Audits Challenge Production Facilities' Thought Processes to Advance Food Safety and Quality
Food Safety Net Services - Certification & Audit (FSNS C&A) reinforced its industry position as an all-in-one food quality/food safety auditing and certifying third party by adding Safe Quality Food (SQF) capabilities to its comprehensive verification credentials.
New research shows people who eat canned foods typically have healthier diets and consume more essential nutrients. Canned foods are also recommended by nutrition experts nationwide as key to getting healthy family meals on the table more often.
The findings, based on an analysis of national eating trends and a survey of leading nutrition experts, revealed that canned foods are not only a staple in healthier diets, they are associated with higher intakes of fruit and vegetables, dairy, lean protein and whole grains, and contribute to an all-around healthier, balanced diet as recommended by the government's 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.1
• Second international SAVE FOOD Congress concludes successfully
• FAO, UNEP and industry speakers, high-profile guests and a variety of approaches and alliances demonstrate the broad spectrum of possibilities for solving the problem
"Food Loss Assessments: Causes and Solutions" – presentation of study findings part of busy agenda at second international SAVE FOOD Congress in Düsseldorf
Case studies looking at smallholder agricultural operations and fisheries in Kenya illustrate the causes of and possible solutions to food losses. Resulting approaches could be applied to other African markets, as well.
Collaboration will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance sustainable sourcing
Today, General Mills chairman and chief executive officer Ken Powell joined Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. president and chief executive officer Doug McMillon to announce a commitment to accelerate innovation in sustainable agriculture and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The announcement was made in Bentonville, Ark., at Walmart's first ever Sustainability Product Expo.
City-Wide Recycling Initiatives Much Better Options, Says SPI
SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association opposes the partial plastic bag ban unanimously approved by the Chicago City Council's Environmental Committee. The measure is scheduled to go before the full City Council Wednesday, April 30.
The musician and Senegalese minister works to promote food security as FAO Goodwill Ambassador. Additional prominent speakers including Renate Künast will report on their activities in the fight against food losses and food waste.
With Youssou N'Dour, the "voice of Africa," the second international SAVE FOOD Congress has gained a keynote speaker who is as famous as he is committed. The Senegalese musician, politician and Grammy winner will attend the Congress in Düsseldorf on 7 and 8 May in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO.
The General Incorporated Association of International Foods & Nutrition (AIFN) held a symposium by bringing together Japanese and foreign experts under the theme of "Safety Reassurance and Quality Control of functional health foods." The symposium was co-organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) and co-sponsored by the Japan Allied Health Food Industry Associations and the Japan Direct Marketing Association (JADMA), under the auspices of the Certification Management Council for In-house Safety Assessment of Health Foods.
On June 5, 2013, in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech on the third round of policies under his growth strategy, he pledged to "lift the ban on functional claims displayed on health foods."
45% of the fruit and vegetables produced worldwide are not consumed but lost. With the exception of roots and tubers there is no other food segment where the losses are so high on an international scale. Be it kiwi, mango or carrots, almost half the crops growing on pastures, plantations and farms never reach the consumer. They go bad, rot or are thrown away because they do not (or no longer) live up to certain retail criteria. 45% of global production roughly corresponds to 3.7 trillion apples.1
Website Spotlights 75 Stories on the Science of Feeding the Planet and Documentary to be Produced and Directed by Academy Award-Nominated Director in 2015
The world's largest scientific society of individual food scientists and technologists unveiled a sweeping new program today, FutureFood 2050, to create a broad dialogue on how science will deliver solutions needed to feed the world's nine billion people by the year 2050.
Today the European Parliament adopted a report to demonstrate its support for decisive action to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags in Europe. European Bioplastics supports the outcome of the vote and the corresponding provisions for compostable plastic carrier bags.
François de Bie, Chairman of European Bioplastics, commented: "We are very glad that the European Parliament recognises the value compostable carrier bags can provide to enhance a separate biowaste collection across Europe.
The 20th Eurasia Packaging Fair is preparing for a record breaking event to mark its anniversary event, with the new Print Packaging Technology section leading to a substantial boost in interest from both exhibitors and visitors, both within Turkey and across the world.
With over 1,200 companies from more than 40 countries exhibiting in Tüyap Fair Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul from the 18th - 21st September, the event will once again be the biggest annual packaging fair in Eurasia.
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