This is part two in a series of three articles on organic foods originally published by Food Sentry on March 31, 2013. Read part one here: The Low-Down on Organic Foods. With the basics behind us of what constitutes an organic product ...
Global bioplastic packaging market is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.85% during 2013 and 2018, according to a report from the Research and Markets. The increase is mainly due to the rising concern for ...
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The incidence of auto-immune diseases like type 1 diabetes and allergies has risen dramatically in developed countries over the past fifty years. The reasons for this trend are not fully understood but a theory known as the 'hygiene ...
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US-based packaging firm Econo-Pak has announced shifting of its operations to new plant in Milford from its existing location in Sussex, New Jersey. The company has converted the former Altec Lansing building into a food packaging ...
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Hospitals might be able to coax cafeteria customers to buy healthier food by adjusting item displays to have traffic light-style green, yellow and red labels based on their level of nutrition, new research suggests. "Our current results ...
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A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds of ...
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Air Products, a US-based gases and chemicals provider, has unveiled a new method which uses liquid nitrogen to control the temperature of foods, while they are being processed. The procedure is claimed to enhance the quality of food ...
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Silica gel is a white solid material which is packed in small packages. These packets are usually included in leather goods, electronic items and various types of dried goods. The gel in these packets absorbs the moisture content present in ...
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Rainbow Foods, a subsidiary of the supermarket chain Roundy's, will launch a new nutritional labeling program, health key, for shelf tags at its stores in the US. The company is expecetd to label the shelf tags with information regarding ...
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China's principal quality watchdog announced that quarantine authorities disqualified 63 batches of imported food last month. The disqualifications were mainly in 14 food products including sugar, wine and biscuits, and involved microbial ...
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Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted permission to the state government to ban the sale of junk food-items packed in non-biodegradable and plastic material. The new law is expected to come into effect from 26 January 2014. Under ...
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The European Food Safety Authority says the artificial sweetener aspartame is safe at the levels currently used in food and drinks. Aspartame, sold as NutraSweet and Equal, has been used in soft drinks and other low-calorie or sugar-free ...
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Sales of food product as gifts are likely to fall by 40% this year in China due to the government's austerity measures, according to the Chian National Food Industry Associatio, Xinhua reported. Lower-priced products, however, may see a ...
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British retailer Marks & Spencer is recalling three mussel-based food products after illnesses were reported in the U.K. All packs of the following products haven been removed from sale and are being recalled from customers: M&S ...
After completing its “first full risk assessment” of aspartame and associated breakdown products, a European Union food-safety group has concluded that the controversial artificial sweetener is safe for human consumption at ...
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