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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: CDC reports findings on antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs
Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, showed both positive and troubling trends, according to data tracked by the Centers for...
Asia Pacific: India honors FAO Director-General for Zero Hunger Program in Brazil
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva was named Doctor Honoris Causa by the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and made...
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: TÜV SÜD recognizes KHS’ green machines
TÜV SÜD has awarded KHS the certificate for energy-efficient machines and systems based on the former's energy and media efficiency standard.
The certificate has been...
Europe: Barry Callebaut gets health claims approval for cocoa extracts
The European Commission has approved the extension of Barry Callebaut's existing health claim on cocoa flavanols to cocoa extracts.
Following the positive Scientific Opinion issued...
Europe: WGS uncovers foodborne outbreaks, says Denmark institute
The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, is promoting the creation of global databases for whole genome sequencing (WGS) results to facilitate intelligent...
Americas: Honeywell’s refrigerant obtains US approval for vending machine uses
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Honeywell's Solstice N40 (R-448A) refrigerant in applications ranging from stand-alone systems to commercial refrigeration.
The EPA also...
Americas: Moisture/Solids analyzer offers results in 60 seconds
Supplier of process control solutions CEM Corporation releases its SMART 6 Moisture/Solids Analyzer.
The unit has two major innovations compared to CEM's previous...
Europe Denmark releases tool to check for harmful chemical substances
The (Quantitative) Structure–Activity Relationship or (Q)SAR database, a new database containing more than 600,000 chemical structures enables companies to quickly get an overview of...
Europe: DSM’s tool validated for dairy antibiotic residue testing
DSM Food Specialties' testing tool, Delvotest T, has been validated for determining up to 27 antibiotic residues in raw cow’s milk and dairy ingredients,...