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Application Note: Water activity
Novasina explains why water activity is the most important release specification for food production.
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Featured Article: The smell of success
How the installation of a vertical deep bed carbon filtration system put a stop to external environmental complaints. By Lee Bowling.
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New Food Issue 6 2019
Issue 6 2019 of New Food is available to read online, featuring stories on Food Safety, Ingredients, CBD, Cannabis & Hemp and much more...
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Health concerns: a growing issue for beverage can coatings
The beverage can coating market is set to reach $1 billion in value, but health concerns are a growing problem. Here, Paul Bragan, Senior Partner at Wakefield Research, examines the increased scrutiny on the market, and what is being done to alleviate concerns.
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Whitepaper: A Guide to Hygienic Product Recovery (Pigging) for Food and Beverage Companies
For companies that process liquids, hygienic product recovery (“pigging”) is one of the most effective ways to improve product yields, reduce waste, speed up production time and save water. And because pigging saves product and other resources, it has a positive impact on the environment and helps companies towards their…
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Application note: Fast and simple SFC-MS/MS assay for routine analysis of fat-soluble vitamins
Daily vitamin intake is essential for a balanced and healthy lifestyle. While the body needs these nutrients for a large number of biochemical processes, it is not able to synthesize them on its own.
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Why CBD, why now? – Mile High Labs
Dr Keith Aqua, Chief Medical Officer, Mile High Labs discusses the safety of CBD and how the company is conducting research to understand CBD as a nutraceutical for general consumption as well as for multiple medical indications.
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Trending now: food grade lubricants
Orsi Dézsi, Business Unit Manager of Nonfood Compounds & Food Contact Materials at NSF International, explores some of the trends in the food grade lubricants arena as manufacturers look to reduce risk.
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Viscosity of food grade lubricant oils
Alejandro Marangoni, Professor at the University of Guelph, explains how the viscosity of a lubricant can have both positive and negative implications, and looks to how this is best controlled and managed.
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CFS calls on the USDA FSIS to strengthen the National Residue Program
CFS has argued that the National Residue Program does not test for all the veterinary drugs that may be used in food animals, which is said to be insufficient to “protect the health and welfare of consumers” as required by federal law.
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Biotechnology advances in controlling mycotoxins
Mycotoxin control is still considered an issue, especially in developing countries. Here, Navneeta Kaul, member of PreScouter’s global scholar network, reviews biotechnology approaches to control and mitigate mycotoxin contamination.
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Bio-Rad launches iQ-Check Aspergillus Real-Time PCR kit
Bio-Rad has launched its iQ-Check Aspergillus Real-Time PCR kit, a fast PCR alternative for the detection of Aspergillus in cannabis and cannabis-infused products.
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Sampling for mycotoxins in grain
Improper sampling can lead to a variability in mycotoxin analysis, decreasing the accuracy and precision. Here, Kerri Pleskach from the Grain Research Laboratory at the Canadian Grain Commission explains how well thought out sampling procedures can mitigate the issue.
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Farmers and feed advisers encouraged to better test feed for mycotoxins
Despite low levels being recorded in the UK, mycotoxins are still said to still pose a risk for rumen function.
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Romer Labs expands food allergen testing solutions with mollusk test
Romer Labs has expanded its solutions for food allergen detection with the launch of the AgraQuant® Mollusk ELISA test kit.
