Every certified food business has a story about the day the auditor walked in. Richard Jackson, founder of SHEQ Consulting, is more interested in the other 364 days. Nearly eight years after starting his firm in Port Elizabeth, he has quietly built one of the continent’s most trusted food safety
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TechPalate Explains Imagine this. A consumer falls ill after eating a packaged food product. The investigation begins. One agency examines the food, another looks at the manufacturer, another checks the farm, another investigates imports, another tests samples. Each is doing its job. But are they working
SOUTH AFRICA – SHEQ Consulting officially opens its participation today at the Food Safety Summit South Africa 2026, welcoming industry leaders, manufacturers, regulators, food producers, and compliance professionals to Booth B3 at Emperors Palace Convention Centre, Johannesburg. As a proud Bronze Sponsor, SHEQ Consulting is engaging directly with stakeholders
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GERMANY – Eriez has introduced its X8-SF Simultaneous Frequency Metal Detector, expanding its PrecisionGuard X8 inspection platform with a system designed to improve metal contaminant detection in food products that are difficult to inspect using conventional metal detection technology. The system is on display at Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf,
GERMANY – Global inspection technology company METTLER TOLEDO is showcasing its newly launched M50 R-Series AdvancedLine metal detectors at Interpack 2026, as food manufacturers continue seeking inspection systems capable of improving traceability, compliance monitoring, and production line efficiency. The launch comes during Interpack 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany, where the
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KENYA – Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Zanzibar Bureau of Standards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in standards development, conformity assessment, and technical information exchange. The agreement was signed in Dar es Salaam during the recent state visit to Tanzania by His Excellency
SWITZERLAND – SGS has announced the integration of its regulatory intelligence platform, SGS Digicomply, with Agroknow, a food safety analytics company specializing in artificial intelligence-driven risk intelligence, to create a new digital platform known as SGS FoodNexus. The new platform is designed to help food companies manage food safety,
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CHINA – A compound commonly found in cinnamon and used in food products may help limit how bacteria spread antibiotic resistance, according to new research published in the journal Engineering. The study focuses on cinnamic acid, a naturally occurring plant compound that researchers say interferes with the transfer of
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INDIA/MIDDLE EAST – A new partnership between Safe Automations Group and Food Radar Systems AB is introducing microwave-based contamination detection technology to food manufacturers across India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The agreement positions Safe Automations as the regional partner responsible for deploying and supporting the system in
NORWAY – A new pilot initiative in Mexico is testing how smaller food businesses can meet stricter U.S. traceability requirements using global data standards and cloud-based infrastructure. Kezzler and GS1 Mexico have announced a joint program aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) comply with the U.S. Food
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