Tag: regulatory
Asia Pacific: JJ-Muntons malt facility certified for regional export
Jebsen & Jessen (SEA) says its malted ingredients plant in Thailand has cleared all certification audits required to export to customers across Southeast Asia.
The...
Europe: Setting international standards for booming food trade
Participation in the development of international food standards for trade is essential if countries are to reap the benefits of booming global trade and...
Americas: Orbis releases flame-retardant material for plastic pallets
Orbis Corporation launches Proliant, a fire-retardant plastic material for use in select plastic pallets.
It is approved by Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FM) in meeting...
Americas: Guar manufacturing process aids FSMA compliance
TIC Gums has released US-produced GuarNT USA that complies with two Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aspects - Foreign Supplier Verification Program and Preventive...
Europe: EFSA takes action against antimicrobial resistance
The European Commission releases its new EU action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance – a growing threat that is responsible for 25,000 deaths in...
Americas: Salmonella outbreak linked to hot peppers
A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Anatum infections was detected in the US in June 2016.
It involved 32 patients from nine states with illness onset...
Americas: Taxes affect soft drinks consumption, studies
While excise taxes to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages have not yet been enacted at the state or federal level in the US,...
Asia Pacific: Most Japanese make purchase decisions based on on-pack health...
Food products containing Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 from the DuPont Danisco range have been recorded with the Consumer Affairs Agency, Government of Japan, for Food...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ recalls frozen berries
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has alerted consumers to a food recall of a frozen mixed berries product that is potentially linked to...
Americas: Canada recognizes GFSI-recognized certification program
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) says CanadaGAP has achieved full government recognition.
CanadaGAP is a food safety program for companies that produce, handle and...