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How barcodes can help fight food fraud

Food ranks among the top five most valuable counterfeit markets
Sean Riley PMMI
September 28, 2017
Within the layered approach to brand protection are overt technologies — barcodes, holograms, watermarks, embossing and etching — and covert technologies — taggants, UV, infrared and fluorescent inks, Smart technology and radio frequency identification (RFID).
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Champions 12.3 launches food loss, waste report

Governments and organizations across Europe, Africa and the United States have taken a number of notable steps over the past year, but more is needed worldwide.
September 20, 2017
A new report assesses the world’s progress toward Target 12.3 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which calls on all nations to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030.
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Study: Breakthrough technologies enable food safety in dairy industry

Partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, co-development and other collaborative models are best suited to leverage new technology in the design of smart solutions.
August 29, 2017
The advent of novel technologies in the fields of life science development, advanced material design, microelectronics and nanotechnology, advanced thermodynamics, food engineering and processing and Internet of Things (IoT) innovations are converging through food safety testing applications and smart food safety management.
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Universal Pasteurization announces second annual HPP Summit

The 2017 HPP Summit will feature a wide variety of speakers, panels and educational breakout sessions relevant to food manufacturers, retailers, foodservice providers, packagers and other companies in the food supply chain that are currently or considering taking advantage of HPP.
August 22, 2017
Universal Pasteurization Co., LLC, Lincoln, Neb., is hosting its second annual high-pressure processing (HPP) Summit Oct. 2-4 at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center in Atlanta.
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Study: Less food wasted when using frozen produce

The study, conducted within CARVE's public-private partnership, shows that using frozen foods might reduce consumers’ food waste.
August 4, 2017
Consumers create less waste from frozen vegetables, potato products and berry fruit than from fresh or alternatives in cans or jars, according to a study by Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands.
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