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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Europe: Association welcomes regulatory view on waste as resource
European Bioplastics (EUBP) says it welcomes the draft reports on the revised EU waste legislation by MEP Simona Bonafè, Rapporteur of the European Parliament’s...
Americas: 3M releases new test kit for Cronobacter
3M Food Safety is offering the 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Cronobacter that joins four other next generation assays (Salmonella, E. coli O157 , Listeria and Listeria monocytogenes)...
Europe: DNA shows food labeling accuracy
Mapping a food’s DNA could in the future be used as a tool to check that the product contains the ingredients stated on the...
Americas: Neo-Pure controls pathogens on raw seeds, grains
Neo-Pure, a validated intervention created to control pathogens on seeds and grains while keeping them raw, organic and viable, was launched at the Institute...
Americas: Clariant releases desiccant canisters for safety
Clariant, through its Healthcare Packaging business unit, is introducing desiccant canisters with bright red labeling to better differentiate them from drug products.
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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...
Americas: FDA to overhaul nutrition facts label
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to overhaul the Nutrition Facts label on the back of packaged foods.
The announcement...
Americas: RGF upgrades food safety system
RGF Environmental Group continues to add upgrades and customers for its patented photohydroionization (PHI) Food Surface Sanitation Tunnel Treatment System for processors.
First introduced in...
Americas: Ingredion recognized as most ethical company by organization
Ingredion has been named by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company.
The designation recognizes companies that align principle with action, work...
Did You Know: How to test organic food for pesticides?
As the saying goes, “You are what you eat”.
A high school student in the US recently took this saying to a whole new level,...