Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: Food labels appear on personal care products, finds Organic Monitor
A growing number of ethical food labels are making their way to cosmetic and personal care products, says Organic Monitor.
It finds almost 15% of...
Americas: Sealed Air division partners on food safety systems
Sealed Air's division, Diversey Care partners with food safety management company iCertainty to allow customers to gain business insights for reducing food safety risk,...
Americas: 3M releases detection test for E. coli O157
#M Food Safety launches the 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 – E. coli O157 (including H7), adding to a line of next-generation tests which...
Americas: Company files 4th stevia patent
S&W Seed Company has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office for stevia plant variety 'SW 227'.
This is the fourth...
Europe: Henkel shares insights to preventing forming primary aromatic amine in packaging
Food safety has been very high on the agenda of the primary packaging material manufacturers and the packaging and food industry for many years.
In...
Asia Pacific: Cornell receives US$4.8M to develop GE eggplant in region
To strengthen capacity to develop and disseminate genetically engineered (GE) eggplant in Bangladesh and the Philippines, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has...
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...
Americas: Celanese Corp receives top Energy Star award
Celanese Corporation receives the 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Of the 17 Industrial Partner of the...
Americas: Tate & Lyle’s US plant lauded for energy efficiency
Tate & Lyle's Lafayette South corn wet mill in Indiana, US has been awarded Energy Star certification by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Americas: New water-based additive optimized for food contact packaging
Emerald Specialties Group has launched Masil Ultra SL1000, a water-based, zero-volatile organic compound additive designed to improve slip and mar resistance in waterborne coatings...