1. The Canadian biotech company Inocucor Technologies is raising $15m in Series B funding to accelerate its second bio-stimulator product for agricultural production.
2. Plant waters such as aloe, birch, artichoke, maple, cactus, and almond water are starting to challenge coconut water’s pedestal, with NPD in this emerging category booming, according to Innova Market Insights.
3. An Israeli scientist has harnessed the power of pulsed electric fields (PELs) to kill Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in milk.
4. The European Commission (EC) has rejected mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for milk and dairy products in a report to be passed to European legislators.
5. An estimated 280,000 people fall ill in the UK with Campylobacter per year, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
6. More than $2m has been made available by USDA to establish regional centers to support food safety training and education, pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
7. Mars and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have partnered to boost food safety in Africa.
8. Arla Foods and Egypt's largest dairy Juhayna Food Industries have agreed to form a joint venture to sell Arla products in the country.
9. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Process Verification Program could provide an avenue for firms to certify the veracity of non-GMO claims without indirectly suggesting that genetic engineering is undesirable or unsafe.
10. A subsidiary of ConAgra will pay $11.2m related to the shipment of contaminated peanut butter linked to a 2006-07 Salmonella outbreak.
11. Despite strong growth in the German organic sector, there is little switching to organic cultivation by domestic farmers – something that the German government is now aiming to change.
12. Last year, U.S.agricultural exports totaled more than $150 billion.
2. Plant waters such as aloe, birch, artichoke, maple, cactus, and almond water are starting to challenge coconut water’s pedestal, with NPD in this emerging category booming, according to Innova Market Insights.
3. An Israeli scientist has harnessed the power of pulsed electric fields (PELs) to kill Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in milk.
4. The European Commission (EC) has rejected mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL) for milk and dairy products in a report to be passed to European legislators.
5. An estimated 280,000 people fall ill in the UK with Campylobacter per year, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
6. More than $2m has been made available by USDA to establish regional centers to support food safety training and education, pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
7. Mars and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have partnered to boost food safety in Africa.
8. Arla Foods and Egypt's largest dairy Juhayna Food Industries have agreed to form a joint venture to sell Arla products in the country.
9. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Process Verification Program could provide an avenue for firms to certify the veracity of non-GMO claims without indirectly suggesting that genetic engineering is undesirable or unsafe.
10. A subsidiary of ConAgra will pay $11.2m related to the shipment of contaminated peanut butter linked to a 2006-07 Salmonella outbreak.
11. Despite strong growth in the German organic sector, there is little switching to organic cultivation by domestic farmers – something that the German government is now aiming to change.
12. Last year, U.S.agricultural exports totaled more than $150 billion.
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