Europe: Japan donates to facility on food safety, health standards and trade
The government of Japan has contributed US$49,470 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) for its activities in 2015.
STDF aims to help...
Americas: Genetic ID, Cert ID offer gluten-free verification program
Genetic ID NA and CERT ID have added gluten-free verification services to their portfolio of food safety and food quality testing and certification services....
Americas: FoodChain ID verifies 35,000th Non-GMO product
FoodChain ID has verified its 35,000th product for the Non-GMO Project’s Product Verification Program.
The company says Non-GMO Project Verified is one of the...
Europe: Campden BRI, IFT launch exchange competition
Campden BRI and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) have launched The Thesis Video Challenge that offers food technology post-graduate students around the world...
Europe: Demand for labels remain, says association
FINAT research indicates that overall label volumes will increase again in 2016 over prior year. Internet sales are increasing, but a product’s primary label...
Americas: USDA’s food safety measures for poultry
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced the finalization of new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and...
Europe: EU faces rising antimicrobial resistance, warns authorities
Bacteria in humans, food and animals continue to show resistance to the most widely used antimicrobials, says the latest report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
Americas: DuPont’s system receives AOAC-RI certification
The AOAC Research Institute (AOAC-RI) has approved a method extension of Performance Tested Method #030502 to include the latest DuPont BAX System X5 PCR...
Americas: LRQA delivers new audits in responsible sourcing
Alongside customized audits, LRQA is delivering SMETA (SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit) 4-pillars audits, which are designed to go beyond the requirements of a...
Americas: 3M Food Safety, partner conduct webinar series on FSMA
3M Food Safety and The Acheson Group held a webinar on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) on February 11, 2016.
The event is part...