Taiwan’s overall export orders in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Taiwan's export orders received in May totaled US$33.73 billion, down 5.8 percent year on year to represent the ...
Australian government agency Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for submissions on a proposal to consider changing the standards that regulate the issue of chemical migration from packaging into food. Assessing change ...
Tags: chemical migration, ESBO
The U.S. Senate passed a defense bill with language requiring the Pentagon to buy US-made athletic shoes for military recruits. ADVERTISEMENT The legislation is expected to benefit Boston-based New Balance, which has three factories in ...
Tags: athletic shoes, Pentagon, NDAA
The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) is set to launch a Common Footprint Quality (CFQ) standard for the UK’s fresh produce industry that will ensure safe and high performance corrugated packaging for fruit and vegetables. ...
Tags: CPI, CFQ, produce supply
The diamond industry is waking up to a new reality. Not only are the banks insisting on stricter compliance standards and pipeline integrity, but the largest mining companies and jewelry retailers are rapidly following suit. This is forcing ...
Tags: diamond industry, diamond
Following Fonterra’s recent announcement that it plans to introduce a market-linked organic milk price for its organic milk farmers, the Co-operative has forecast an opening market-linked organic milk price of $9.20 per kg milk solids ...
On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Enegry (BMWi), the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) and the Association of Steel and Metal Processing Industry (WSM) we would like to bid you a very ...
Tags: Footprints
Harrison Spinks, one of the UK’s most established and innovative bed makers, has been selected for inclusion in the official commemorative album for The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Windsor Castle in May 2016. While ...
Tags: Harrison Spinks, Bed maker, The Queen
US-based trade organisation the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and technology company Battelle have partnered to provide a secure, web-based software tool called EMAlert, which allows food manufacturers to review and understand ...
Tags: GMA, Battelle, EMAlert, Food manufactures
ProPak Asia 2016 goes from strength to strength as Asia’s No. 1 international processing and packaging event for Asia’s rapidly expanding food, drink, pharmaceutical and FMCG markets. Providing the not-to-be-missed annual ...
Responses to last week’s Australian Federal Court’s decision to impose a $300, 000 penalty on Free Range Egg Farms (FREF) has attracted a strong reaction in food industry and food compliance circles. In a decision handed down ...
Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE is launching a free app to help shoppers identify different types of free range eggs. The group is launching the app after Consumer Affairs Ministers’ decided to allow producers to call eggs ...
Tags: CHOICE, APP, Free range eggs
Snyder's-Lance is initiating a voluntary recall for a limited amount of Emerald 100 Calorie Pack Roasted & Salted Cashew Halves & Pieces product, distributed nationwide, due to the possible presence of small glass pieces. This voluntary ...
Tags: Snyder's-Lance, Voluntary Recall
The new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) for Australia's food packaging was given the final go-ahead by commonwealth, state and territory consumer affairs ministers this week. Each label will indicate the proportion of Australian ...
Tags: Country of Origin, CoOL, Green Light, Food packaging
Waste campaigners in the UK are praising Starbucks' latest decision to offer a discount to customers who bring their own cup to the cafe. In Australia, it is estimated consumers use one billion disposable coffee cups each year, and ...