"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug exclusivity to Hyperion's Ravicti (glycerol phenylbutyrate) liquid. Hyperion Therapeutics president and CEO Donald Santel said that the orphan drug exclusivity further ...
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The profitability of turning corn crops into ethanol in Europe surged to seven-month highs this week following a jump in the spot price of the biofuel, according to data compiled by Platts. The corn-to-ethanol crush margin, an indication ...
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Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/29/2013 7:59:08 AM Blue Ice Vodka, an American potato vodka produced at Distilled Resources Inc. in Rigby, ID, is the first spirit brand in the country to feature a ...
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GE Healthcare has entered into research collaboration agreement with Eisai for use of GE Healthcare investigational PET amyloid imaging agent, flutemetamol, to select patients for a phase I clinical trial being conducted by Eisai. The ...
New Zealand-based dairy company A2 has partnered with another dairy firm in the country Synlait Milk to increase infant formula exports to China. As part of this collaboration, Synlait Milk is set to ship the first consignment of a2 ...
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Global Fresh Foods, a US-based provider of naturally extended shelf-life technology, has announced that it has successfully tested its technology with H&G (head off and gutted) and HOG (head on and gutted) salmon. According to the ...
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A2, a New Zealand-based dairy company, is set to introduce its new infant formula – a2 Platinum – in China as part of plans to tap the growing demand for New Zealand products in the country a2 Platinum will be initially rolled ...
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In recent years, new types of dog food have emerged on the market that differ from traditional commercial pet food. Many companies have been successful in targeting niche markets, each with unique characteristics. A non-alcoholic "beer" for ...
1. According to the moisture content of classification: Dog food generally can be divided into dry type, half dry type, soft wet type, wet type, etc., such as puffed dog food, canned dog food, concentrated liquid foods, canned, etc. 2. ...
US agribusiness firm Cargill has announced that it is investing $5.5m in new equipment technology at its Hazleton, Pennsylvania facility, as part of its efforts to cater to the increasing demand for meat products in the region. The ...
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v The food that composes the dessert course includes but is not limited to sweet foods. There is a wide variety of desserts in western cultures now including cakes, cookies, biscuits, gelatins, pastries, ice creams, pies, pudding, and ...
The commercial pet foods industry rakes in billions of dollars annually.In exchange for our dollars,we trust the companies to provide our pets with quality nutrition.The recent pet food recall demonstrated that our trust has been ...
Cake is a form of bread or bread-like food. In its modern forms, it is typically a sweet baked dessert. In its oldest forms, cakes were normally fried breads or cheesecakes, and normally had a disk shape. Determining whether a given food ...
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Posted by Jack Mans, Plant Operations Editor -- Packaging Digest, 4/16/2013 3:38:26 PM Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to kill deadly pathogenic bacteria, including listeria, in food ...
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