Tag: regulatory
Asia Pacific: Singapore, FAO partner on food, nutrition security
Singapore and FAO have signed an agreement to improve food and nutrition security in Southeast Asia, with a special focus on food safety and...
Americas: Kraft Foods Group recalls product for possible metal pieces
Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of the Original flavor of Kraft Macaroni &...
Americas: Sirane’s packaging receives Kosher-certification
Sirane has received Kosher certification for a number of its oven and microwave-ready cooking solutions, thereby meeting all Jewish dietary law requirements.
The Kosher certificate,...
Americas: ConAgra Foods reaches negotiated resolution on 2007 peanut butter recall
ConAgra Grocery Products Company LLC and the Office of the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia and the Consumer Protection Branch...
Americas: Brazil releases new rules on working on biodiversity research by...
Brazil has adopted a new legal framework for biodiversity-based research, development and commercialization, says Union for Ethical BioTrade.
The new rules involve a fundamental shift...
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...
Americas: Intertek accredited for flexible plastic film packaging tests
Intertek has received IEC/ISO 17025:2005 accreditation for the film and packaging industry from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA).
The accreditation complements Intertek’s existing...
Americas: USDA offers US$30M in grants to food businesses, entrepreneurs
The USDA is making US$30 million available to farmers, ranchers and food entrepreneurs to develop new product lines through the Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)...
World: G20 agriculture ministers to build food systems for food security,...
The Group of 20 (G20) agriculture ministers have committed to meet global food security and nutrition needs by building food systems that use natural...
Asia Pacific: BASF’s new anti-fake technology to tackle counterfeit crop protection...
BASF is introducing to China a product label that features an identification system it has developed with a local partner for local farmers to...