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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
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...
Europe: NSF International expands in region
NSF International has acquired food safety and quality service company Euro Consultants Group (ECG) in Wavre, Belgium.
The two organizations share a similar commitment to...
Europe: Key Technology releases belt-fed sorters
Key Technology introduces VERYX belt-fed digital sorters with highly innovative mechanical architecture, sustainable all-sided surface inspection, multi-sensor Pixel Fusion, the highest resolution cameras and...
Americas: FAO Food Price Index down slightly in July
The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July 2016, following five consecutive months of increases.
The FAO Food Price...
Americas: Food, Packaging colors facility gets SQF food safety certification
Emerald Specialties Group's facility in Ohio, US is certified to meet Safe Quality Food (SQF) level 2, a food safety plan benchmarked by the...
Americas: US to drive reduced sodium foods, says Visiongain
A 2016 study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that more than 90% of children and 89% of adults...
Europe: Sealed Air buys Finnish CIP company
Sealed Air Corporation has acquired Tampereen Teollsuussähkö Oy (TTS-Ciptec), which optimizes Cleaning in Place (CIP) systems through remote monitoring capabilities and predictive analytics services...
Europe: Campden BRI offers accredited STEC testing service
Campden BRI’s Shiga toxin-producing E.coli or STEC testing service has been accredited to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard by UKAS.
The polymerase chain reaction or...
Asia Pacific: Australia to see food with low-THC hemp seeds?
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on whether to permit the sale of food derived from the seeds of low-THC...
Europe: Flexco releases conveyor belt precleaner
Flexco introduces food-grade FGP precleaner that prevents the hardening of wet or sticky food residues on belt conveyors in food factories.
It is also certified...