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Proventus Bioscience Breaks Ground on Its New Production Facility and Expansion of Its Laboratories and Fermentation Plant Food Industry

Proventus Bioscience Breaks Ground on Its New Production Facility and Expansion of Its Laboratories and Fermentation Plant

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, June 13, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Proventus Bioscience, a biotech company that produces sustainable biological microorganisms for use by various industries, announced the start of construction of its new 20,000-square-foot production plant and corporate headquarters at 4455 Griffith St., Saint-Laurent, QC.Proventus' new 20,000-square foot facility is designed…
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June 13, 2023
China Focus: Expanded use of B vitamins, consumers’ doubt about sweeteners, Kiji Kava’s distribution strategy, new industry association and more Food Industry

China Focus: Expanded use of B vitamins, consumers’ doubt about sweeteners, Kiji Kava’s distribution strategy, new industry association and more

China expands use of B vitamins into sports drinks, raises maximum dosage of taurine​​China’s food safety authorities have allowed the use of vitamins B1 and B2 in beverages for special purposes, such as sports and nutritive drinks. At the moment, vitamins B1 and B2 are allowed to be incorporated as…
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June 8, 2023
Canadians show mixed reactions to food sector adopting AI Food Industry

Canadians show mixed reactions to food sector adopting AI

Concerns over potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in the food industry loom large The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has significantly transformed various industries, and the food industry is no exception. Its emergence in the retail and service sectors has also brought forth a plethora of opportunities…
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June 7, 2023
Alternative protein from leaves? ‘Industry first’ development to reduce reliance on soy and pea Food Industry

Alternative protein from leaves? ‘Industry first’ development to reduce reliance on soy and pea

As vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian food markets grow, so too does demand for plant-based protein. In the UK, which boasts one of the most developed plant-based food markets, innovators are working to reduce the country’s reliance on imports of plant proteins such as soy and pea with a home-grown alternative:…
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June 6, 2023
Upcycled fermented seaweed and rapeseed meal combined to develop new alternative protein Food Industry

Upcycled fermented seaweed and rapeseed meal combined to develop new alternative protein

The collaboration, between the Danish Technological Institute, Fermentationexperts, EXPERGO and Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Chimie si Petrochimie, was undertaken in order to develop a new alternative protein out of the fermentation of by-products and macro algae. The new protein is made from a combination of fermented seaweed and rapeseed…
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May 23, 2023
RETAIL: Pick n Pay chairperson warns of possible food shortages and social unrest if rolling blackouts escalate Food Industry

RETAIL: Pick n Pay chairperson warns of possible food shortages and social unrest if rolling blackouts escalate

Pick n Pay chairperson Gareth Ackerman was frank in his assessment of the substantial impact of rolling blackouts — significantly worse during the second half of the trading year — on the retailer’s performance. Burning diesel in generators had added massively to Pick n Pay’s costs in recent months, which…
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May 4, 2023
What can the U.S. FDA learn from Canada’s latest Listeria policy? Food Industry

What can the U.S. FDA learn from Canada’s latest Listeria policy?

–– OPINION — By Donna Garren, executive vice president of science and policy, and Sanjay Gummalla, senior vice president of scientific affairs, both of the American Frozen Food Institute America’s food industry deserves a scientific and risk-based regulatory framework from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. That’s why the American…
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April 26, 2023