The European ADCELLPACK consortium is aiming to create an alternative to the use of oil-based packaging materials in food packaging, especially for cheese.
Modified atmosphere (ATM) bags are among the various solutions dealing with packaging and technology for the conservation and extension of the shelf-life of fruit and vegetables.
General Mills and Häagen-Dazs announced a new sustainable vanilla sourcing program designed to foster greater economic vitality for smallholder vanilla farmers in Madagascar.
Resistant starch helps the body resist colorectal cancer through mechanisms, including killing pre-cancerous cells and reducing inflammation that can otherwise promote cancer.
A new test for detecting foodborne Salmonella with the DuPont BAX system has been certified as Performance TestedSM method #081201 by the AOAC Research Institute.
Austria-based Constantia Flexibles Group has signed an agreement to acquire Spear Group, a supplier of pressure sensitive labels for the beverage industry.
Lanka Milk Foods (LMF), a unit of Sri Lanka's Distilleries group, is set to expand the liquid milk processing and packing capacity of its subsidiary Lanka Dairies with an investment of LKR800m ($1.42m).
Dieters who eat high-fiber foods, such as vegetables and muesli, in an attempt to lose weight often consume more calories than they think because current food labels do not factor in the calories in fiber.