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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Asia Pacific: Enzymotec receives Singapore patent for infant formula ingredient
INFAT, the innovative ingredient that is marketed by Advanced Lipids, a joint venture of AAK and Enzymotec, was granted a patent by the Singaporean...
Americas: Neogen launches NeoSeek Salmonella serotyping service
Neogen launches its NeoSeek pathogen DNA identification method for Salmonella that can provide genomic-based serotypes (such as Salmonella enterica Enteritidis and Salmonella enterica Heidelberg)...
Americas: FDA rejects tainted cilantro into US
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an enormous task when it comes to assuring the safety of food imported from Mexico and elsewhere,...
Europe: FSA publishes guide for meat processors
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a revised and improved version of its Meat Industry Guidance, following a review by the FSA and...
Europe: Cargill completes acquisition ADM’s chocolate business
Cargill has now completed the acquisition of ADM’s global chocolate business for an enterprise value of US$440 million.
The acquisition constitutes a milestone for Cargill's...
World: Hinoman’s vegetable protein receives GRAS status
Israeli company Hinoman has received the self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its Mankai, a vegetable whole-protein ingredient with high nutritional value.
The...
Americas: Union applauds US FDA’s decision on sugar labeling
As part of its plan to update the Nutrition Facts labels that Americans see on most packaged foods, the US Food and Drug Administration...
Americas: 3M introduces new pathogen test kits
3M Food Safety releases the next generation of 3M Molecular Detection Assays that has isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection.
The 3M Molecular Detection Assay...
Europe: France deems biobased bags necessary for green growth
29The French parliament has adopted the law on energy transition and green growth proposed by Ségolène Royal, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy.
European...
Americas: Novipax gets US food safety certification, expands production capacity
Novipax says all its five manufacturing facilities have received Level 2 recognition from the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute in the US.
The US producer...