Food products developer Calyxt is generating healthier high-oleic low-linolenic soybean variety with increased oxidative stability and improved shelf life. The company published a study in BMC Plant Biology describing the use of genome ...
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Switzerland-based specialty chemicals group Clariant’s Healthcare Packaging business unit has launched new desiccant canisters to help enhance packaging safety. The new canisters with red labeling are designed to help differentiate ...
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Performance Packaging, a US based supplier of flexible and folding carton packaging, has introduced a new process to extend the shelf life of packaged foods. The Airshield process is designed to chemically remove oxygen from rigid and ...
DolCas Biotech has received self-affirmed GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) status for its BCM-95 turmeric extract, following a comprehensive review by a panel of qualified experts. The pure, high-potency ingredient is now available for ...
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Perrigo Company has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its US vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) business to International Vitamin Corporation (IVC) for undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to be completed by ...
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Perrigo has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to launch three milk-based, store brand non-GMO infant formulas. The company has already started shipments to its retail customers. Several branded, non-GMO formula ...
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Swiss food company Nestle is one of the companies backing a new global standard to fight food waste. The Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard, which was developed by the multi-stakeholder Food Loss and Waste Protocol, has ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for public comment that provides practical, voluntary sodium reduction targets for the food industry. Average sodium intake in the U.S. is approximately 3,400 mg/day. The draft ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the introduction of a new nutrition-facts panel on the back of the packaged food and beverage products which will now carry information on sugar content added by manufacturers and ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working on revising the regulations related to the use of terms such as ‘healthy’ on food labels by manufacturers. The FDA has completed collecting inputs on how it should define ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration has given green signal for folic acid fortification of corn masa flour. The approval will allow manufacturers to voluntarily add up to 0.7 milligrams of folic acid per pound of corn masa flour, making ...
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Anchor Packaging, in partnership with Metaphase, has launched Safe Pinch, a new line of tamper-evident food containers to meet the growing demand for to-go packaging. Jointly developed over a 2-year period, the Safe Pinch packaging is ...
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US-based company Bumble Bee Foods has issued a voluntary recall of more than 31,579 tuna products over contamination issues. The company has cited "process deviations" to have occurred in a co-pack facility which is not owned or ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the sale of a type of genetically modified (GM) salmon within America. ‘AquAdvantage’ GM salmon was developed by an US company called AquaBounty Technologies who altered ...
Food ingredients company Corbion Caravan has launched a new emulsifier solution which claims to remove partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs). The new line named Ensemble is intended to provide drop-in ease, volume and increased tenderness ...
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