Asia Pacific: Waters Corp opens research center in Singapore
Waters Corporation has opened the International Food and Water Research Centre (IFWRC) in Singapore to address the growing challenges of food and water security and safety. Led by a Scientific Advisory Panel, the IFWRC will support scientists throughout the world working in areas such as food authenticity, food fraud discovery, water contamination research, food quality enhancement and new ingredient/formulation...
Europe: Nestlé pledges increase in recycled plastics
By 2025, bottles, PET layer in laminates, caps on glass jars and tins, trays for meat products and shrink films for display trays will all contain at least between 25% and 50% recycled material, depending on the packaging type, says Nestle. The pledge comes following Nestlé’s global packaging ambition announced in April 2018, where the company aims to make 100%...
Europe: Salad packager uses Ishida technology
Co-operative AOC (Agro Ouest Conditionnement) has installed two of Ishida’s latest advanced CCW-RV multihead weighers at its plant in Saint-Julien de Concelles, France. The 14 head weighers, incorporating five litre hoppers, are operating at speeds of 70ppm for 150g thermoformed trays. The weighers feature Ishida’s innovative C4 material on all contact parts. This prevents leaves from sticking to the contact parts,...
Europe: Measuring freshness in meat
Product quality and food waste are two of the most important topics in today’s food production. While the industry must keep production costs low they are also under pressure to ensure high product quality, a long shelf life and additionally avoid excessive food waste. Since the traditional microbiological tests often take days and are expensive, there is a great...
Asia Pacific: Making a nutritious beverage out of soy pulp waste
Associate professor Liu Shao Quan and doctoral student Vong Weng Chan from the NUS Food Science and Technology Programme have devised a cocktail of enzymes, probiotics and yeast to produce an okara beverage rich in gut-friendly nutrients. Okara is the residue from the production of soy milk and tofu, and is usually discarded. Created using a patented zero-waste process, the beverage...
Americas: RTD coffee drinkers want functionality in beverages, report
US ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee consumers want options that include antioxidants (47%), promote brain health (40%), are anti-inflammatory (35%) or have added probiotics (30%), according to a report by Mintel. Aside from functional benefits, there is also potential for coffee that encourages consumption beyond the usual morning or afternoon pick-me-up. More than two in five (42%) RTD coffee consumers say their...
Americas: Cargill releases potato starches for meat applications
Cargill releases the SimPure starches for low-processing conditions that are also label friendly for meat, meat alternatives and culinary applications. SimPure 99500 creates firm and meaty textures without the salty taste as a result of its water binding capabilities. This cook-up starch is a cost effective texturizer designed for meat and meat alternatives. Meanwhile, SimPure 99530, a functional cook up starch,...
Americas: Blickle creates NSF-certified castor wheels for client
Caterers often use wheeled traps to dispose of used grease from deep fryers so that the used material can be removed quickly. This process caused serious problems for a restaurant equipment supplier in the US, according to maker of castors, Blickle. Soiling meant that the castors on which the oil containers run were blocked quite quickly in service. This incurred...
Europe: Consuming chicory root fibers boost children’s health, study
A recently published scientific study by Professor Tamás Decsi and Szminoetta Lohner at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Pécs, Hungary, has shown important health benefits in kindergarten children aged three to six years, as a result of consuming chicory root fibers. Previous studies have demonstrated a strengthening of the natural defense system on infants and children between birth and...
Americas: Sticky labels that are safe on surfaces
Avery Products Corporation introduces Surface Safe ID Labels, which are industrial-strength printable labels are engineered to stick strong but remove cleanly, with no scraping, from metal, glass, plastic, fiberglass, polyethylene and polypropylene. The labels are made of a durable polyester material that provides superior barcode scanning, even from a distance. They are water, chemical, abrasion and tear resistant. The labels are...