Archives for January 8, 2015

Beyond GMOs: Europe needs to update biotech regulation

The European Union needs to update the way it regulates biotechnology as advances are made in plant breeding – or risk disrupting trade in commodity crops, according to Professor Huw Jones of Rothamsted Research.

From Cadbury, India, to McVitie's, UK, FlowCrete expands into F&B industrial flooring

FlowCrete Group, which supplies resin flooring to large-scale industrial and commercial premises has been recognised by RPM in its Connections Creating Value Award, following successful contracts at Cadbury, India, and McVitie’s, Glasgow.

Company added one production line, 16 jobs

Tyson beefs up Emporia facility, slims down inefficient capacity

Tyson Foods has begun the New Year by getting its manufacturing operations in shape. The US’s second-largest food processor recently concluded a line expansion at its prepared foods plant in Emporia, Kansas and put its Buffalo, New York facility up for...

Researcher finds chitosan film, made from crustacean shells, preserves carrots

A researcher has penned a paper on using chitosan, made from crustacean shells, to substitute petroleum by-products in food packaging.