Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: IFST updates information on stevia
The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has updated its Information Statement on Stevia, which covers EU regulatory changes to mid-2018.
It also includes...
Americas: Partners spend US$35M on healthier school meals
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Football League (NFL), Fuel Up offer US$35 million in grants to help schools upgrade their kitchen equipment...
Europe: Q2 2015 Index shows drop in UK total recalls
The total recalls and notifications have decreased in the second quarter of 2015, with significant drops in both the consumer and automotive sectors, according...
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...
Europe: Researchers find seaweed specie a viable food preservative
Bladderwrack seaweed from Danish waters contains antioxidants, which can effectively prevent fatty acids from becoming rancid in a number of products.
This is the...
Europe: EFSA takes action against antimicrobial resistance
The European Commission releases its new EU action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance – a growing threat that is responsible for 25,000 deaths in...
World: Croda’s sites in Brazil, India receive RSPO certification
Global speciality chemical company Croda says its manufacturing sites in Brazil and India have received certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO),...
Europe: DSM exhibits milk testing systems in France
DSM Food Specialties will present milk testing solutions for the dairy industry at the 30th edition of SPACE in Rennes, France, from September 13-16,...
World: RNCO’s study finds global food testing industry to grow
International trade has complicated the food production system and lengthened the food supply chain, resulting to the need for more insight into the safety...
Asia Pacific: DSM seeks approval on alternative source of DHA
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on an alternative source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for use in infant formula products...