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Testing food with mericon kits
Qiagen launches 11 mericon kits for convenient, fast and reliable food testing, which detects genetically modified organisms (GMOs), pathogens, and ingredients from animals or plants. The new, ready-to-use, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …
plants | 01 July 2011
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Qiagen launches new food testing solutions
Qiagen launches 11 mericon kits for convenient, fast and reliable food testing, which encompasses products for the detection of a broad range of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), pathogens, and ingredients from animals or plants. The new, rea…
plants | 10 June 2011
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Symrise participates in Vitafoods
At Vitafoods this month, Symrise AG and its business unit Consumer Health presented concepts revolving around function and taste such as Actiplants Bil-berry, an extract of bilberries (Vaccinum myrtillus) with an anthocyanin concentration of at least…
plants | 18 May 2011
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Ecolab introduces lubricant for bottling plants
Ecolab introduces DryExx GF, a new conveyor lubricant specifically designed for use with glass bottles on steel conveyor belts. The company said DryExx GF saves up to 80% of the water used when compared to traditional wet lubricants whileachievin…
plants | 10 May 2011
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SIG Combibloc to reduce energy consumption by 35%
By 2015, SIG Combibloc plans to have reduced CO2 emissions in its production plants world-wide by 40%, energy consumption by 35% and specific waste volumes by 25%. It also plans to increase the percentage of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) -labe…
plants | 04 May 2011
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Chr. Hansen upgrades color facilities
Due to continued strong demand for natural colors in the global food industry, Chr. Hansen has extended its food coloring production plants located in South America and Europe. It has also inaugurated a new and improved color production facility in L…
plants | 01 May 2011
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Casey Container Corp to develop biodegradable preform/bottling plants
Casey Container Corp has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with CEG Fund to obtain up to $65 million to develop several international biodegradable preform and/or bottling factories under a multi-year contract. The funding is allocated to several pl…
plants | 08 April 2011
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O-I acquires two plants in northern China
Owens-Illinois said it had entered into an agreement to acquire the glass container manufacturing business of Hebei Rixin Glass Group in northern China. The deal, expected to close before year-end, means O-I has more than doubled its capacity in …
plants | 15 December 2010
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Coloring foods taking the place of E numbers
During the HiE exhibition in Madrid this month, the GNT Group showcased the diverse spectrum of colorful natural concentrates made from edible fruits, vegetables and plants. With its Exberry range, the company has developed coloring foods made fr…
plants | 25 November 2010
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Study shows single gene boosts yield and sweetness in tomato hybrids
Giving tomato breeders and ketchup fans something to cheer about, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientist and his colleagues at the Hebrew University in Israel have identified a gene that pushes hybrid tomato plants to spectacularly inc…
plants | 01 June 2010
