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China halts sales of tainted bottled water
Authorities in Beijing, China, have reportedly halted the sale of 31 brands of bottled water after the products failed safety tests, the government has said. Random inspections found bacteria colonies in bottled water, the Beijing Administration …
tests | 05 July 2011
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Yeast tests demonstrate reduction in acrylamide by 90%
Phyterra Yeast, a division of Functional Technologies Corp, has announced initial test results for bread made with Acryleast, its acrylamide-preventing proprietary yeast. It demonstrated acrylamide reductions of approximately 90%, when compared t…
tests | 06 July 2010
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Qiagen acquires portfolio of molecular food safety tests
Qiagen says it has entered into an agreement with the Institute for Product Quality (ifp), pursuant to which the company has acquired all rights to 70 molecular food safety tests developed by the Berlin-based specialized laboratory center for food an…
tests | 11 June 2010
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Biopack completes tests on ‘coated’ trays
Biopack Environmental Solutions, a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of 100% biodegradable packaging products, announces the completion of initial sampling runs and testing of its moisture-, grease- and water-resistant trays or ‘coated’ trays. …
tests | 30 October 2009
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Barrier tests proves plastic to be almost as effective as glass
Superfos has conducted barrier tests that showed plastic can be as effective as glass. One of the tests is sealing red cabbage in a SuperFlex container with barrier labels, membrane and a membrane lid. The vegetable kept its color and freshnes…
tests | 14 September 2009
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Hong Kong releases results of melamine tests
Hong Kong’s Centre for Food Safety (CFS) has released the latest batch of results of melamine tests. The results showed that all 88 samples tested were satisfactory. These included milk, milk beverages, milk powder, frozen confections, eggs, cakes…
tests | 30 December 2008
