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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Europe: EU lists main fresh food producers
In the European Union (EU), just over 2.3 million hectares were devoted to the production of fruit and berries and another 2.1 million hectares...
Asia Pacific: Help Sri Lankans trade better, say WTO partners
Improving the capacity of traders to meet food safety and hygiene standards can help to boost exports and improve competitiveness in Sri Lanka, according...
Americas: Neogen adds six tests to portfolio on drug residue detection in food
Neogen Corporation rolls out six tests to detect veterinary drug residues in food, which adds to four others introduced recently.
The six new tests are...
Europe: UK opens facility for reporting on food crime
Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the National Food Crime Unit has launched Food Crime Confidential, a reporting facility where anyone with suspicions about food...
Americas: Neogen acquires companies, disinfectant technologies
Neogen Corporation has acquired Preserve International and Tetradyne LLC, sister companies owned and operated by Nevada-based Preserve International corporation.
Founded in 1991, Preserve and Tetradyne...
Europe: Codex members to meet on decisions
Members of the international food standards-setting body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, will meet at FAO in Rome this week.
They will be making decisions on:
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Europe: Bosch releases liquid food packaging lines
Bosch Packaging Technology has introduced an extended portfolio of liquid food filling and packaging machines to the North American market, compliant with 3-A Sanitary...
Americas: Researchers devise sensor to find bacteria – alive or dead
A new type of electronic sensor that might be used to quickly detect and classify bacteria for medical diagnostics and food safety has passed...
Americas: SIG carton packs to don FSC logo
With a global network of cardboard suppliers who are certified according to the criteria of the ForestStewardship Council (FSC), from August 2016, 100% SIG...
World: F&B companies to phase out trans fat
Members of the International Food & Beverage Alliance (IFBA) have commitment to phase out industrially produced trans fatty acids (TFAs) in their products globally.
They...