Technology company Ecolab has launched Synergex, a mixed peracid sanitizer and disinfectant, for food and beverage processors to ensure food quality. It also allows them to improve productivity, enhance workplace hygiene and safety, and ...
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Del Monte Foods, a North American food production and distribution company, plans to eliminate the use of hazardous chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) lining in cans used for food packaging. Starting in May 2016, the company plans to commence ...
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ConAgra Foods has joined other food giants in plans to use labels that disclose the presence of genetically modified organisms or GMOs in its food throughout the US. ConAgra and other food companies such as Campbell Soup Co , General ...
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Covering more than 150 acres and serving an area of 725 square miles, the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWTP) in Washington DC is the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world. A quick check of its ...
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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 Senate has stalled a bill which would have eliminated state by state laws requiring food manufacturers to label products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), ahead of Vermont’s law coming into effect from July. ...
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The US Senate Agricultural Committee has passed a bill which paves the way for a single national labeling law for food made with genetically engineered ingredients, while doing away with state by state labeling. With this bill, which ...
LED lighting technology firm Flip Chip Opto Inc of Fremont, CA, USA has launched what is claimed to be a first-in-class 2400W high-power horticultural flip-chip COB, as part of its new Duet series, geared towards the grow light industry. ...
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Dutch-based life sciences company DSM Food Specialties has gained validation for its testing tool Delvotest T, which helps detect up to 27 antobiotic residues in raw milk and dairy ingredients such as milk powders. A report published by ...
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A group of British marine scientists are digging into the ocean's "twilight zone" to understand the processes involved in carbon transport in the oceans. As CRI's Victor Ning reports, the scientists are hoping that the research will lead ...
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Global manufacturer of flavors and colors Flavorchem Corporation is launching a new line of Non-GMO Project Verified flavors. The new flavors will join the existing line that includes cocoa, coffee, lime, orange, peppermint, and lemon. ...
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A liquid-to-gas sterilisation process for flexible packaging and its contents has been announced. US-based flexible and folding carton packaging supplier Performance Packaging has code-named the patented process 'Pixie Dust'. Products ...
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Swiss agribusiness company Syngenta and Dutch-based life sciences company DSM are collaborating to develop microbial-based agricultural solutions such as bio-controls, bio-pesticides and bio-stimulants and plan to commercialize these ...
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The European Parliament rejected a draft law which would have allowed EU member states to prohibit or restrict the sale and use of EU-approved GMO foods or feed on its territory. The EU members fear that the law might not be viable as ...
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Milacron Holdings, a industrial technology company serving the plastics processing industry announced its Klear Can technology has undergone and passed an important food safety test and is undergoing additional testing with a number of ...