Representatives of Missouri's agriculture and food sectors came to Capitol Hill Wednesday to urge passage by Congress of a uniform, national labeling standard for foods made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). With Vermont set to ...
Alicyclobacillus (ACB) species are bacteria which are resistant to low pH and pasteurisation. They produce off-flavour and aroma compounds that spoil juice products. Current methods for ACB testing are laborious and require over 7 days to ...
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India's Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has drafted norms for regulating the levels of microbes in meat and meat products. These norms are expected to come into force after 60 days of it being published in the official gazette. ...
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In the latest market study released by Transparency Market Research (TMR), titled “Marine Coatings Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 - 2020”, the global marine coatings market will ...
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Spain-based plastics technology centre AIMPLAS is spearheading a project called SINTEPOL that aims at finding new ways of biopolymer synthesis and modification routes through reactive extrusion processes. Biopolymers are produced from ...
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A new Israeli study on the ability of a coral reef to eject its internal organs when it gets stressed could lead to advances in human tissue regeneration, especially in the digestive track. A recent Tel Aviv University study published in ...
Carton giant Tetra Pak has launched new electron beam sterilisation technology for its filling machines. The Tetra Pak E3's Ebeam technology focuses a controlled beam of electrons onto the surface of packaging material as it runs through ...
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Tetra Pak has introduced a filling machine E3 for sterilising carton packaging material using electron beams. Showcased at the Fispal Technologia International Trade Show in S?o Paulo, Brazil, the new machine enables the manufacturers ...
SunOpta, an organic, specialty and natural health products manufacturer, has received Non-Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)/Non-Genetically Engineered (GE) US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Process Verified Program (PVP) Certification ...
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a new government certification and labeling for foods that are free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients. The move follows requests from some consumer groups for mandatory ...
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The EU plans to empower member states to grant admission to controversial genetically modified foods and animal feed by simplifying the import approval process. The move is expected to grant more freedom to enable entry of GM products ...
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) in the US has urged Congress to pass the bipartisan bill that will create a labelling standard for foods with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling ...
Scientists from IBM Research and Mars established the “Consortium for Sequencing the Food Supply Chain,” a collaborative food safety platform that will leverage advances in genomics to better understand and improve food safety. ...
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The National Advertising Division has recommended that Sawyer Products, Inc., discontinue certain claims for the company’s point-of-use water filter products, although NAD determined the company could support the claim that its ...
Six years ago, the 5 Gyres Institute formed to answer a question the world had put in its too hard box. Marcus Eriksen, PhD, director of research for the 5 Gyres Institute, explained, “The 5 Gyres Institute’s work began six ...