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Analytik Jena partners with technical institute on elemental analysis
Analytik Jena has partnered with a German scientific and technical institute.
Archives for November 30, 2017
‘Money laundering’ claim hits HKScan
Axed HKScan Baltic bosses Teet Soorm and Mati Tuvi have been detained by Estonian prosecutors, accused of “money laundering” and “harmful transactions”.
Baby biscuits with one-quarter sugar voted 2017's most misleading product
The 73,000 votes are in: German manufacturer Alete’s biscuits, which it markets as ‘suitable for babies’ despite containing 25% sugar, have been voted 2017’s most misleading product.
MEPs move to block phosphate authorisation in kebab meat
Members of the committee on the environment, public health and food safety have blocked a proposal by the Commission to extend the use of phosphates in kebab meat.
‘Fear’ and concern raised as EU reforms CAP
Farm groups have issued a mixed response to the European Commission’s plan to reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) by giving member states more powers.
‘It can produce good chocolate’: Nestlé supports CCN-51 cocoa growing in Ecuador
Nestlé Ecuador says CCN-51 can produce ‘good chocolate’ as it provides technical assistance to farmers growing the high yielding cocoa variety.
EU meat companies ‘risk’ Brexit liquidation
European and UK meat firms are at “considerable risk” of going out of business in the event of a hard Brexit, a top meat group has warned.
Researchers provide details on STEC O26 strains from Romanian outbreak
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O26 strains from an outbreak in Romania have been microbiologically characterised.
Malaysia ready to advise Japan over ‘incomplete’ halal systems ahead of 2020 Olympics
Malaysia’s Department of Islamic Development, Jakim, is ready to advise the Japan Olympic Committee around halal food at the 2020 Olympics, after expressing concerns that some processes are ‘incomplete’.