Global life sciences and materials sciences company Royal DSM’s development partner MF-Folien in Southern Germany has introduced a new polyamide film based on DSM’s bio-based EcoPaXX polyamide 410. EcoPaXX polyamide 410 films ...
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Ajinomoto is set to open a new manufacturing facility in Indonesia with an investment of JPY900m ($9.6m) for the manufacture of SAORI liquid seasoning products. P.T. Ajinomoto Indonesia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese food firm ...
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German packaging firm Multivac has launched a vacuum chamber equipment for the packaging long food products such as cylindrical sausages and certain varieties of whole fish. Equipped with a 1.4m-wide chamber, the C 800 vacuum chamber ...
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Central-Epicure Food Products, a Canadian establishment, is voluntarily recalling Gefilte Fish as it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The products associated with the ...
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US-based Dole Food has completed the sale of its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to Japanese firm ITOCHU for $1.68bn in cash. The sale included a major portion of Dole's operations and assets, including exclusive rights ...
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Multivac, a global supplier of packaging solutions, is all set to exhibit its new C 800 vacuum chamber machineat IFFA 2013, a trade fair for meat processing industry that will be held from 4 to 9 May 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany. C 800, ...
Tags: Single Chamber Machine, Frankfurt Trade Fair, Packaging
US-based Essex plans to set up a new rice packaging and distribution facility in Marion County, South Carolina with an investment of $54.4m, a move that is expected to create about 215 jobs. The investment is expected to support the ...
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Results from the latest consumer survey conducted for the Organic Trade Assn. (OTA) reveal that as U.S. families are becoming increasingly aware of the presence of unlabeled genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods in the marketplace, ...
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Austin Packaging (APC) is all set to cease the frozen pizza manufacturing sector of its business, which accounts for about half of its business, owing to the decline in customer demand within the pizza industry. The company, which ...
Working with the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA, which makes ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) grown pseudomorphically (strained) on aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates, has achieved more ...
Short-wavelength UV LEDs with higher output are likely to be used increasingly in applications such as disinfecting water, sterilizing surfaces, and spectroscopy. Crystal IS, Inc., a manufacturer of ultraviolet LEDs for monitoring, ...
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Working with the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Crystal IS Inc of Green Island, NY, USA, which makes ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UVC LEDs) grown pseudomorphically (strained) on aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates, has achieved more ...
Tags: Germicidal LEDs, UVC LEDs, Electrical, Electronics
Canada-based marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products Premium Brands has agreed to acquire Freybe Gourmet Foods for $55m. Freybe, founded in 1844, is one of the leading manufacturers of premium gourmet deli meats in ...
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Nearly 70% of commercial pre-packaged meals and savoury snacks for toddlers in the US have high levels of sodium, which may present long-term health risks, according to a new study. The study was led by Joyce Maalouf, a researcher at the ...
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Case goods manufacturer Henkel Harris could resume production in April, following a purchase of its assets by a local limited liability company called A.G. Capital. A.G. Capital is owned by the Gum family, which owns National Fruit Co. ...
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