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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: Perstorp’s plasticizer for food contact use
Perstorp has obtained opinion from an international law firm with food contact legislation knowledge that its Pevalen non-phthalate PVC plasticizer can be used in...
Americas: Sciex releases meat detection system for Halal, Kosher consumers
Sciex unveils a meat species authentication method for Halal food verification, which has been developed using the Sciex Qtrap 6500 Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS)/MS...
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'...
Americas: 3M Food Safety releases enhanced hygiene system
The enhanced 3M Clean-Trace Hygiene Monitoring and Management System by 3M Food Safety offers products consisting of a luminometer handheld device, compatible tests and...
Americas: FDA wishes for reduced sodium levels in processed, prepared food
The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry.
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Europe: EFSA launches multi-annual program on International Scientific Cooperation 2014–2016
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a multi-annual program on International Scientific Cooperation 2014–2016 that takes stock of the achievements and experience...
World: FAO says Ebola outbreak puts harvests at risk, sends food prices shooting up
Disruptions in food trade and marketing in the three West African countries most affected by Ebola have made food increasingly expensive and hard to...
Americas: 3M releases UHT, ESL beverage test kit
3M launches the 3M Microbial Luminescence System UHT Beverage Screen Kit, a rapid test for ultra high temperature (UHT) and extended shelf life (ESL)...
Europe: Organic food could be cheaper, finds report
External costs of conventionally produced food amount to US$700 billion for environmental degradation and to US$900 billion for social costs, according to a FAO...
Americas: Consumers appear unfazed by WHO study on health risks of eating foods, finds...
The World Health Organization study released in October 2015 showed a link between processed and red meat consumption and cancer raises the question, will...