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GERMANY- Ingredients specialist Loryma has launched a new adhesion starch, Lory Starch Saphir Pure, that optimizes coating stability and does not require an E number. An E number is used in the European Union to identify permitted food additives and it usually means that an additive has passed safety tests and has been approved for use. The new clean-label, wheat-derived,…
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USA- The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) issued a statement expressing concerns about Pet Food Institute’s (PFI) proposal for a new system to federally regulate pet food. Over the past few months, PFI proposed a federal system to address concerns about the current label review process, which varies from state to state. The proposal involves lobbying for a…
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USA- Belgian ingredients supplier Puratos is expanding its West Coast operations with two key investments in the Los Angeles region. The two investments include a new manufacturing line at its Rancho Dominguez, Calif., facility and a planned relocation to a new warehouse and distribution facility in Gardena, Calif. According to Puratos, the new manufacturing line in Rancho Dominguez will double…
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SOUTH AFRICA- MC (Mühlenchemie) is expanding its presence in Africa, opening its third African location, Stern Ingredients South Africa, with labs and a technology center. The other two existing locations include one in Lagos and one in Nairobi, and this new addition means that MC can perform the entire value-addition chain in flour improvement and fortification on-site, from sourcing, rheology,…
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SOUTH AFRICA- The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) foreign ministers concluded their meeting at Cape Town in South Africa, calling for full and effective implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. These leaders strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations whenever, wherever, and by whomsoever committed. The foreign minister recognized the threat emanating from terrorism…
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KENYA – Andermatt, a leading Swiss biological agricultural product manufacturer, has set up a new office in Kenya as it seeks to spread across Africa with its wide assortment of natural solutions for soil as well as pest and disease management. According to Capital News, the company has set up a demonstration farm in Naivasha growing Kenya’s most popular crops…
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USA- Activist investor Jana Partners’s fire on New Jersey-based Freshpet intensifies as it files a lawsuit alleging the pet-food company breached its fiduciary duties. The investor recently blasted Freshpet over governance changes that could impact the investor’s ability to secure board seats, and has now turned that complaint into a legal undertaking, filing a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery…
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UKRAINE- Ukrainian officials say that Russia continues to block the recently renewed Black Sea Grain Initiative by halting the registration of ships to all Ukrainian ports, according to a Reuters report. According to the UN, only 33 ships departed from Ukrainian ports in May, half the number compared to April. Moreover, the average daily inspection rate for ships had fallen…
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MEXICO- The Mexican government said it would counter U.S. arguments over agriculture biotech measures, including plans to limit its use of genetically modified (GM) corn, in trade dispute settlement consultations on Friday. The consultation was requested by Washington as the two countries inch toward a full-blown trade dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) over Mexico’s policies to limit the use…
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CHINA- Global agribusiness and commodities trading giant Cargill recently announced that it is selling its poultry business in China to private equity firm DCP Capital, citing an increasingly challenging business environment for foreign players in the Chinese meat market. The divested unit is known as Cargill Protein China, and it started operating in the Asian superpower in 2011, breeding, raising,…
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