The EU Commission has taken the 'necessary steps' to prolong the feed derogation for organic pigs and poultry that was due to expire at the end of this year.
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) have launched a certification standard for sustainable seaweed production. "This is a very big deal," one seaweed manufacturer told us.
INS' blockchain-powered e-commerce platform cuts out retailers, meaning big savings for manufacturers and access to valuable consumer data, with Unilever, Mars and Friesland Campina are already interested, says the CEO and founder.
Swedish supplier Bayn Europe claims oat oil is an alternative, clean label emulsifier providing better yield stress in sugar-reduced chocolate than polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) and soy lecithin.
BASF intermediates division said it is hiking the prices of its formic acid and propionic acid products, with immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, in the region so Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
A ban on all beef and pork imports from Brazil, the largest meat importer to Russia, has been imposed by the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), over concerns about the detection of a forbidden hormone.
GlobalMeatNews takes you through a whistle-stop tour of the latest meat-related machines promoted by exhibitors at Gulfood Manufacturing 2017, which organisers called the biggest trade show of its kind in the Middle East.
