiotics Association (IPA) have...
Europe: University releases categories of food scares
The food sector is now a world market with products sourced from all over the globe to meet the growing demand of consumers for...
Europe: Campden BRI to support industry network to fight food fraud
The Food Industry Intelligence Network (FIIN) has chosen Campden BRI to provide technical and administrative support.
Campden BRI will curate a database to collect anonymized...
Europe: Indicia Production buys safety solutions provider
Indicia Production, a company specializing in the manufacture of ready-to-use culture media and sterile liquid products, has acquired METIS Biotechnologies, a company that develops,...