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KTR signs MoU to support Halal certification consultants

KTR signs MoU to support Halal certification consultants

The Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR) recently announced that it is increasing its support for exporting companies in need of Halal certification by signing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with multiple global Halal consulting providers. 

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Conagra to buy Pinnacle Foods for $8.1 bn

Conagra to buy Pinnacle Foods for $8.1 bn

  Trying to grab a bigger share of the fast growing snack and frozen food markets amid fierce competition in the packaged food industry, Conagra Brands Inc have said that it would buy Pinnacle Foods

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FDA reconsiders requirement of “added sugar” labels in honey & maple syrup

FDA reconsiders requirement of “added sugar” labels in honey & maple syrup

The Food and Drug Administration will reconsider requiring “added-sugar” labeling on pure maple syrup and honey after receiving thousands of comments on the proposed change. Producers of maple syrup and honey were upset by the requirement for

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Otsuka Foods explores India market for signature curry

Otsuka Foods explores India market for signature curry

Japan based Otsuka Foods has established Otsuka Foods India Pvt. Ltd. to sell curry and curry buns in retort packages, pouches made of a flexible laminate, at corporate and factory cafeterias from around October.  

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Nutritionix, the largest nutrition database acquired by Gladson

Nutritionix, the largest nutrition database acquired by Gladson

Gladson, a portfolio company of Wicks Capital Partners has announced that it has acquired Nutritionix, the largest verified nutrition database in the world. Nutritionix has developed a leading interactive digital platform that its users can

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Nutrino partners with Medtronic to enable nutrition logging

Nutrino partners with Medtronic to enable nutrition logging

Nutrino, an AI powered personalized nutrition platform teamed up with medical tech company Medtronic. Nutrino’s FoodPrint Report technology will now be integrated into Medtronic’s iPro2 myLog app, a platform that connects with a continuous glucose

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Advanta launches new packaging solution for poultry

Advanta launches new packaging solution for poultry

Global packaging supplier, Advanta, has launched a unique skin pack aluminium poultry tray and film combination to tackle food wastage associated with the US poultry industry, which is the world’s largest producer of poultry meat.

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US Dairy Industry signs MoU with Singapore

US Dairy Industry signs MoU with Singapore

The US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Food Innovation and Resource Centre (FIRC) at Singapore Polytechnic have signed a partnership agreement that furthers US dairy’s commitment to food innovation to meet the needs of

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Lab-Grown Meat Startups face FDA Oversight

Lab-Grown Meat Startups face FDA Oversight

Lab-grown meat startups that rely on animal cells to produce beef, poultry and seafood products have caught the eye of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which has begun the process of regulating the industry.

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Germans recall Dutch eggs over fipronil residues exceeding the legal limit

Germans recall Dutch eggs over fipronil residues exceeding the legal limit

Six German states are recalling 73,000 eggs produced in Netherlands after they were found to contain more than permissible level of fipronil residues. Organic eggs were sampled from a farm in the Netherlands by a