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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Europe: XL Group launches insurance solution for product contamination coverage
XL Group has launched its integrated insurance solution developed specifically for the food and beverage (F&B) industry.
Designed to respond to multiple risk exposures, the...
Americas: Interroll’s drum motor receives USDA equipment certification for food processing
Interroll says its asynchronous drum motor (models 113i, 138i, 165i and 217i) has recently gained approval from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for...
Europe: LGC buys BRC Global Standards
LGC has acquired BRC Global Standards, a global provider of safety and quality Standards programs for food and non-food manufacture, packaging, storage, distribution and...
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: FoodChain ID releases program on non-GMO verification
FoodChain ID has announced a new 30-day guarantee for non-genetically modified organism (GMO) Project verification of low-GMO risk products.
The program is offered at no extra...
Americas: CDC affirms poultry supplier Foster Farms’ in reducing Salmonella in production
Foster Farms has invested US$75 million to develop and implement a program designed to reduce Salmonella at each stage of the production process.
The Centers...
Asia Pacific: Intertek to present food audits, certification at GFSI event in Malaysia
Intertek, the global testing, auditing and certification organization, will be speaking at the Global Food Safety Conference (GFSI), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from March...
World: China brings dip in FAO Food Price Index
International food commodity prices continued to decline in August as ample supplies, a slump in energy prices and concerns over China's economic slowdown all...
Europe: 13 countries join in the fight against undernourishment
A total of 13 countries have joined in the fight against undernourishment.
This includes the early achievement of the Millennium Development Goal 1 (MDG-1) hunger...
Americas: Menasha’s facilities receive GMP certification
The American Institute of Baking (AIB) International has accredited Menasha’s preprint and packaging facilities located in the US with Good Manufacturing Processes (GMP) audit...