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NanoPack to Present Novel Food Packaging for Extended Food Shelf Life at Anuga Foodtec
Mar 12, 2018The EU-funded NanoPack Project will reveal the results of new antimicrobial efficacy tests that demonstrate the ability of its innovative film to extend bread shelf life by an extra three weeks at Anuga FoodTec, which will take place from ...
Tags: NanoPack, Food Packaging
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IBM, Food Giants Form Blockchain Collaboration to Trace Food Contamination
Aug 28, 2017Technology giant IBM has collaborated with food giants across the globe over a blockchain solution in an effort to reduce food borne illness and get rid of food contamination. The consortium includes food companies Dole, Driscoll’s, ...
Tags: food contamination
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Nature's Touch Recalls Frozen Berry Mix Product Over Suspected Hepatitis A Contamination
Apr 19, 2016Nature’s Touch has issued a voluntary recall of Nature’s Touch Frozen Organic Berry Cherry Blend in Canada over the suspected Hepatitis A contamination. Nature's Touch Frozen Organic Berry Cherry Blend, with 'best before' ...
Tags: Nature's Touch, Nature's Touch Frozen Organic Berry Cherry Blend, CFIA
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Cronobacter Results - Next Day
Mar 30, 2016Cronobacter, also known as Enterobacter, is an opportunistic pathogenic bacteria responsible for food borne illness. Cronobacter is able to survive in desiccated states for extended periods of time, which means that it can be a problem in ...
Tags: Cronobacter, Food born illness, Infant
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Canada, Ireland and France Have Received Excellent Grades for Food Safety Performances
Nov 24, 2014Canada, Ireland and France have received excellent grades for their food safety performances in the current year, reveals a report by World Ranking Food Safety and Performance Report 2014. Prepared by The Conference Board of Canada's ...
Tags: Food Safety Ranking, Agriculture
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RMD Technologies and Verizon Have Jointly Developed a New System
Aug 15, 2014Orlando-based RMD Technologies and Verizon have jointly developed a new system with a ‘smart’ thermometer and communication network in a bid to protect customers against food-borne illness as well as prevent costly spoilage. ...
Tags: RMD, Food Safety, Food
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Kraft Foods Is Recalling 260 Cases of Velveeta Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Product
Jun 26, 2014US-based Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling 260 cases of Velveeta Original Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Product as it does not contain appropriate levels of sorbic acid, a preservative ingredient. As a result, the product could spoil ...
Tags: Kraft Foods, Recipe Cheese
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Coriander Oil Has Been Found to Kill a Number of Different Bacterial Strains
Nov 19, 2013Food-borne illness outbreaks and the growing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" are two very serious societal problems for which researchers say they are actively looking for viable solutions. But one such solution found right ...
Tags: Coriander Oil, Health
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Denies The FDA Appeal to Delay The Food Safety Regulation
Nov 7, 2013The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) appeal to delay the upcoming food safety regulations. As per the court ruling, the agency will have time till 20 December to publish draft ...
Tags: Food Safety regulations
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Packaging Companies Are Stepping up Efforts to Satisfy Customers with SQF Certification
Oct 11, 2013In the wake of growing demand by retailers and major food brands, food packaging companies are stepping up their efforts to satisfy customers by seeking Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification. Speaking Tuesday at Pack Expo 2013, Chip Wood, ...
Tags: Packagers, Food Safety, SQF Certification
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Canadian Importers Are Voluntarily Recalling Oysters and Clams in Connecticut
Aug 12, 2013Canadian importers are voluntarily recalling oysters and clams in Connecticut as they may have been contaminated with Vibrio parahaemolyticus, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The products subject to the recall ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, CFIA
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Campylobacter Jejuni Can Change Its Behaviour According to The Need for Food
Feb 4, 2013Researchers at the Institute of Food Research on the Norwich Research Park have uncovered how the food-borne bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni can change its behaviour according to the need for food or for finding a location suitable ...
Tags: Food Research, food-borne bacterial pathogen, Campylobacter jejuni
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Hearts of Romaine Over Listeria Contamination Is Recalled by Taylor Farms Retail
Dec 19, 2012Taylor Farms Retail is recalling 110 cases of Taylor Farms Hearts of Romaine in the US, as the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall has been initiated after a single random finished package test by the Food ...
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Kroger Will Stop Selling Fresh Sprouts Over Concerns
Dec 12, 2012US retailer Kroger will stop selling fresh sprouts today (22 October) over concerns that the vegetable represents a food safety risk. According to Payton Pruett, Kroger's vice president of food safety, the decision was based on the ...
Tags: Kroger, fresh sprouts, vegetable, food industry
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2, 970 Pounds of Tamales Recalled by Meca Foods in US
Dec 5, 2012Meca Foods, a food company based in Chicago, US, is recalling 2,970 pounds of tamales, as they were produced at a facility that was not inspected by state officials. The recall, in which nearly 13,500 items are being withdrawn from the ...