Integrated Bagging Systems (IBS), a unit of Inteplast Group, has expanded its product range with the introduction of new Get Reddi double zipper reclosable food storage bags. The new Get Reddi range includes Regular Sandwich, Quart, ...
The Center for Disease Prevention (CDC), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have issued a warning to food companies to be more proactive in preventing food-borne diseases after a new data shows ...
Tags: Food-Borne Diseases, Food Industry
Canadian applied life sciences company Renaissance Ingredients has conducted a laboratory analysis to know the effectiveness of its non-GMO acrylamide-reducing (AR) baker’s yeast on potato products. The findings showed a 70% decrease ...
Green packaging maker Cascades is to invest in the expansion of two of its packaging plants in Quebec, Canada. The company plans to invest around $4.5m in its Plastiques Cascades plant in Kingsey Falls and its Cascades Inopak plant in ...
Tags: Green packaging, Food Packaging, fresh food
Global market research company Mintel has released its food and drink trend predictions for 2016. From food alternatives going mainstream to matching DNA and diets, consumers can expect many innovations in product development and ...
Tags: Food Trends, Drink Trends
The UK Food Standard Agency has awarded marketing authorization to Japanese food producer Ajinomoto Company for dihydrocapsiate (DHC) as a novel food ingredient to be used in powdered drinks and dietary supplements. With the ...
Tags: powdered drinks, DHC, food ingredient
Around 5,000 cases of frozen crab products that were processed by Rhode Island-based Rome Packing Company were seized by federal officials in the US over possible Listeria contamination. The government alleged that Rome Packing ...
Tags: Frozen Crab, Rome Packing
Canadian applied life sciences company Renaissance Ingredients has conducted an in-house, laboratory-scale analysis to know the effectiveness of its acrylamide-reducing (AR) baker yeast on bread and baked goods. The company’s analysis ...
Tags: Baked Food Items, acrylamide
Hong Kong exporters may be interested in the new Joint Market Surveillance Action on Consumer Products being undertaken by PROSAFE, the Product Safety Enforcement Forum of Europe, which has been launched in July 2015. The Joint ...
Tags: LEDs, EU PROSAFE, joint market surveillance
Washington-based superfoods manufacturer Baobab Foods has opened a new production facility in Washington City in Missouri to expand the company’s offerings of BaoBites Superfruit Snacks. The company has entered into a joint venture ...
Tags: Baobab Foods, Superfruit Snacks, nutritional powder, cereals
Flexible packaging and filling systems provider Rapak of North America has launched Strivo, the twist lock bag-in-box connecting system for dispensing liquid foods. The simple connect, twist and firm lock functionality of the new ...
Tags: Rapak, Flexible packaging, filling systems
Australian packaging company Amcor will showcase AmLite, the company’s latest metal-free packaging technology that is capable of creating a lightweight, transparent material, at PackExpo in Las Vegas. Amcor used a micro-thin ...
Packaging products successfully - for SIG Combibloc, that means offering carton packs and filling machines that enable customers from the food and beverage industry to manufacture their products reliably and efficiently, and at the same ...
Tags: Packaging products, SIG Combibloc, filling machines, carton packs
Clear Labs, the new standard for molecular food quality, launched from stealth today and announced a $6.5m Series A financing round with participation from Khosla Ventures and Felicis Ventures, among other strategic investors. Clear Labs ...
Tags: Clear Labs, food, molecular, additives
Barentz, a food ingredients distributor, has acquired New Skyport, a Chinese distributor of specialty ingredients, following its recent cash injection. Barentz holds a robust position in specialty ingredients, functional and ...
Tags: Barentz, Skyport, food, nutrition products