The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is evaluating the packaging standards for commodities like flour and rice. Consumers will be inspired to only purchase products, which meet the packaging and labeling criteria. BSJ standards ...
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An inventor from Cary of North Carolina has developed the HOLD ON, a modification to the current method of packaging cereal so that the contents will be kept fresh. "I developed my invention to keep cereal safe and to make it easier to ...
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Beumer has introduced new bag-in-bag system, which will rapidly pack filled paper bags individually or in groups with a weather-resistant plastic film. The system enables to protect the contents against moisture, dust, insects and other ...
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FMC has launched new agricultural commercial operations in Argentina, upon exiting its joint venture (JV) with Ruralco Soluciones. The new company will support its agricultural solutions business in the country. From now on, FMC will ...
DuPont Pioneer and Origin Agritech Limited announced a commercial licensing agreement to develop new seed technologies for Chinese farmers. This combined effort will contribute to the modernization of China's agriculture system and ...
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Seletti wears TOILETPAPER goes to Galerie Perrotin Paris Seletti wears TOILETPAPER, the collection combining the most ironic and irreverent Italian design brand and the image-only magazine created by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo ...
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The US Senate has stalled a bill which would have eliminated state by state laws requiring food manufacturers to label products made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), ahead of Vermont’s law coming into effect from July. ...
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Western Australian (WA) researchers are trialling technology which offers an innovative way to control the destructive Mediterranean fruit fly. Horticulture Innovation Australia along with the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western ...
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The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing, or The Book of Changes, number "6" was ...
At ABRAFATI 2015, the WACKER Group is presenting a range of innovations for challenging coatings and sealants: Wood impregnated with the new silicone resin emulsion SILRES WH is protected against damp, moisture and damage caused by fungi ...
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The exhibition Just Silence —The Grass and Insects World of Qi Baishi is underway at the Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy. It features the biggest collection of the grass and insect artworks of the maestro. On display are ...
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Taking inspiration from wildlife in an English country garden, Design Bridge created the nostalgic packaging designs which feature a ladybird, tortoise, frog and mice. Each set of chocolate animals comes in its own box that is designed ...
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Shrink hooding, stretch wrapping and stretch hooding are emerging as the most effective palletising packaging techniques on the market, and the Beumer Group is offering solutions in these areas. Stretch hooding has been efficient in ...
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The US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced three grants to improve food security by reducing livestock losses to insects and diseases. The $3m grants have been awarded to researchers ...
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An insect-inspired microphone that can tackle the problem of locating sounds and eliminate background noise is set to revolutionise modern-day hearing aid systems.Despite remarkable advances in sound analysis in hearing aids, the actual ...
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