To address the issue of health risk from eating raw oysters, researchers and scientists have studied how electron-beam pasteurisation of raw oysters may reduce the possibility of viral food poisoning.
A pilot project next year will study the impact of moving the start of the fall lobster fishery in the Northumberland Strait between P.E.I. and New Brunswick.
Tervis, a US-based insulated drinkware producer, is set to revamp the design of its whole line of insulated tumblers, mugs and water bottles with classic Peace Frogs designs in June 2013.
Leatherhead Food Research (Leatherhead) has developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect the presence of horse DNA as an adulterant of fresh meat or of uncooked food products such as beef burgers.
Atlanta-based Innovia Films developed NatureFlex, a range of specialty packaging films that give strong environmental support toward increasing consumer demand for more environmentally-friendly packaging.
Sabra Dipping Co., Chesterfield, Va., opened the doors to its new Center of Excellence (COE) research and development facility in Chesterfield County, Va.
NBO3 Technologies, Manhattan, Kan., and Kansas State University created GreatO Premium Ground Beef, what is said to be the first and only USDA-labeled ground beef product naturally abundant in Omega-3 fatty acids.
US-based Aquarena Beverage has selected consumer packaging company Rexam's 12oz SLEEK cans for its Fuga Energy drink to help the beverage stand out on retail shelves.
Sidel tells that its new low output aseptic blow-fill-cap machine lends opportunities for beverage producers to test the market with PET on a smaller scale, and naturally suits ‘more niche brands’.
Some 80% of the machines and equipment on display at ProPak Vietnam 2013, an international processing and packaging tradeshow that opened in HCMC on Wednesday, apply eco-friendly technology, said the organizer.
Ireland-based rigid plastic packaging supplier Holfeld Plastics has introduced a family of K37 punnets for fresh produce soft fruit and salad packaging.
Sidel, a France-based provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging, has introduced a new low-output integrated aseptic blow-fill-cap solution - Combi Predis / Capdis FMa - for beverage manufacturers.
Nomacorc, a producer of alternative wine closures, is to introduce a new zero carbon footprint wine closure, Select Bio, which is made with plant-based materials.
The Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC) has released a draft voluntary code of conduct to make seafood labeling consistent and easy for U.K. consumers to understand with accurate information on sustainability and responsible sourcing.