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Greater transparency for Danone’s baby formula
Danone has launched a service that will enable customers and retailers to trace the journey of its baby formula products from farm-to-fork, and verify its quality and authenticity.
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FDA seeks comments on food standards of identity rule
While the original proposed rule was jointly published with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the FDA is only seeking comments on the agency’s specific aspects of the proposed rule, including 13 general principles for food standards modernisation.
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Ensuring the quality of honey and olive oil production
Colin Sankey of Madhava Ltd looks at the exploitation of the olive oil and honey industries and suggests how regulation could be improved to ensure high quality and purity.
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Article: Have you booked for Food Integrity 2020?
As the food and beverage industry is confronted with widespread change that has revealed new challenges and the need for urgent improvement, it is imperative that we look for ways to create a safer, more trustworthy supply chain.
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Experts in validation of alternative methods
Nestlé research scientist, Benjamin Diep, is a technical reviewer for MicroVal. Here, he explains why the organisation is an innovative and essential partner in food safety.
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Top ten food trends predicted for 2020
A focus on climate crisis and recycling are among the top food trend predictions recently made for 2020.
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Canada’s canola industry can breathe a sigh of relief
Scientists in Canada have developed a novel method that enables rapid identification of a plant disease called aster yellows (AY), facilitating faster response to combat the condition.
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Episode Five: Addressing labelling concerns
Can't wait for Food Integrity 2020? Listen to our latest podcast with Jaclyn Bowen for a sneak preview of the panel session on labelling!
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How do we increase food integrity?
Liz Colebrook is Mars' Global Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Director of Food Safety; here she explores the meaning of food integrity, how Mars is driving towards a safer, healthier, more sustainable world, and how industry must progress as a whole.
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Video: The Mystery of the Mystery-Flavored Oreos
What happens when you cross mystery-flavored cookies with flavor scientists and LECO’s Pegasus BT? Watch the video to find out!
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Trade body issues guide to food sector for preventing rat infestations
An estimated 20 percent of the global food supply is damaged by rodents every year - at an annual cost of more than £11 billion.
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Poster: MOSH/MOAH Determination with GCxGC-TOFMS
Mineral oil food contamination is a serious problem across the EU. LECO’s GCxGC-TOFMS is able to determine MOSH and MOAH with a single-run method.
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Report investigates importance of food hygiene ratings for consumers
Although consumers typically associate food hygiene ratings with the hospitality sector, 57 percent of the report respondents said they expect food producers to have scores, as well as 24 percent expecting ratings for farmers and growers.
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BfR provides coronavirus food safety advice
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, a scientifically independent institution within the portfolio of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Germany, has offered advice about the recent outbreak of coronavirus with regards to food imports and food consumption.
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Can opinions determine the success of crop-disease control strategies?
To better understand how opinions affect the success of a control campaign, researchers coupled a mathematical model of the spread of a disease with a model of human behaviour that incorporates findings from a survey of growers.
