Half of all U.S. households now have access to carton recycling
The Carton Council of North America is proud to announce that fifty percent of U.S. households can now recycle cartons through curbside and other local recycling programs. This celebratory milestone represents the tremendous industry-led effort made possible by the support of countless recycling, packaging, municipal and sustainability stakeholders.
Date labeling variations on food products contribute to confusion and misunderstanding in the marketplace regarding how the dates on labels relate to food quality and safety, according to a scientific review paper in the July issue of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. This confusion and misunderstanding along with different regulatory date labeling frameworks, may detract from limited regulatory resources, cause financial loss, and contribute to significant food waste.
BASF sponsors two IFT Nutrition and Food Safety tracks
BASF Nutrition & Health will showcase five trends that are transforming consumers' preferences for foods and beverages at booth 5241 during the 2014 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Food Expo. More than 18,000 of the world's top food science and technology professionals will meet at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on June 21-24.
As the international spotlight is on Brazil for the world cup, questions are emerging about how sustainable is Brazil and its beauty industry. The Sustainable Cosmetics Summit Latin America will address such questions; the summit will be hosted in the Brazilian capital São Paulo on 10-12th September.
Brazil has announced the World Cup and the upcoming Olympics will be the most sustainable on record.
Food and beverage companies are under more pressure than ever to produce perfect products as a result of tighter regulations and higher standards. With 144 years of history in the food production business, Bizerba has implemented line scan cameras from Teledyne DALSA (NYSE:TDY) in its vision system to inspect production line food products, like packaged meats, cups of yogurt, or tins of sardines. The system inspects the bar code on the label, the text, and even the product itself.
Young Brazilians, some of the world's most devoted users of social media, are influenced by media when they buy snacks, finds new report from Canadean.
India's rising urban population has created a new demand for convenience in food and packaging. According to a new report from Canadean, India will be the world's second fastest growing market for dairy products in 2018.
Consumers aged 55 and above make up over a fifth of dairy consumption in the US, and this number is set to increase. Manufacturers should develop functional dairy products to meet the needs of aging population, whose consumption alone was worth almost 8.7 billion US$ in 2013, Canadean says.
Full-Spectrum Database Coupled with Rapid, High-Res Accurate MS Enables Broad Exploration of Known and Unknown Food Contaminants
Canadian Government Agency Reconfirms BPA Safe for Use in Food Packaging Materials, including for Infants and Young Children
Unique Tool Commissioned by DuPont and Developed by Economist Intelligence Unit Finds a Captive Audience in Cape Town
Dialogue on Nutrition and Agricultural Research Spans African Continent
The International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) and The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) have convened the Agribusiness & Food World Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.
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