Labeling and eco packaging firm Planglow will launch a packaging product lineup, capable of being disposed of in home and industrial compost, at Lunch Show in September. Inspired by casual dining, the 11-piece collection has three wedges, ...
Researchers at the National Fruit Collection have received £1.9m in grants from the UK government for their research to increase fruit resilience. The study will identify fruit varieties such as apples and cherries that can ...
Refrigerated and frozen dairy food company Dannon has launched a new range of greek yogurts, under a partnership with Starbucks-owned Evolution Fresh. The new Evolution Fresh Fruit on the Bottom Greek Yogurts are available in different ...
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The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong is asking people not to consume fresh bamboo shoot, which contains unpermitted preservative sulphur dioxide. Though sulphur dioxide is commonly ...
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South African food firm RCL Foods will acquire 33.5% stake in poultry producer Hudani Manji Holdings (HMH) in a $4.66m deal as part of an agreement between both the companies. The acquisition will allow the company to make its entry into ...
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A consortium led by the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University, UK, is working on the use of lignocellulosic feedstock to produce bio-based, biodegradable plastic packaging for consumer ...
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Plastics, latex and rubber firm Trinseo has received US Food and Drug Association’s (FDA) approval for considering several grades of its Magnum ABS resins as food contact compliant. The approval of Food Contact Substance ...
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Irish government has unveiled new regulations to strengthen legal protection for the local companies which are engaged in the production of spirits. As per the new regulations, spirit drinks labeled with protected designations must be ...
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Researchers at the Stockholm University in Sweden have developed pacakging from films of zeolite and nanocellulose, that can remove the odor emanating from food items, such as durian. The films have the potential to absorb the gas ...
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Ball Corporation will close its beverage packaging end-making plant in Bristol, Virginia, next year. Opened in 1971, the Bristol plant is one of the oldest North American beverage packaging units of the company. It makes can ends in a ...
"One Belt, One Road" is a rare opportunity to turn Chinese tea consumption into a global phenomenon. That is the dream of the country's tea companies - still largely unknown to the world. They are ready to grab a piece of the action in an ...
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As Australian-based Chinese students and others are buying up whatever infant formula products are sitting on Australian retail shelves, China is currently considering introducing a registration system for first-time baby formula importers. ...
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Brown Packing is recalling beef (veal) trimmings as they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
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Swiss food business Aryzta has acquired Irish-owned gourmet food products supplier La Rousse Foods. La Rousse Foods operates own butchery, cheese-maturing room and chocolate lab to cater to more than 1,300 corporate customers in Ireland. ...
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Dried oregano is found to be adulterated with other ingredients such as olive and myrtle leaves, according to a study by Belfast Queen’s University's food safety academic Professor Chris Elliott. Figures released by the study show ...
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