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ioFresh Extends Shelf-Life

Organic produce treatment extends the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables, while removing harmful pesticides
October 7, 2015
These include pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses (Norovirus, Salmonella, E-coli, and Listeria), as well as pathogens responsible for hospital-acquired infections (MRSA, C-difficile, VRE, Staph aureus, and Klebsiella)
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3M: Detect Pathogens Faster

3M introduces next generation, faster assays to detect foodborne pathogens , starting with Listeria and Listeria monocytogenes solutions
August 3, 2015
Food processors, laboratories, universities and government agencies in more than 45 countries already rely on 3M™ Molecular Detection System for their pathogen testing results. Now 3M Food Safety announces a next generation of 3M™ Molecular Detection Assays: the 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Listeria and 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay 2 – Listeria monocytogenes.
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Nestlé Opens Global R&D Center to Address Diverse Consumer Food Demands

Nestlé R&D Solon affirms company’s commitment to frozen and chilled foods worldwide
July 22, 2015
Nestlé celebrated the grand opening of its new Nestlé Research & Development Center in Solon, Ohio, and marked the completion of a $50 million, two-year project to establish this global center dedicated to transforming the way the world enjoys frozen and chilled foods. In the new 144,000 square foot facility, Nestlé R&D Solon will balance consumer-centered innovation with technology leadership.
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Roka Bioscience Demonstrates Utility of Limits-Based Pathogen Testing

Study to be presented at the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting Provides Insights for Reducing Salmonella enterica in the marketplace
July 22, 2015
Roka Bioscience, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on providing advanced testing solutions for the detection of foodborne pathogens, announced the results of a study demonstrating a limits-based testing application to accurately detect 1 colony forming unit per gram (CFU/g) contamination levels of Salmonella in 375-g ground turkey samples within one working shift.
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Food Science Meets Food Safety

As consumer demand for clean label products continues to rise, processors’ use of natural antimicrobial ingredients is trending up.
Heidi Parsons, Contributing Editor
July 14, 2015

A growing chorus of consumer voices is calling for processors to change their tool sets—to eschew synthetic ingredients with complex chemical names in favor of simpler ingredients that exist in nature.


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Natural Clean Label Appeal

Consumers want fewer ingredients that are more familiar and less “chemically” derived
July 14, 2015

Consumers are looking for simpler ingredient declarations. They want fewer ingredients that are more familiar and less “chemically” derived.


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Food Science Trends, Topics and Technologies

Prepared Foods’ annual R&D Seminars give attendees three dimensions in food and beverage trends, topics and technologies.
July 14, 2015

Let’s face it: movie theater 3D glasses aren’t fashionable eyewear. Nevertheless, a 3D motion picture experience would be disappointingly flat without them.


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R&D Meets High Pressure Processing

High Pressure Processing is an effective pasteurization process that helps processors virtually eliminate preservatives.
Charlie Baggs, Contributing Editor
July 14, 2015

They say you can’t have it both ways. Yet that’s exactly want consumers demand. They want clean label foods and drinks. They also want foods with culinary adventure and quality.


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ICL Food Specialties Invests in Innovation Spanning the Americas

Lab expansions in North America Promotes collaboration while fostering innovation
July 7, 2015
The ICL Food Specialties’ investment in technology expands far beyond the Mexican border. Facility upgrades and innovations are also in progress in the U.S., where the company will double the size of its Webster Groves, Missouri Technical Application Center to include an expanded bakery pilot plant, a test kitchen, a protein synergies lab, sensory evaluation facilities and new advanced technology for dairy, beverage and meat processing applications.
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Food Technology Solutions

Prepared Foods’ R&D Seminar speakers highlighted product development technologies and shared tools and advice to eliminate product inconsistencies.
June 12, 2015

There are many pluses to using the right software to maximize a company’s product development capabilities.


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