Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Europe: Innovia Films launches BOPP film that protects against mineral oil migration
Innovia Films has launched its first biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film that has been officially proven to provide up to 1.5 years protection from...
Asia Pacific: New Zealand embarks on two projects for safe fresh produce
New Zealand's Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce.
The...
Americas: Sidel wins patent claims against US company
Sidel has for the third time enforced its intellectual property (IP) rights on the same key innovation.
The patent claims made by Sidel against the...
Europe: BPA exposure poses no health risks, finds EFSA
Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure poses no health risk to consumers of any age group (including unborn children, infants and adolescents) at current exposure levels,...
Asia Pacific: Plastic in nugget not from Cargill facilities after internal investigation
After an exhaustive investigation, Cargill says it is confident the blue, plastic foreign material recently reported in one McDonald's Chicken Nugget in Japan did...
Americas: USP proposes documents into Food Chemicals Codex, introduces guidance on food fraud
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is proposing new monographs and introducing the Guidance on Food Fraud Mitigation to be included in its Food Chemicals...
Europe: EU embarks of project against diseases
A large European Union (EU) project called COMPARE intends to speed up the detection of and response to disease outbreaks among humans and animals...
Europe: The food systems of the future need to be smarter, more efficient, says...
Increasing competition for natural resource and emerging resource bottlenecks mean that global agriculture can no longer operate using a 'business as usual' approach –...
Americas: Cornell University, institute create anti-bacteria nanoscale surface
Just as the invention of nonstick pans was a boon for chefs, a new type of nanoscale surface that bacteria cannot stick to holds...
Europe: Researchers study allergen levels in food, labels
University of Manchester researchers have led a study to define allergen levels in food that can trigger allergic reactions which will help to make...