The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), India and the University of Guelph, Canada, have collaborated to develop a ‘nano-film’ that would extend the shelf life of fruits by several days. The technology uses a chemical ...
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Australian food manufacturer Simplot Australia is recalling frozen 'I&J Crispy Battered Flathead in Beer Batter' from supermarkets nationally due to the presence of an undeclared allergen – milk. According to the Food Standards ...
About 12 European food and beverage manufacturers and retailers have made a commitment to harmonize nutrition labelling and information across all markets in the European Union (EU). As a part of this initiative, the companies plan to ...
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Pharmatec, a subsidiary of Bosch Packaging Technology has manufactured the new standardized compact system for cleaning and sterilization in place (CIP/SIP). Designed to meet all customer requirements quickly, the system is ideal for ...
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Global professional services company Towers Watson is planning to acquire DaVinci Consulting, a boutique actuarial consulting firm, in an effort to enhance its capabilities in the long-term care insurance market. Financial terms of the ...
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Coal shipments from Australia's Newcastle port surged 55% to 2.79 million in the seven days to Monday despite a train derailment on a connecting rail line, data released by Newcastle Port Corp. showed Tuesday. Maintenance on the same ...
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Japan's health ministry is planning to relax the age limit on US beef from 20 months to 30 months, a move which will boost US beef imports to Japan. Japan's health ministry food safety department director Hideshi Michino said that the ...
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Japan has allowed the sale of certain seafood products from Fukushima prefecture, several months after imposing a ban on the products due to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Currently, Octopus and whelk, a ...
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Switzerland based life insurer Zurich Insurance has unveiled a wide range of comprehensive travel insurance products which the company claims to be ideal to meet the specific needs of UAE residents. The suite of policies includes four ...
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US-based coatings and industrial solutions provider PPG Industries is currently displaying its line of packaging coatings at Cannex Asia Pacific 2012 currently underway at Guangzhou, China. Applications that use packaging coatings like ...
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A recently launched project at Kickstarter.com gives new meaning to the question"who are you wearing?"The N.E.Surf Beanie project gives credit where it's due and takes the concept of handmade,local and sustainable products to a new level by ...
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India-based Positive Packaging has acquired the label manufacturing business of SGRE Labels, in an attempt to offer single stop packaging solutions to its customers. The acquisition, which is part of Positive's vision to have the ...
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Piller's Fine Foods of Ontario,Canada,is voluntarily recalling its own brand Sub Pac Classic and Sliced Pepperoni products as they contain wheat that is not mentioned on the label,according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA). ...
US-based Prime Health Services (Prime) has acquired Casualty Management Network (CMN), broad based PPO network. Colorado-based CMN provides workers' compensation, group health, and auto markets while the coverage and discounts are ...
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Pharmaceutical packaging solutions provider Travtec has introduced a new tamper-evident labeling system, the Travtec Labello 3. This system applies non-resealable clear labels to both openings of a carton, besides also possessing the ...
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