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World: Nondairy milks gain consumer market share, finds report

While dairy alternative drinks account for a relatively limited 6% share of total global dairy launches recorded by Innova Market Insights in 2015, the...

Americas: Butler Automatic releases automatic splicer

Butler Automatic launches the SP1 Series Automatic Film Splicer to increase efficiency in packaging operations by eliminating the packaging line downtime caused by manual...

Americas: Dow licenses PacXpert technology

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics partners with Ring Container Technologies to license PacXpert Technologies. The lightweight packaging design offers a fitment closure and integrated ergonomic...

Americas: Purdue University’s carcinogen research receives grant

A Purdue University health sciences professor received a US$1.68 million grant to study if a probable carcinogen formed when grilling meat at high temperatures...

Americas: USP releases new food fraud database

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has launched Food Fraud Database (FFD 2.0) to help food manufacturers and retailers make informed decisions about ingredients in...

Americas: Coca-Cola verified to replenish the water it uses

The Coca-Cola Company and its global bottling partners (the Coca-Cola system) have met their goal to replenish or balance the equivalent amount of water...

Europe: Maritime resource study gets UK funding

Lloyd’s Register Foundation has agreed a £500,000 (US$608,190) grant to the world leading food sciences institution, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), supporting the Safe...

Americas: Carotenoid pigment found to reduce strength of lung tumors

Beta-cryptoxanthin (BCX), a carotenoid pigment compound found primarily in plants, reduces the number and invasiveness of tumors in mouse and cell models of lung...

Americas: CHS opens sunflower processing facility

US confectionery sunflower processor CHS has opened a Fargo facility with pasteurization capabilities for its non-roasted sunflower products. It is reportedly the first sunflower...

Americas: Researchers develop glue from mussels, corn

A new type of adhesive that combines the bonding chemistry of shellfish with a bio-based polymer has been shown to perform as well as...