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Regulatory updates on food trade and commercial breakthroughs on product safety.
Americas: Kemin’s spearmint earns Sustainably Grown certification
The production of Hi-RA Mint, a proprietary line of spearmint developed by Kemin plant scientists using traditional plant breeding methods, has been certified Sustainably...
Europe: Corbion Purac’s PLA certified compostable by organizations
Corbion Purac's polylactic acid (PLA) resin has been certified as compostable by European certification organization Vinçotte of Vilvoorde, Belgium.
The PLA resins have been awarded...
Europe: Eat less sugar, more fiber, says committee
In order to maintain better health, most people should reduce the amount of sugar in their diet, and increase the amount of fiber, according...
Europe: Barry Callebaut, Naturex partner on cocoa extract products
Barry Callebaut is licensing its approved 13.5 European Food Safety Authority health claim on cocoa flavanols for cocoa extract products to Naturex for a...
Americas: RGF upgrades food safety system
RGF Environmental Group continues to add upgrades and customers for its patented photohydroionization (PHI) Food Surface Sanitation Tunnel Treatment System for processors.
First introduced in...
Europe: Henkel shares insights to preventing forming primary aromatic amine in packaging
Food safety has been very high on the agenda of the primary packaging material manufacturers and the packaging and food industry for many years.
In...
Europe: Incorporate sustainability into diets, states FAO study
A handful of pioneering governments have issued guidelines promoting 'win-win' diets that can help tackle two of the most urgent challenges of our time:...
Europe: EU lists main fresh food producers
In the European Union (EU), just over 2.3 million hectares were devoted to the production of fruit and berries and another 2.1 million hectares...
Americas: More consumers feel unsafe over prepared food in supermarkets, finds analysts
With the rise of the grocerant — supermarkets that offer prepared, restaurant-style foods — comes consumer concerns regarding food safety.
Although the majority...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra’s site named most energy-efficient in NZ
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority has named Fonterra’s Edendale site as the most energy-efficient dairy manufacturing site in New Zealand.
The site has become...