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U.S. calls foul play on ‘discriminatory’ Canadian wine-trade rules

29 May 2018 | By Daniel Birchmore (New Food)

Rules in British Columbia that 'discriminate' between how foreign and local wines can be sold in grocery stores have earned the ire of the Trump Administration.

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Tech turns smartphones into detectors for foodborne illnesses

16 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

Researchers have developed detection technology that allows a typical smartphone to analyse produce for deadly foodborne pathogens.

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U.S. targets India’s market price support in first-ever WTO counter notification

11 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The list of issues includes the quantity of production used in market price support calculations, the exclusion of state-level bonuses from calculations of applied administered prices, exclusion from India’s notifications of information on the total value of production (VoP) of wheat and rice (information necessary to assess compliance with WTO…

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USDA reveals proposed GMO labelling guidelines

4 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The proposals are open for comment until July 3. They are due to be finally issued just four weeks later on July 29.

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Average American wastes half a kilogram of food a day

19 April 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

Approximately 30 million acres of cropland (7 per cent of annual cropland acreage) were used to produce wasted food.

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US Government grants agri-food research projects $2.6 million

16 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded grants worth a total of US$2.6 million to support the initial development of 27 agriculture and food production university projects.

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Beef with cultured meat: US Cattlemen’s Association in labelling row

12 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)

As cultured meat appears increasingly promising, anxieties are coming to the surface over how consumers will be able to distinguish between beef harvested in the 'traditional manner' and waves of alternatives.

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What’s driving the need to register food grade lubricants and cleaning products?

20 August 2016 | By Ashlee Breitner - NSF International

GFSI…FSMA…HACCP…FSCS…all of these used to be buzz words in the food industry but are no longer mere buzz words. They are now all key drivers behind ensuring chemical products, specifically lubricants and cleaners, are safe to use in the food processing environment. Over the past five to 10 years, product…