Brazilian meat processor JBS has cancelled its plans to move some of its operations outside the country after a government agency BNDESPar vetoed a proposed reorganization. BNDESPar, Brazil's state development bank BNDES’ investment ...
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Silicon Valley based Peco InspX has unveiled an advanced product inspection line using a combination of x-ray technology and cloud-based computing for quality assurance in the food industry. Named as ‘SHIELD’, the new food ...
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Axalta Coating Systems will build a new manufacturing plant in Nanjing, China, where high-performance automobile, commercial vehicle and industrial coatings will be produced. The facility will be built on more than 170,000 m2 of land ...
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Mondelēz International has laid out new milestones and requirements for suppliers to work toward a sustainable supply of palm oil as part of its updated Palm Oil Action Plan. The update advances the company's goal to make sustainable ...
Amazon has been ordered to refund parents in the US whose children made in-app purchases, either accidentally or without consent, between 2011 and 2014. While there now tend to be better (not foolproof) safeguards in place to protect ...
Nestlé Health Science announced that it will make an equity investment of $145m in US-based Aimmune Therapeutics, which corresponds to a 15% stake after completion of the transaction. The parties also entered into a strategic ...
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The food and drink industry is being urged to better protect itself from fraud in order to safeguard their businesses and consumers. The warning comes from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the same day the ...
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Arjuna Natural Extracts has introduced X-trend range of natural preservatives which can keep food fresh longer and increase its shelf-life. With X-trend, three major food trends such as natural, clean label, and food safety have been ...
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Essentra, a global provider of specialist packaging and authentication solutions to the pharmaceutical and beauty industries, is set to highlight some of its packaging and design innovations at the Pharma and Pack EXPO conferences in ...
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US based packaging firm Sealed Air has introduced cartoning solution designed to protect package cartons during transit while eliminating the use of outer boxes or additional packaging materials. StealthWrap claims to provide security and ...
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There's a new Android Trojan doing the rounds, and this time, it's after banking details – targeting customers of banks across the US and Europe. The malware looks like a Flash Player app, and is considered to be highly dangerous as ...
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WhatsApp users are being targeted by a new scam that claims to offer a £100 voucher for Sainsbury's supermarkets. The offer appears via a message, seemingly from one of the user's contacts, urging them to click on a malicious link ...
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Herma has developed a new packaging concept for its labellers for shipping and distributing in an effective manner. The company designed new standardised cases with die-cut and made-to-measure corrugated inserts for most of its ...
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Bacardi erected several large bat habitats at its rum bottling facility campus in Jacksonville, Florida, US. Within just a few months, the habitats – branded bat caves – will be full of tenants. Together, the organizations are ...
US-based Avery Dennison’s Printer and Fastener Solutions (PFS) division has introduced a new automated food labelling printing system, Monarch Freshmarx 9417+. The Monarch Freshmarx 9417+, which is part of Avery Dennison’s ...