UK based biotech firm Lycotec claims to have developed the world's first longevity SIRT chocolate. It plans to introduce the longevity SIRT chocolate to the technology and scientific community later this month at the 10th World Congress ...
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Eurofins Food Safety Systems (EFSS) and the Food Safety and Quality Program (FSQP) at McGill University are excited to announce a signed agreement to provide co-branded public training for the Canadian food manufacturing industry. The ...
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The vast tracts of mangrove forest in the Beibu Gulf of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been almost erased by the immense construction of marine reclamation lands and industrial plants. The sharp decline of the mangroves and marine ...
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Audi announced that from June 2016, its compact models will be equipped with a new filter in the air conditioning system, which not only removes fine particulates and harmful gases, but can also neutralize majority of allergens. With the ...
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Turkey-based non-profit research organisation Soley Biotechnology Institute has discovered a method to increase the shelf-life of cheese by three to 10 times, after a four-year study with $20m funding. The research institute was working ...
In food product development, ingredients and marketing are two of the key drivers. You may know what you want, but you also need to know what you don’t want! You don’t want any restrictions on marketing choices or product ...
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Several companies have announced moves to support clean production and ban harmful chemicals such as plasticisers or perfluorinated and polyfluorinated chemicals from their production processes. In particular, Aldi, Lidl, Rewe/Penny, ...
Tags: Chemical-Free Packaging, PVC, The Cantonal Laboratory of Zurich
Private equity firm Quad-C Management has invested undisclosed sum in rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor Inmark Packaging. Under the terms of the deal, which is structured as an owner-operator recapitalization, ...
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Over the past 20 years, there has been a distinct shift in food composition and food labelling laws around the world. Historically, food laws were necessary to prevent people eating unsafe food. Later, food laws were aiming to prevent ...
Israel-based ingredients company Frutarom has acquired 50% stake in Algalo Industries to fortify its position in algae-based products segment. Frutarom has invested NIS10m ($2.6m) to acquire the stake. As part of its growth strategy, ...
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Construction of the second unit of a pilot nuclear power project began in Fuqing, southeast China's Fujian Province on Tuesday. The project will use the domestically-developed third generation reactor Hualong One technology. Hualong One ...
Scientists from east China's Zhejiang University have for the first time identified the relationship between airway diseases and environmental particulate matter (PM). Scientists discovered that autophagy, a normal physiological process ...
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Intertek has expanded testing and consulting services in a bid to help food packaging companies in meeting non-intentionally added substance (NIAS) regulatory requirements. The company's food contact specialists have added new, highly ...
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Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Sydney Airport Air Cargo Facility have seized 18.5 kilograms of ephedrine concealed in a shipment of artwork. The shipment was targeted by ABF officers for closer examination. When ...
European Union regulators have concluded that the widely used herbicide glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer, a ruling that runs counter to a controversial assessment issued recently by an arm of the World Health Organization. The ...
Tags: herbicide, glyphosate, fruits, vegetables