EUROPE - The EU has come up with a number of proposals that aims to tackle unfair trading practices and ensure small and medium-sized food and farming businesses are treated fairly. The food supply chain has been marred with unfair trading practices especially against smaller food operators and farmers who are said to lack bargaining…
UK - The UK government has announced that all bottles and cans whether plastic, glass or metal, will be covered by a deposit return scheme (DRS) to reduce on the amount of plastics and other waste going into the land or the sea. As a result, consumers will have to pay an extra cost for…
EUROPE - The European Commission has launched a Knowledge Centre for food fraud and quality in Strasbourg, stepping up fight against fraudulent practices concerning food in the European Union. According to FoodingredientsFirst, this centre was established with an aim to boost the quality of foodstuff and address concerns about food fraud which are said to…
EUROPE - The EU, in what Bloomberg News terms as ‘retaliatory’ tactic against President Trump’s steel and aluminium tariff threat, is planning to impose tariffs on US iconic brands including a 25% levy on a number of consumer, agricultural and steel products. Among them are food and agricultural imports from the US such as Kentucky…
NIGERIA - The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) will in the next month begin a pilot project to enable the resumption of export of Nigerian dried beans to the European Union (EU). According to an article by the Daily Trust, the European Union had instilled the ban for export to the member countries from Nigeria…
EUROPE - Frutarom, Israel-based flavor and fragrance company has invested US$6.16 million in its newly opened natural color formulations facility at its Etol plant in Celie, Slovenia. The investment was designated to improve equipment and technology at the new facility, meant to serve 15,000 of Frutarom’s customers in Europe. Frutarom acquired the Slovenian manufacturer of…
EUROPE - Nibulon, which produces and exports grains and oilseeds worldwide,has embarked on a pervasive development plan of its infrastructure and logistical solutions with a US$50 million funding from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The plan aims to increase Nibulon’s capacity for grain exports to up to 8 million tonnes per year, help…
EUROPE - European Bioplastics in Berlin have stated that the oil industry is set to face challenges as bioplastics made from sugarcane, wood and corn is projected to grow in the next five years. European Bioplastics brings together companies like Cargill and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, German chemical giant BASF and the Finnish paper maker Stora…
EUROPE - The European Union has approved European Dairy Association (EDA) guidance for “cheese as raw material” towards the high safety and quality of cheese in the processing industry. It also approved the organization for the processed cheese sector, Assifonte’s “Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines for Processed Cheese”- a major for food safety, consumer protection and…
USA – DuPont Nutrition & Health will increase its cultures manufacturing capacity in Europe with an investment of $60m to meet the growing demand for frozen and freeze-dried starter cultures.
