Americas: Bitter taste heightens with illness, finds researchers
New research from the Monell Center reveals that tumor necrosis factor (TNF), an immune system regulatory protein that promotes inflammation, also helps regulate sensitivity...
Americas: Frutarom buys US citrus company
Frutarom Industries has acquired the business operations and assets of Scandia Citrus LLC. of Florida, USA for US$6 million.
Scandia specializes in the research and...
Americas: Cargill opens canola refinery in Canada
Cargill opens a canola refinery located in Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada, which can refine one billion pounds of canola oil annually, making it the company's...
Americas: Genes may affect one’s sense of taste, researchers suggest
A set of genes may affect a person’s perception of sweet taste, regardless of whether the sweetener is a natural sugar or a non-caloric...
World: Health drives mixed flavor juice sales, finds report
The global sales of mixed flavor, high-pressure processed (HPP) and cold-press products are increasing in an otherwise declining 100% pure juice market, due to...
Americas: tna highlights start-to-finish solutions at Pack Expo 2015
tna will present its product portfolio of complete solutions including processing and packaging equipment, controls integration and SCADA reporting, via the all new tna...
Americas: 3M introduces new pathogen test kits
3M Food Safety releases the next generation of 3M Molecular Detection Assays that has isothermal DNA amplification and bioluminescence detection.
The 3M Molecular Detection Assay...
Americas: GualapackGroup buys Brazil’s Tradbor Stand-up-Pouches
Flexible packaging company GualapackGroup has acquired the majority stake in Tradbor Indústria e Comércio SA (Tradbor Stand-up-Pouches) in São Paulo, Brazil.
The GualapackGroup will be...
Americas: Purdue scientists name fat as sixth taste
Fat should be considered the sixth taste and can be called oleogustus, according to a study from Purdue University.
"Most of the fat we eat...
Americas: Liquid Light, Coca-Cola partner on plant-based bottle
Liquid Light has signed a technology development agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to accelerate the development of Liquid Light’s technology, which can make mono-ethylene...