World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
Tags: food safety, Food production, Food
If farmers in the Corn Belt can get through the next 10 days or so, it should be time to plant corn like crazy. That's if the latest forecast for the region, one that shows lingering moisture is going to keep a lot of fieldwork and ...
Tags: Forecasters, farmers, Agriculture
Energized by growing demand for power supplies, hybrid and electric vehicles, photovoltaic (PV) inverters and other established applications, the emerging global market for silicon carbide and gallium nitride power semiconductors will grow ...
Tags: GaN SiC Power electronics, power supplies, Electronics
Adidas and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), organizer of the Boston Marathon, announced the launch of the Boston Marathon RunBase in partnership with Marathon Sports, Inc. The Adidas exclusive community experience will open ...
Recommendations by Harper Competition Review receive government fanfare but government promises ‘further consultation’ The Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Harper Competition Policy Review, which has ...
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It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food
Eastman Chemical Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Taminco Corporation, has recently launched TamiSolve NxG (NxG), a novel next-generation high-performance solvent with a favorable safety, health and environmental profile compared with NMP ...
Tags: Eastman Chemical, Coating Systems
The cases, muffin wraps and printed greaseproof paper producer’s newly formed division is being spearheaded by Phil Brooks as national sales manager. Chevler said it will offer a full range of siliconised greaseproof, greaseproof, ...
Tags: Muffin wraps, Greaseproof paper, Packaging
UK-based manufacturer of baking cases and tulip muffin wraps Chevler has started a speciality bakery papers division to meet the growing demand. With the new division, the company will offer a range of siliconised greaseproof, ...
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Netherlands based textiles speciality chemicals marketer, Tanatex Chemicals has launched Express FR; a flame retardant concept for PES. According to a Tanatex press release, ensuring flame retardant properties as a PES is difficult, ...
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Egg producer Bird Bros has succeeded in overcoming downtime, increasing efficiency and eliminating wastage by upgrading to a fully automatic Endoline case sealing system. Based in Bedfordshire, the company supplies high quality eggs to ...
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A consortium of companies in the European process industry from the areas of biotechnology, renewable resources, chemistry, process engineering, equipment supply as well as research organizations recently launched project PRODIAS ...
Tags: BASF, European process industry, Renewable-Based Products
US chemist David McGarvey, Ph.D, at the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC), on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and his team of researchers who are a part of a team led by the Natick Soldier Systems Center, is developing ...
Tags: army uniforms, protective suits, Self-Decontaminating Suits
Iconic denim jeans maker Levi Strauss said it has saved 1 billion litres of water since 2011 through its ‘Water Less’ process, which reduces the water used in garment finishing by up to 96 per cent. Alongside, Levis also ...
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Brown-Forman is planning to invest an additional $20m to restore its Old Forester bourbon brand. Last year, the company had allocated $30m to establish a new distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, to produce Old Forester, which sold only ...