Americas: H.B. Fuller Company factory-to-retail packaging for Quaker Oats wins award
H.B. Fuller Company, in partnership with Quaker Oats Company and International Paper Company received an Institute of Packaging Professional's (IoPP) 2014 AmeriStar Award for...
Americas: MBI, DSM to exchange microorganisms for research, food security
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) and DSM Food Specialties (DSM) have signed a collaborative agreement involving early stage research of several biological active ingredients.
MBI is...
Americas: PMMI invites nominations Packaging Hall of Fame
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, is accepting nominations for the Packaging...
Did you know what causes garlic breath?
Garlic is good for your body, great for your taste buds, but terrible for your breath.
Researchers have found that that four compounds in chopped...
Americas: Researchers find eight grains suitable for healthy diet
Nutrient digestibility is an important aspect of nutrition, but it can be hard to measure in humans.
Researchers at the University of Illinois (U of...
Americas: Ossid introduces flexible thermo form-fill-seal packaging machine
Ossid, powered by Pro Mach, introduces the 8000S, a thermo form-fill-seal machine for medium to high production environments.
This horizontally oriented machine can produce package...
Americas: GLG receives GRAS letter of no objection from US FDA for stevia extracts
The US FDA has issued Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) letter of no objection covering several high-purity stevia extracts by GLG Life Tech Corporation.
The...
Americas: Arboris’ plant sterol ingredients certified non-GMO
Arboris says its plant sterol functional food ingredient, Protanica, has received non-genetically modified organism (GMO) verification from the Non-GMO Project, North America’s independent non-GMO...
Americas: Study finds saturated fat intake may cause people with higher genetic obesity risks...
Limiting saturated fat could help people whose genetic make-up increases their chance of being obese.
In a new study abstract, researchers from the Jean Mayer...
Americas: Edible films infused with essential oils could keep bread fresh longer, find researchers
A study from American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports the development of new edible films containing oils from clove and...