American packaged foods company Pinnacle Foods is voluntarily recalling Wish-Bone Ranch Salad Dressing variety as its bottles were unknowingly packed with Wish-Bone Blue Cheese Dressing. Produced by a contract manufacturer, the recalled ...
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Specialty paper firm Lecta has launched a light wet-strength metallized paper Metalvac E LWS for labeling PET and single-use glass bottles. The new product comes under the firm's product lineup of 100% recyclable high-vacuum metalized ...
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US agencies for environment and safety regulations have laid down standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, envisaging reduction of CO2 emissions by one billion tons, fuel costs by $170bn and oil consumption by 1.8 billion by 2027. ...
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This is China's most important gathering of ingredients suppliers, distributors and buyers for the food, health, and nutraceutical industries. Fi Asia-China is divided into three segments: food ingredients, health ingredients and ...
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Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has introduced a new packaging called McBike that could perch on the handlebars of a cycle and unfold into a tray. Made of cardboard, the box is capable of carrying burger, fries and drink. The ...
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Natural snacks producer Live Better Brands will receive a minority growth-equity investment from Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) to fuel its business expansion. The investment will be used by Live Better to boost product distribution ...
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Consumer-focused private equity firm Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) will invest in Live Better Brands that produces the Way Better Snacks brand of natural tortilla chips and crackers. The ACG investment will enable Way Better to ...
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A strain of superbug MRSA has been found in pork sold in several British supermarkets, according to a Guardian investigation. The MRSA CC398 originates in animals due to excessive use of powerful antibiotics on factory farms. As part of ...
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UK-based MightyBee has launched an organically certified, fresh frozen unpasteurised virgin coconut meat that will be available in the markets from mid-June. MightyBee's organic Virgin coconut meat is hand-scooped from young green Nam Hom ...
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The European Parliament's environment and agriculture committee has voted in favor of ban on cloning of farm animals, as well as food products from both clones and their offspring in the EU. This comes in view of potential health risks ...
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Al Wadi Al Akhdar has launched a 100% All Natural Pomegranate Molasses, known for its persistent presence in Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean cuisine in addition to its many health benefits. The All Natural Pomegranate Molasses from Al ...
France headquartered Solvay Group said it is investing in fibre and smart polyamide textile yarn production technology to meet the growing market demand for innovative textile products. “An investment of around R$ 50 million is ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is ordering the food companies to phase out partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) in processed foods over the next three years. The elimination of PHOs, which are the primary dietary source of ...
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It is often assumed that emerging-economy living standards are bound to converge with those in developed countries. But, leaving aside some oil exporters and the city-states of Hong Kong and Singapore, only three countries and regions ...
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Researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed new methods to increase sesame crop yields while improving the seeds' nutritional quality. As part of the research, the university's agricultural researcher Zvi Peleg tested ...