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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
World: Palm oil keeps global food price trend rising April, finds FAO
Global prices of key staple food commodities rose in April, marking its third consecutive monthly increase after four years of decline.
The FAO Food Price...
Europe: Determining inorganic arsenic levels in food
A new European standard method to determine the content of inorganic arsenic in foodstuffs has been developed at the National Food Institute, Technical University...
Africa: IFAD, AfricaRice to strengthen region’s rice sector
Two project concept notes from Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) totaling US$4 million were being considered by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for...
Americas: 3M Food Safety’s solution deemed official method by body
The 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Salmonella by 3M Food Safety has been approved for Official Method of Analysis by AOAC International.
The validation...
Middle East: Dairy company uses Hanovia’s system in Dubai
To ensure the purity of its product, Al Rawabi Dairy in Dubai is using Hanovia's PureLine UV disinfection technology to disinfect water used in...
Europe: Apricot kernels pose risk of cyanide poisoning
Eating more than one large or three small raw apricot kernels in a serving can exceed safe levels.
Toddlers consuming even one small apricot...
Asia Pacific: North Korea’s food production falls, finds FAO
North Korea's total food production - including cereals, soybeans and potatoes in cereal equivalent - is estimated to have fallen in 2015, the...
Europe: Authority review BPA effects on the immune system
The European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) is setting up a working group of international experts to evaluate new scientific evidence on the potential effects...
Asia Pacific: 2016 is the year of food safety, says 3M Food Safety
Access to safe food is a hot topic in the Asia-Pacific region, with no signs of cooling off. Across the region, but especially in...
Europe: Henkel holds two webinars on food safety
Henkel will host two webinars imparting industry knowledge on basic food safety topics on its knowledge platform.
On April 29, 2016, at 10:00 AM CEST,...