Some of hungry partygoers at your Memorial Day gathering this weekend might be crying out, Where's the beef!?! But from a food-safety perspective, a more salient question is, How well done is the beef? That's because some steaks and other ...
Steve Gogerty, a well known industry figure who chaired and ran industry body Canned Food UK, is tasked with bringing in new business in the North West region. He brings 25 years of experience in the packaging industry gained in both ...
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To get an idea of how American coastal waters might look just before they succumb to all the degradations they have suffered these past five centuries, it would be worth taking a July trip to Mobile Bay, an Alabama inlet that feeds into the ...
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China’s government officials began the year with assurances to the world that 2013 would mark a new era of food safety. The bureaucrats were still patting each other on the back, when in March, a flotilla of 16,000 dead hogs bobbed ...
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U.S. demand for specialty films is forecast to advance 5.2 percent per year to $8.0 billion in 2017. Gains will be driven by the increasing need for high-performance plastic films which offer barrier properties, mechanical strength, and ...
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Food Packaging requires protection, tampering resistance, and special physical, chemical, or biological needs. It also shows the product that is labeled to show any nutrition information on the food being consumed. It is ...
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S+S Separation and Sorting Technology has launched new product inspection systems of the Raycon range for the food and packaging industry. The new systems are equipped with X-ray technology and can be adapted to application specific ...
Packaging systems and products provider, Flavorseal has introduced Seasoned Transfer Netting, which combines the convenience of the seasoning transfer technology with the shaping properties of tight weave netting. According to the ...
Food producer Cranswick is in “a strong UK position” after reporting revenue up by 7% to £875M for the year to March 31, according to City analysts. Damian McNeela, analyst with Panmure Gordon, said: “We ...
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Recloseable packaging and microwaveable plastic trays were named top packaging breakthroughs that most impacted peoples' lives over the last 25 years in an on-line survey hosted by DuPont. Together the two categories of invention captured ...
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Buyi people are very kind with the travelers and foreigners. Among them it is customary to offer food and drink to any person that arrives to their homes. Their basic food is rice, and their main economic activity, rice agriculture. They ...
US-based frozen food manufacturer Bellisio Foods has agreed to acquire Overhill Farms in an all-cash merger deal valued at approximately $80.9m. Overhill Farms is a supplier of custom prepared frozen foods for branded retail, private ...
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US-based packaging systems manufacturer Flavorseal has unveiled Seasoned Transfer Netting, which combines its patented seasoning transfer technology with the shaping properties of tight weave netting. According to the company, the ...
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Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods has revealed the details of its sustainability and community outreach efforts to date with a particular focus on 2012. The highlights of Maple Leaf's sustainability efforts include economic contributions, ...
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The Qingming Festival Pure Brightness Festival or Clear Bright Festival, Ancestors Day or Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival on the 104th day after the winter solstice, usually occurring around April 5 of the Gregorian ...