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GERMANY – Dairy company Müller has recalled six Cadbury-branded desserts including Flake and Crunchie chocolate desserts over fears they could be contaminated with Listeria. The company announced that it was, out of an abundance of caution, recalling various batches in the UK and Ireland that all had a use-by date of either May 17 or May 18. Cadbury Daim chocolate dessert…
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GERMANY – The Laser Center Hannover (LZH), Germany, and collaborators are working together on a recently announced photonics-based food safety initiative to create a novel analysis technique that leverages quantum mechanical phenomena to analyze food for ingredients and provenance “more cost-effectively.” The German Institute of Food Technology (DIL), the University of Hannover, and the companies AMO and Toptica are also…
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GERMANY – International group of laboratories Tentamus Group has joined forces with Warrantek a reputable service provider in the fields of food safety, analytical testing, and consultancy to encourage collaborative development in Southeast Asia. “With Tentamus Group, we have now found the perfect partner to further progress our ambition. We are very happy about the partnership we have formed together…
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GERMANY – Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks have completed the previously disclosed partnership, launching a multi-year strategic alliance to advance the study and creation of biological products for use in agriculture. The deal involves the sale of Bayer’s internal discovery and lead optimization platform as well as its West Sacramento Biologics Research & Development facility. The Biologics company, which is a…
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GERMANY – Quality Service International GmbH (QSI), a leader in the field of quality control as a food, honey and trade laboratory has brought on board Thomas Janssen as its new Managing Director. Thomas Janssen, who was born in Oldenburg in 1970 and studied economics, is notable for his extensive background in the laboratory and life science fields. In the…
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GERMANY – Laboratory service providers bilacon and QSI are establishing a new method to verify the authenticity of instant coffee, which has been subject to economically motivated adulteration. Soluble coffee, or instant coffee, is dried coffee extract in powder form that is infused with hot water. According to Directive 1999/4/EC, the extract may only be obtained from roasted coffee beans…
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KENYA – A new twist has emerged after tests conducted in Germany on a Kenyan batch of coffee that had recently raised eyebrows in Japan over excess chemical residues, turned out to be negative. Theophilus Mutui, the Managing Director, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), said Kenya had also analyzed the samples and gotten negative results, bringing to question the…
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GERMANY – EnWave Corporation, a global leader in the innovation and application of vacuum microwave dehydration, has partnered with Elea, the global leader in Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology, to host a showcase event on the synergizing of PEF and Radiant Energy Vacuum Dehydration (REV) for faster, higher quality, low energy drying for food applications. REV is a fast, low-temperature…
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GERMANY – GEA Group, one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food and beverage industry, is launching a key element for process safety in the food, beverage and dairy industries, the mixproof double-seat valve Type MX from the GEA VARIVENT family. With advanced process components such as the new “MX” valve generation, GEA supports companies that aspire to…
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GERMANY – Bayer, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, is developing a postemergence row crop herbicide with a new mode of action slated for commercialization by the end of the decade while also planning to launch a new corn variety. A row crop is a crop that can be planted in rows wide enough to allow it…
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