Americas: Ingredion recognized as most ethical company by organization
Ingredion has been named by the Ethisphere Institute as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company.
The designation recognizes companies that align principle with action, work...
Europe: Testing finds 17% potato crisp products are high in acrylamide
About 17% of potato crisp varieties sampled from major retail food outlets in the UK have high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, reveals...
Europe: Bürkert’s calibration and cleaning tool for sensor modules
Bürkert offers an Online Analysis System Type 8905 to measure parameters for producing drinking water.
The modular system offers space for up to six sensor...
Europe: EFSA improves scientific assessments
European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) Scientific Committee has developed three key methodological frameworks to improve the robustness, quality and transparency of the scientific assessments...
Europe: Hanovia awarded for HR efforts
Ultra-violet disinfection specialist Hanovia has received Investors in People (IIP) accreditation pertaining to realizing the potential of its staff.
To secure the accreditation, evidence was...
Americas: Associations release guidelines for handling probiotic items
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and the International Probiotics Association (IPA) have...
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: FDA to overhaul nutrition facts label
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to overhaul the Nutrition Facts label on the back of packaged foods.
The announcement...
Europe: Sensus’ chicory inulin gets ISO standard
Sensus said its full range of chicory inulin and oligofructose products qualifies as natural according to the new ISO 19657:2017 standard.
About a year...
Europe: Institutions to curb the use of single-use plastic products
The European institutions have reached an agreement on a directive to curb the use of a number of single-use plastic products in the EU,...