Bioplastic food packaging is getting “closer and closer” to its conventional plastic counterparts, and could soon challenge in the market, according to a bioplastics industry expert.
Delivering the amino acid L-glutamine in the form of the dipeptide L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine may increase blood levels 224%, compared with L-glutamine only, says a new study.
ScoringAg, a division of ScoringSystem, has introduced a new food safety integrated Hydro-Cooler to the produce industry, which is designed to prevent the spread of foodborne pathogens in the food chain.
K3 AX, a software firm specializing in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), has announced that it has supplied an advanced Microsoft Dynamics AX business system to Staffordshire luxury food company Cottage Delight.
Vitamin D3 is more effective at increasing blood levels of the sunshine vitamin than the D2 form, says the first-ever systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of the vitamin D forms.
Cermex has announced the acquisition of a major part of fellow French end-of-line packaging firm Newtec Group as part of a strategy to strengthen its palletizing operations.
Dart Container, a US-based manufacturer of packaging solutions for the food service industry, has acquired Solo Cup Company, a manufacturer of single-use foodservice products, in a transaction valued at approximately $1bn.
Published: May 07, 2012
By: P.J. Curtis, M. Sampson
Supplementation with cacao-flavonoids and soy isoflavones may improve levels of biomarkers of heart disease in postmenopausal, diabetic women, says a new study.
‘Eater-tainment’, ‘SuperSense’ and ‘Food Telling’ are among the food consumer trends predicted to be prominent in 2020 by researchers at Spain’s Azti-Tecnalia research and development centre.
An international trade coalition has called for more harmonised legislation on printing inks used in food contact materials (FCM) as it issued comprehensive in-house guidance notes in a bid to aid safe practice and compliance from players.
