Tag: Food
Americas: AIOE releases guide on hygienic equipment design
The Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), founded by PMMI in 2011, recently released a guidance document entitled One Voice for Hygienic Equipment...
Europe: FAO, OIE warn of new avian flu strain
A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant...
Americas: Study shows traditional fresh food retailers remain important
Consumers are changing how they shop for food and beverages.
Some shifts, such as a marked increase in fresh food purchases, benefit traditional ‘brick-and-mortar’ retailers...
Europe: RPC Emballages Moirans launches food-approved barrier solution
RPC Emballages Moirans has developed a new barrier solution for its range of blow molded containers up to 30 liters.
RPC Protect provides a barrier...
Europe: Synbiosis introduces automated colony counter to identify pathogens
Automated microbiological systems provider Synbiosis has introduced a software module for the ProtoCOL 3 automated colony counter, a commercial automatic microbial identification and counter...
Europe: FSA advises children against drinking raw milk
In the light of three separate incidents involving six cases of E.coli O157, including five cases in children, potentially linked to the consumption of...
Europe: Domino releases whitepaper on food packaging inks
Domino has produced a white paper for food companies to clarify the regulations and guidelines that govern use of inks for food packaging as...
Americas: Report finds more US consumers eating out less
Consumers in the US are sourcing more meals from home than they have in years, reports The NPD Group’s 29th annual Eating Patterns in...
Europe: FAO food price index shows signs of stabilization after summer...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (FAO's) monthly food price index was stable in October 2014, as sugar and vegetable oil...
World: Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation acquires food testing laboratory in Turkey
Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation acquires Kalite Sistem Laboratories Group (KSL), a food testing laboratory in Turkey.
With this acquisition, Mérieux NutriSciences expands their scientific services in...