Food & Beverage

• Food Standards Scotland cites its top food crime priorities

  02-Oct-20 - Red meat, fish, illicit alcohol and wild shellfish are the top sectors vulnerable to food crime in the UK, it says.

• DNA tool detects bee species fraud in premium honey

  30-Sep-20 - Probes can identify the species of bee that made the honey, distinguishing between premium wild and domesticated species.

• FDA proposes new rule on food traceability

  24-Sep-20 - The FDA has proposed a new rule that it says lays the foundation for ‘farm-to-table’ traceability.

• Bayer taps Kezzler for seed supply chain traceability

  17-Sep-20 - Wide-ranging deal is part of Bayer's ongoing strategy to digitalise all aspects of its crop science division.

• Study exposes ‘double whammy’ of fakes on Italian economy

  10-Sep-20 - Pulled by competing interests, the the government’s response has been slow and often weak, say researchers.

• Researchers refine laser authentication of whisky

  10-Sep-20 - Researchers in Scotland have developed a way to test the authenticity of whisky without opening the bottle.

• Illicit tobacco tops 2019 UK Trading Standards workload

  09-Sep-20 - Cigarettes and tobacco were the most reported counterfeit goods in the UK in 2019/20, according to local authority data.

• UK starts consultation on AI and intellectual property

  08-Sep-20 - The UK government is seeking advice from expects on how artificial intelligence affects intellectual property rights.

• Dolphin DNA found in Mexican tuna cans

  28-Aug-20 - A sampling study of 15 cans of tuna on sale in Mexico has found that three contained traces of dolphin meat.

• UK’s spend on food crime rising due to Brexit, claim Lib Dems

  25-Aug-20 - "The government must commit to upholding our high food safety standards," says former leader Tim Farron.

• Penalties for counterfeiting in China too lenient, says study

  19-Aug-20 - Half of criminal fines and more than a quarter of prison terms were below the minimum sanctions in the law.

• Track-and-trace market set for strong growth

  17-Aug-20 - The worldwide market for track-and-trace solutions will grow at 18 per cent a year to reach a value of $7.2bn by 2026.

• Australia backs blockchain system for horticulture

  10-Aug-20 - Project is one of 16 agriculture pilots being funded by the country's Traceability Grants Programme.

• Merck snaps up Irish food traceability firm IdentiGEN

  07-Aug-20 - Food safety and traceability company IdentiGEN has been acquired by Merck & Co’s MSD Animal Health.

• Counterfeit Unifrutti lemons seized in China

  06-Aug-20 - Customs in China have seized more than two tonnes of lemons that violated trademarks held by fruit giant Unifrutti.

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