International

SunOpta Opens Organic, Natural Sesame Hulling Plant
11/20/2009 - SunOpta International Sourcing and Trading Group, in hand with its joint venture partner, completed the construction of the first natural and organic sesame hulling plant in Ethiopia, operated as Selet Hulling Plc. ...

EFSA OKs Benexia Chia Seed as Novel Food
11/18/2009 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) granted Benexia™ Chia Seed Novel Food status in the EU for use at a level of 5 percent in bread application. ...

SupplySide West 2009 Breaks Previous Exhibit Hall, Attendance Records
11/17/2009 - Supplyside west 2009 trade show in Las Vegas broke both exhibit hall and attendance records, bucking the current declining trend for most trade shows. Nearly 8,300 industry executives and 1,128 booths from global dietary supplement, food and beverage, and cosmeceutical companies participated in this year's show.  ...

CP Kelco Opens New Facility
11/04/2009 - CP Kelco opened its newest hydrocolloid facility in Taixing, China that complies with China Food GMP standards and has the flexibility to produce carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) for the food, paper, oilfield and industrial markets. ...

Barry Callebaut Joins UTZ Certified
10/28/2009 - Barry Callebaut is now a part of the UTZ Certified Cocoa Program. ...

U.S. Blocks COOL Review
10/26/2009 - GENEVA—Reuters reported that the United States blocked requests from Canada and Mexico to have Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rules reviewed by the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body. Both countries contend COOL is negatively impacting their meat exports. ...

GM Crops Are Key to Global Food Supply
10/23/2009 - A new report says the UK should lead international research efforts in order to achieve the massive increase in food crop production (at least 50 percent) that will be required by 2050. ...

Monsanto Teams With Huazhong University
10/22/2009 - Monsanto Company and Huazhong Agricultural University have entered into a collaboration to further the development of novel traits such as higher yield, drought resistance and nitrogen use efficiency. ...

Dairy COOL Hits the Table
10/20/2009 - WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has introduced the Dairy Country of Origin Labeling Act. The legislation would mandate a label-based country of origin indication for all retail dairy products. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) co-sponsored the bill. The primary dairy products imported into the United States are cheese, casein and caseinates,...