Governance
Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: Food systems need to change to cope with climate change, says FAO
Overcoming climate change is central to achieving a sustainable future for the planet's growing population, and food security must lie at the heart of...
Americas: 3M Food Safety’s product receives approval for detecting Listeria monocytogenes
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...
Europe: Cambridge Engineered Solutions expands overseas, receives halal certification for products
Cambridge Engineered Solutions says it has added new representatives in five countries to sell and service its metal conveyor belts, filtration and wire cloth...
Asia Pacific: FAO calls for continued vigilance over avian influenza virus in poultry
A recently-emerged strain of avian influenza virus in poultry in Southeast Asia known as A(H5N6) represents a new threat to animal health and livelihoods...
Asia Pacific: ASEAN will create single market in traditional medicine, health sector in 2015,...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has accomplished 90% harmonisation in the traditional medicine and health supplement sector, and will establish an ASEAN...
Americas: Ganeden Biotech’s probiotic ingredient gains Mexico’s approval for use by food manufacturers
Ganeden Biotech’s GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086) is now approved by the COFEPRIS (Comisión Federal para la Protección contra Riesgos Sanitarios: Federal Commission for...
Europe: Bavaria awards Krones the OHRIS certificate for occupational safety
Krones has been awarded the Occupational Health and Risk Management System (OHRIS) certificate by the Bavarian state government for its commitment to occupational safety.
An...
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...
Americas: DuPont Nutrition & Health’s PCR Assay receives PTM certification
The AOAC Research Institute has certified the DuPont BAX System Real-Time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Assay for Genus Listeria as a performance tested method...
Europe: Scientists studies ways to prevent germination of Clostridium botulinum bacteria
Scientists from the Institute of Food Research (IFR) have discovered genes that are crucial for the germination of Clostridium (C) botulinum bacteria, which may...