Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: US partners get US$5.8M funding to grow potatoes in Asia
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) a US$5.8 million cooperative agreement to improve potato production in Bangladesh...
Americas: US association’s guide for restaurants on cyber security
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) in the US has released a guide entitled Cybersecurity 101: A Toolkit for Restaurant Operators on the basics of...
Europe Denmark releases tool to check for harmful chemical substances
The (Quantitative) Structure–Activity Relationship or (Q)SAR database, a new database containing more than 600,000 chemical structures enables companies to quickly get an overview of...
Europe: Firmenich’s French center achieves certifications
Firmenich's Naturals Center of Excellence in Grasse, France, has recently achieved fully integrated certification in Quality, Food Safety, Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental...
Europe: Symrise recognized for sustainable practices
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) awarded Symrise a 100 A rating, adding the company to the Climate A list.
This rating recognizes Symrise in leading...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra site receives new food safety certification
Fonterra Te Awamutu has become the first site in the world to be awarded the newly created Food Safety System Certification 22000 – Quality,...
Europe: Campden BRI offers paper on sous vide processing
Campden BRI has provided a paper entitled The microbiological safety of sous-vide processing (Guideline 75) that provides guidance to sous-vide processing with particular emphasis on...
Europe: Mettler Toledo’s new detector manages active product signals
Mettler Toledo Safeline Metal Detection launches the Profile Advantage metal detector that utilizes the Multi Simultaneous Frequency technology to deliver up to 50% greater...
Europe: FAO spotlights on pulses
Dried beans, lentils and peas are about to enjoy an extended moment in the sun, as FAO on November 10, 2015 launches the International...
Europe: FAO, WTO to cooperate more for international food trade
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to strengthen their cooperation to promote international food trade and safety...