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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: NSF International releases standard to test for safe drinking water at home
NSF International has developed a standard that tests the ability of home water treatment devices to reduce certain emerging contaminants in drinking water.
The standard,...
Europe: German company, hospital to develop human-milk-oligosaccharides to prevent Norovirus
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany will support the development of human-milk-oligosaccharides by Jennewein Biotechnologie for the prevention of Norovirus within...
Asia Pacific: AB Sciex wins award for product innovation from market research firm
AB Sciex has received the 2014 Asia Pacific Mass Spectrometry New Product Innovation Award by Frost & Sullivan, which the latter tracks more than...
Europe: Henkel’s webinar presenter shares on mineral oils in packaging
Henkel will be broadcasting a webinar on December 5, 2014 entitled ‘Everything you need to know about mineral oil components in food packaging adhesives’...
Asia Pacific: Invisible Sentinel appoints New Zealand distributor for assays to detect food pathogens
Invisible Sentinel says its Veriflow assays will be distributed in New Zealand by New Zealand Medical and Scientific Ltd (NZMS).
Based in Auckland, NZMS sells...
Americas: Colorcon’s organic coating receives Non-GMO verification
Colorcon’s Opadry NutraPure, certified organic coating is now Non-genetically modified organism (GMO) project verified.
This verification is the latest achievement by the company in its...
Americas: Detect Listeria monocytogenes quickly, accurately, 3M Food Safety tells FNI
3M Food Safety’s 3M Molecular Detection Assay Listeria monocytogenes has been approved by the AOAC Performance Tested Methods (PTM) program.
The approval certifies that the test...
Americas: Wasa’s crispbread products certified non-GMO
Seven of Wasa’s crispbread products have passed the independent verification and testing process, allowing them to bear the Non-genetically modified organisms (GMO) Project Verified...
Europe: International standards for the use of antimicrobials in food production needed to avoid...
Significantly fewer resistant extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) bacteria were found in Danish broiler meat in 2013 compared with the year before.
However, the occurrence of...
Americas: Manage ocean’s resources to ensure food security, says FAO
A better management of the world's ocean resources is crucial to ensuring food global security, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director-General...