Tag: Americas
Americas: Junk food tax is viable, say researchers
A federal tax on junk food is both legally and administratively feasible, according to researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Global Public...
Americas: Purdue crop storage bag commercializes
The Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bag that is designed to prevent insect-caused post-harvest losses for farmers in developing countries, is now commercially available...
Americas: Taste draws consumption of plant-based proteins
Taste is the top reason why 52% of US adult survey respondents eat plant-based proteins, outranking concerns over diet (10%), animal protection (11%), the...
Americas: Tool detects bacteria in water or a food sample
Food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a new, rapid and low-cost method for detecting bacteria in water or a food...
Americas: New ingredient for reduced sugar fruit spreads
DuPont Nutrition & Health has developed Grindsted Pectin PRIME 541 for food manufacturers to formulate reduced sugar fruit spreads recipes faster and without processing...
Americas: Long-term consumption of fish oils damages the liver, research finds
An international group of scientists led by the University of Granada (UGR) has demonstrated that the long-term intake of sunflower or fish oils damages...
World: RTD tea is evolving, states report
India currently vies with China as the world’s biggest packaged tea for household consumption market.
From Mintel's estimates, India consumed a total retail volume...
Americas: AOAC validates ground beef, flour validation systems
Hygiena has received extensions to its AOAC-Research Institute validation for the BAX System Real-Time Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Assay Suite for STEC for two...
Americas: Pregishas opens US$1M testing lab
Pregishas invested US$1 million in a new 1,000 square foot testing lab for its Grand Rapids, Michigan, blown film manufacturing facility in the US.
Lab...
Americas: Duravant to buy Key Technology
Duravant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Key Technology, enabling the former to further reach across food processing with new complementary products...