Sector
Ingredients & Additives
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Proposition 65: How does this regulation affect food packaging?
By: Carol Zweep If you sell products into California, you need to be aware of Proposition 65, commonly known as Prop 65. Prop 65 was enacted as the Safe Drinking Water and Enforcement Act in 1986 to address concerns about…
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New FCPC report questions long-term viability of Canada’s largest manufacturing sector
A new report by Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) is drawing attention to the growing competitiveness challenges of Canada’s largest manufacturing industry. Findings reveal the food, beverage and consumer products (FCP) industry has been underperforming due to a…
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Health Canada to authorize new food additive uses
Health Canada has published a notice of intent to issue a food marketing authorization, adjusting three marketing authorizations for food additives. The adjustment would allow five new food additive uses that have been found to be safe for consumption. The…
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DuPont invests in probiotics capacity
DuPont announced it has completed construction on its new, state-of-the-art probiotics fermentation unit in Rochester, N.Y. The unit, now largest in the world, is part of a $100 million investment to expand probiotics capacity and enhance delivery of the dietary…
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New food and nutrient data system for researchers, consumers launched by ARS
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service released an integrated food and nutrient data system today that provides online access to nutrient profile information about a wide variety of foods and food products. The system, known as FoodData Central, should prove to be…
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District Ventures Capital takes a bite out of new refrigerated healthy snack bar category
District Ventures Capital has closed an equity investment with OHi Food Co., producers of the popular refrigerated OHi Superfood Bar. The snack was created after founder Dawn Anderson realized the snack bars that she had been eating were filled with…
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Arla Foods Ingredients leads the way for quality and safety in food from by-products
Arla Foods Ingredients is revealing details of their quality and food safety processes, which is a part of an initiative to demonstrate the standards behind their whey protein solutions. Whey is a by-product of cheese manufacture, ensuring the quality demanded…
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Symrise meets demand for organic cross-category foods and beverages
With the increasing demand for natural and organic solutions, Symrise announced the launch of a new collection of organic-certified and non-GMO flavours. The new collection is under the umbrella of Code of Nature, which offers taste solution platforms to food…
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New digital calculator from Kemin Industries helps food formulators meet shelf-life goals
Kemin Industries has added a new Oxidation Stability Index (OSI) calculator for its Food Technologies – North America website. The digital slider tool allows formulators to select the desired number of Oxidative Stability Index (OSI) hours, then provides shelf-life calculations…
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Azelis acquires Chemroy
Azelis announced it has acquired Chemroy, a Canadian distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients. The transaction will place Azelis as one of Canada’s leading specialty distributors with a strong position in the CASE (coatings, adhesives, construction and ink), food, pharmaceutical,…
