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Europe: UK, FAO to collaborate freely on food initiatives

The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DfID) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed an...

Europe: Tool for estimating vulnerability to food fraud

Wageningen University, RIKILT Wageningen UR and VU Amsterdam have launched the Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment tool (FFVA) for companies to approximate their vulnerability to...

Europe: Henkel holds two webinars on food safety

Henkel will host two webinars imparting industry knowledge on basic food safety topics on its knowledge platform. On April 29, 2016, at 10:00 AM CEST,...

Asia Pacific: Ingredion’s resistant starch obtains health claim in Australia

Ingredion has obtained a General Level Digestive Health Claim for Hi-Maize resistant starch from Food Standards Australia New Zealand, a statutory agency which is...

Americas: US to drive reduced sodium foods, says Visiongain

A 2016 study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that more than 90% of children and 89% of adults...

Asia Pacific: Eurofins opens food testing lab in Singapore

Food and feed testing company Eurofins Scientific has opened a laboratory in Singapore to serve the food and beverage industry in the region. Eurofins...

Middle East: Manufacturers brace for food colors labeling in GCC

From January 1, 2017, all foods and beverages containing the colourants Allura Red AC (INS 129), Sunset Yellow (INS 110), Azorubine / Carmosine (INS...

Europe: Nutrition companies worry over health claims regulation, survey finds

Nutrition companies view stricter EU regulation as a greater challenge than the state of the global economy, new research has shown. Meanwhile, Brexit is...

Asia Pacific: Most Japanese make purchase decisions based on on-pack health claims, DuPont tells...

Food products containing Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 from the DuPont Danisco range have been recorded with the Consumer Affairs Agency, Government of Japan, for Food...

Americas: Anchor Packaging receives BRC certificate

Anchor Packaging receives the 'High Hygiene' certification from NSF International for the BRC Global Standard for Packaging. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is...