Nespresso and Olam Food Ingredients join alliance to regenerate coffee production in war-torn DRC

# Nespresso

# Olam Food Ingredients

# regenerate coffee production

# war-torn DRC

The Gorilla Coffee Alliance, established by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with Nespresso and Olam Food Ingredients (OFI) and others, will mentor 8,500 farmers in South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) t

2021-10-21 · FoodIngredientsFirst

Reduced domestic corn stocks in Myanmar lead to continued rise in corn prices at the end of April

# Corn Stocks

# Myanmar Corn

# Price Rise

# Domestic Stock

# April Prices

# Corn Supply

According to commodity exchanges and merchants, corn prices continued to rise at the end of April due to a reduction in domestic corn stocks. Farmers said that the reduction of corn stocks in their hands is the reason for the increase in corn prices. A corn farmer from Shan State said: "If farmers have no goods in their hands, the price will naturally rise, which is true for any commodity. Farmers need to pay for the cost of replanting, and some even need to repay the cost of planting borrowed from previous farming, so they can only sell at the current price. They cannot be held for long. The middlemen can hoard, and when the real price increases, farmers will not enjoy the benefits. Now

2026-05-09 ·

Thai government warns against eating snails from the Shan Lun River

# Thai River

# Snail Risk

# Shan Lun

# Government Warn

# River Snails

# Health Alert

Thai authorities are urging children, pregnant women and people with chronic diseases not to eat snails captured from the Shan Lun River because of elevated levels of arsenic. Experts have warned that the arsenic content in these snails has exceeded the safety standard by 10 to 20 times, which may cause serious poisoning after consumption. The findings were presented to Thai news agencies on May 3 by Somporn Pengkham, director of the Environmental Health Public Advocacy Platform (CHIA Platform). It is reported that the snail samples used for the study were sent for inspection by the Mae Sam Laep village administration and received the Thai health

2026-05-09 ·

Recall underway for frozen whole kernel corn sold in British Columbia

# British Columbia

# Recall underway

# kernel corn

Fraser Valley Meats is recalling frozen Whole Kernel Corn due to Microbial Contamination from Salmonella, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced Saturday

2021-12-20 · foodsafetynews

Frozen corn recalled in Canada; may be linked to foodborne illness outbreak

# Canada

# Frozen corn

# foodborne illness outbreak

Canadian officials are reporting a recall of frozen corn that is part of a Salmonella outbreak investigation, but no other details on the outbreak are posted.

2021-12-16 · foodsafetynews

Concerns about cyanide poisoning prompt recall of apricot kernels

# poisoning

# cyanide

# prompt

# apricot kernels

# concerns

Sungiven Foods Canada Inc. is recalling One Tang brand bitter apricot kernels from the marketplace because of the natural toxin amygdalin, which can cause cyanide poisoning.

2021-11-29 · foodsafetynews

AOAC International raises food safety concerns in Africa

# Africa

# International

# AOAC

# food safety concerns

There are mounting concerns from the AOAC that the continent does not have the testing capacity to ensure that the food its population eats is healthy and nutritious.

2021-11-15 · newfoodmagazine

Sternchemie’s new sunflower lecithin tipped as “ideal alternative” to artificial emulsifiers

# Sternchemie

# SternPur S DH 50

# de-oiled sunflower

Sternchemie has released SternPur S DH 50 – a hydrolyzed, de-oiled sunflower lecithin suitable for powdered ingredients, baked goods and beverages. This new solution within the SternPur range is allergen-free, non-GMO and marketed as the ideal alternative

2021-06-02 · foodingredientsfirst