France meat and dairy ‘country of origin labeling’ trial comes into force
France rolls out its two-year trial for mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for meat and dairy in prepared foods, this month.
Archives for January 2, 2017
LR acquires Acoura and Bureau Veritas expands in Brazil
Lloyd’s Register (LR) acquiring Acoura and Bureau Veritas expanding its agri-food business in Brazil are two deals made public in the last few weeks.
Little chance of post-Brexit food fraud frenzy
Criminals operating in the UK’s food chain are “home grown” and unlikely to be involved in organised crime, according to the head of the country’s food crime unit (FCU).
University uncorks major winery expansion in South Australia
Plans for a major expansion of Australia’s biggest teaching winery have been released for the first time.
Indian regulator to set fortification standards to boost public health
In a move that paves the way for the inclusion of fortified foods in government-run schemes, manufacturers of fortified flour, oil, milk and salt will require a government certificate to verify nutrient claims.
Asian VC invests €33m in Indian botanicals specialist; acquisitions targeted
Indian-based but global-facing herbals player OmniActive Health Technologies has won a $35 million (€33m) investment from venture capitalist Everstone Group, as it pursues expansion and acquisition targets.
BioPorto platform validated on Qiagen’s lateral flow system
BioPorto Diagnostics and Qiagen have validated BioPorto’s generic Rapid Assay Device (gRAD) lateral flow platform on Qiagen’s ESEQuant LR3 Lateral Flow System.
More than 50 Campylobacter cases linked to raw milk
More than 50 cases of Campylobacter have been linked to unpasteurised (raw) milk from a farm in Kendal, UK.