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USA – Danone, one of the world’s largest food and beverage corporations, has introduced its hypoallergenic baby formula brand, Pepticate, to the US, following an infant formula shortage in the country. The product is made by Danone’s specialised nutrition arm in North America, Nutricia, to help support families whose babies have food allergies. The company explained that Pepticate is an…
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UAE – The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have jointly launched the Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA), a global program aimed at assisting Least Developed Countries in improving their agrifood systems’ effectiveness, inclusivity, resilience, and sustainability through the creation of partnerships and public-private investments. On the fringes of the…
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INDIA – The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase the production of high-quality oilseeds in India. Dr. Jacqueline Hughes, Director General of ICRISAT, and Mr. Nilesh Vira, Chairman of IOPEPC, signed the Memorandum of Understanding in order to…
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U.S – George Mason University, a public research University, has been awarded a U.S$ 35,000 grant as part of a collaboration between Intellifoods Labs and the university to investigate ways to speed up the process of detecting bacteria in food samples. The researchers intend to utilize the funds “to minimize the time to identify both live and dead bacteria in…
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KENYA – Meru University of Science and Technology and Meru County have signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives from Penn State to tackle food safety and public health issues with a focus on meat and milk products. The partnership will also include the Technical University of Denmark. According to Erika Ganda, Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes, foodborne diseases…
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U.S – In response to growing demand from New Zealand customers for top-notch food safety auditing services for export, Hamilton-based Hill Labs and Mérieux NutriSciences, world leaders in food safety, quality, and sustainability have formed a cooperative working relationship. According to Hill Laboratories CEO Dr. Jonathan Hill, says there is strong demand for food safety auditing services coming from New…
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ITALY – Enartis, an Italian multinational operating in the market of enological products and services, has partnered with WINEGRID, a Portuguese engineering company specializing in winemaking monitoring solutions, to distribute WINEGRID innovative solutions worldwide which detect critical production data in real-time during the various stages of winemaking. The WINEGRID technology that Enartis is now distributing will allow winemakers to make…
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NIGERIA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking steps to ensure that Nigerian agricultural produce meets specifications for exports through the development of a grading and standardization system in line with international best practices. SEC’s Director-General, Mr. Lamido Yuguda, revealed that they are ready to partner with the country’s Agricultural Insurance Corporation, the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC)…
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DENMARK/U.S – To assist North American stores reduce food waste, Danish multinational company Danfoss has established a cooperation with U.S retail technology company Lizard Monitoring. The Alsense monitoring system from Danfoss is reported to be supplemented by The Lizard’s sensor networks to enable continuous temperature monitoring and deliver in-depth information on environmental compliance and refrigeration performance to store managers and…
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U.S – The Center for Produce Safety has funded a two-year initiative that intends to look into how fresh pears change during storage and how this information might be applied to reduce long-term threats to food safety. The U.S$335,000 project, spearheaded by Researchers at Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the University of Georgia will look at…
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