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New technique detects impurities in ground beef within minutes

Food science students were able to say with 80% accuracy which animal parts were used and in what concentration.

November 28, 2017

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef.

Sanitary food and beverage packaging market to grow over 6% CAGR

November 25, 2017

The global sanitary food and beverage packaging market is likely to grow at a CAGR of nearly 6% during the forecast period 2017-2021, according to Future Market Insights (FMI). Increasing emphasis on maintaining food safety during the supply chain is promoting investments by manufacturers.

Advancements in packaging leads to growth for ready meals market

November 20, 2017

The global ready meals market is expected to grow due to increasing advancement in the packaging industry. Demand for food that is additive-free, minimally processed and with extended shelf life is expected to drive the market.

CoreFX Ingredients Opens Chicago Innovation Center

Company inaugurates 5,000-square-foot Innovation Center after just over a year in business

November 7, 2017

CoreFX Ingredients, manufacturers of custom dry dairy, cheese and lipid ingredient solutions, inaugurated its 5,000-square-foot Innovation Center after just over a year in business as its own entity.

Cargill’s predictive software tool helps poultry producers do more with nutritional, production data

TechBro Flex, a new dynamic predictive software tool, allows customers to simulate future feeding and production management strategies.

October 25, 2017

Cargill, Minneapolis, is helping broiler producers transform their nutritional and production data into valuable insights.

Food Safety

International recall issued for vegetable products

Products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Casey Laughman

October 23, 2017

Mann Packing of Salinas, Calif., is voluntarily recalling processed vegetable products because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security announces new partner funding

Funding these forward-thinking initiatives, which range from addressing on-campus student hunger to creating a multi-stakeholder food security community of practice, will yield important insights and outcomes.

October 12, 2017

The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security, Canada, announced investments in four new projects that focus on advancing food security in Canada.

Campbell Soup releases commitment to improve treatment of broiler chickens by 2024

The commitment entails working with suppliers to improve the treatment of broiler chickens by 2024.

October 4, 2017

Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., announced a commitment to move its U.S. chicken meat supply to a higher standard of animal welfare by 2024.

Food fraud

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).

Food Safety

Beef and pork products recalled due to undeclared allergen

Products contain undeclared milk

Casey Laughman

September 28, 2017

RI Wang Food Group, based in Maspeth, N.Y., is recalling more than 63,000 pounds of pork and beef products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen.