Tag: regulatory
Americas: Formulation issues when reducing salt content, Chr. Hansen
Food and beverage manufacturers are working towards creating healthy-for-you products, including those with reduced or no sodium added ones.
However, it would not be as...
Europe: Report finds uncertainty over surveillance of faulty, harmful products in...
Recalls may become far more complicated for businesses with potentially more risk for UK consumers in the wake of Brexit, according to the Q2...
Americas: USP releases new food fraud database
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has launched Food Fraud Database (FFD 2.0) to help food manufacturers and retailers make informed decisions about ingredients in...
Americas: FAO Food Price Index down slightly in July
The international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July 2016, following five consecutive months of increases.
The FAO Food Price...
Americas: Food, Packaging colors facility gets SQF food safety certification
Emerald Specialties Group's facility in Ohio, US is certified to meet Safe Quality Food (SQF) level 2, a food safety plan benchmarked by the...
Americas: US to drive reduced sodium foods, says Visiongain
A 2016 study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that more than 90% of children and 89% of adults...
Asia Pacific: Australia to see food with low-THC hemp seeds?
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on whether to permit the sale of food derived from the seeds of low-THC...
Asia Pacific: Fonterra’s smart tankers benefits community
A partnership between Fonterra Co-operative and New Zealand's Southland District Council to improve management of the roading network has won them an award at...
Americas: US signs law to boost global food security, resilience, nutrition
The US president Barack Obama has signed the Global Food Security Act (GFSA), after the bill was passed by the U.S. Congress on 6...
Middle East: South Sudan faces food insecurity, UN agencies warn
Up to 4.8 million people in South Sudan - well over one-third of the population - will be facing severe food shortages over the...