Tag: oil
Americas: Food harvester Sesajal installs machines for pasteurization
Food safety solutions company RF Biocidics has sold machines to international food harvester and distributor Sesajal.
The sale expands RF Biocidics’ global footprint in the...
Americas: Fish oil may help with diabetic neuropathy, says researcher
A new study in the Journal of Neurophysiology shows that fish oil supplements can restore the condition of nerves damaged from diabetes in mice.
Fish...
Americas: Soy can clean up oil spills, say researchers
Soy lecithin is labeled in the ingredients' list in a lot of products, ranging from buttery spreads to chocolate cake.
Scientists have now found a...
Asia Pacific: Fuji Oil Asia opens R&D center in Singapore
The Fuji Oil Asia Research and Development (R&D) Center opened in Singapore early this month.
As the first R&D facility set up by Fuji Oil...
Asia Pacific: Jebsen, CleanOil to produce recycled lube oil
In support of the government's promotion of clean energy for China, Jebsen Group and CleanOil Investment Ltd. are cooperating to produce high-quality recycled base...
World: Food to become cheaper due to falling oil prices, finds...
Results from the latest Global Food Security Index (GFSI) quarterly price adjustment update reveal that food affordability improved in nearly 75% of countries in...
Europe: EFSA mulls over ways to reduce acrylamide in food
Scientists from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) met this month to discuss 100 comments with the contributors on acrylamide in food, a contaminant...
Europe: Unilever takes strides on sustainable, traceable palm oil
The Unilever Sustainable Palm Oil Progress Report 2014 highlighted significant steps forward in the traceability of palm oil from known sources.
It says while 58%...
Europe: New enzyme technology converts waste oils into biodiesel
Novozymes launches Novozymes Eversa, a commercially available enzymatic solution to make biodiesel from waste oils.
The enzymatic process converts used cooking oil or other lower...
World: Croda’s sites in Brazil, India receive RSPO certification
Global speciality chemical company Croda says its manufacturing sites in Brazil and India have received certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO),...