Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: Frutatrom receives product license in Canada
The Canadian Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) has granted Frutarom a product license for its Benolea cardiovascular health support ingredient.
The ingredient supports cardiovascular health...
Europe: FAO, OIE warn of new avian flu strain
A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant...
Europe: 170 countries vow to combat malnutrition, says FAO
Ministers and officials from more than 170 countries made a number of concrete commitments and adopted a series of recommendations on policies and investments...
Europe: Lawmakers urged to make nutrition commitments
Lawmakers from around the world meeting in Rome, Italy, should to play their part in transforming into positive results the commitments to provide healthier...
Europe: Synbiosis introduces automated colony counter to identify pathogens
Automated microbiological systems provider Synbiosis has introduced a software module for the ProtoCOL 3 automated colony counter, a commercial automatic microbial identification and counter...
Asia Pacific: Devondale Murray Goulburn upbeat about dairy export to China with FTA
Australia’s dairy foods company Devondale Murray Goulburn (MG) has joined the Australian Dairy Industry Council in welcoming the announcement of the Australia-China Free Trade...
Europe: FSA advises children against drinking raw milk
In the light of three separate incidents involving six cases of E.coli O157, including five cases in children, potentially linked to the consumption of...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ calls for comments on gluten free claims on alcohol products
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposal aimed at ensuring gluten free claims can continue to be made...
Europe: FAO food price index shows signs of stabilization after summer drop
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO's) monthly food price index was stable in October 2014, as sugar and vegetable oil...
World: Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation acquires food testing laboratory in Turkey
Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation acquires Kalite Sistem Laboratories Group (KSL), a food testing laboratory in Turkey.
With this acquisition, Mérieux NutriSciences expands their scientific services in...