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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: Liner-free labels receive 2nd patent
MAXStick liner-free labels have received a second patent issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The patent expands the scope and claims of...
Europe: Carbon price tags needed on bioplastics, says association
European Bioplastics is supporting initiatives to develop global carbon-pricing mechanisms and implement them effectively.
It says these measures would be needed to incorporate the external...
Europe: Food security, climate change on same agreement
FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva welcomed the approval of the Paris Agreement, saying that "for the first time ever, food security features in...
Americas: Mixed definition on ‘natural’ on food labels, finds report
'Natural' foods convey a sense of wholesomeness, without additives, chemicals, and preservatives, to consumers, finds The NPD Group.
On the surface, 'natural' and 'all natural'...
Europe: FAO, partners launch initiative to reduce food loss
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the CGIAR research program on Policies,...
Asia Pacific: SATO printing solution facilitates same-day seafood distribution in Japan
SATO says CSN Chihou Sousei Network (CSN) utilized its barcode label printing solution featuring CL4NX-J Internet of Things industrial printers for a fresh seafood...
Asia Pacific: GFSI, UNIDO to build food safety capacity in China
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will collaborate on an initiative for food safety capacity building...
Africa: Health authority uses green system to pasteurize milk
South Africa's Department of Health has endorsed ongoing studies of the use of SurePure's ultra-violet (UV) photopurification as an alternative to pasteurization for the...
Europe: SGS accredited for BRC Agents & Brokers Standard
SGS is now an accredited Certification Body for the BRC Agents & Brokers Standard with trained auditors all regions of the world.
Published in 2014,...
Europe: Barry Callebaut, Naturex partner on cocoa extract products
Barry Callebaut is licensing its approved 13.5 European Food Safety Authority health claim on cocoa flavanols for cocoa extract products to Naturex for a...