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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Europe: Listeria infections increase in vulnerable groups, EFSA
Listeria cases have increased among two groups of the population: people over 75 and women aged 25-44 (believed to be mainly pregnancy-related).
This is...
Europe: Hydroxyanthracene derivatives in food concerning, EFSA
Some substances belonging to a group of plant ingredients known as hydroxyanthracene derivatives can damage DNA and may cause cancer, said European Food Safety...
Asia Pacific: Vietnam sells state-owned beer companies, report
The Vietnamese government’s sale of a majority share in the two largest state-run breweries offers foreign brewers to take a stake in the country's...
Americas: Build infrastructure, transfer knowledge for food safety, 3M
Each day, food safety issues gain more relevance and importance throughout Latin American countries.
Meanwhile, global markets and international trade bodies are pushing standards and...
Americas: Cactus pear a viable food, water source, FAO
During the recent intense drought in southern Madagascar, cactus proved a crucial supply of food, forage and water for local people and their animals....
Europe: UK rolls out labeling advice on fresh produce
Apples can last two weeks longer if consumers follow new official advice recommending the fruit is kept refrigerated.
New logos are to appear on...
Europe: Antimicrobial resistance research wins award
Professor Frank Møller Aarestrup from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has been awarded the Nils Foss Excellence Prize 2017 worth EUR...
Middle East: Digitization, data “bury the food bug”, says Ecolab
The adoption of new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) Big Data and Data Science will ensure food safety, improve sustainability and...
Asia Pacific: Improve diets urgently for undernourished people, report
The Asia-Pacific region, home to most of the world's undernourished people, needs urgent action to improve diets and reset its food systems which are...
Americas: “Sugar-glass” film uses viruses to kill germs in food
With antibiotic resistance on the rise, bacterial contamination of food is becoming more problematic.
Scientists report that they have developed an antibacterial 'sugar-glass' coating...