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Americas: 3M releases detection test for E. coli O157
#M Food Safety launches the 3M Molecular Detection Assay 2 – E. coli O157 (including H7), adding to a line of next-generation tests which...
Europe: Henkel shares insights to preventing forming primary aromatic amine in packaging
Food safety has been very high on the agenda of the primary packaging material manufacturers and the packaging and food industry for many years.
In...
Asia Pacific: Cornell receives US$4.8M to develop GE eggplant in region
To strengthen capacity to develop and disseminate genetically engineered (GE) eggplant in Bangladesh and the Philippines, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has...
Americas: Researchers discover tomato waste generates electricity
A team of scientists is exploring damaged tomatoes that are unsuitable for sale at the grocery store as a source of energy.
Their pilot project...
Asia Pacific: Tetra Pak receives manufacturing award from Japanese institute
Tetra Pak’s packaging material factory in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, has received the world’s top award for manufacturing excellence.
Presented by the Japan Institute of Plant...
Asia Pacific: All-electric tube benders improve stainless steel tube fittings
Two new all-electric tube bending machines are reportedly helping Ultibend Industries to boost the manufacturing productivity of stainless steel tube fittings for food and...
Asia Pacific: Veolia wins Indonesian wastewater contract
PT Veolia Water Technologies Indonesia has won a contract to design and build a wastewater treatment system integrated into a new greenfield oleochemical production...
Asia Pacific: Australian US$12M smokehouse gets resin floor from Flowcrete
The Australian food manufacturing design specialist Wiley specified a high performance resin floor from Flowcrete for a US$12 million smokehouse.
The flooring project at the...
Europe: ‘Coffee Selfies’ could be a niche in the hot drinks market, report
The increasing number of hot drinks on supermarket shelves means new products have to demonstrate innovation in order to stand out from established brands.
According...
Americas: Digitizing food safety
iCertainty and Zebra Technologies Corporation release a mobile food safety solution that can be licensed by hospitality establishments worldwide.
Leveraging Walt Disney Parks and Resorts’...