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New method to inhibit E. coli in sprouts

02-Nov-2009 - A treatment method using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) can help ensure the safety ... A treatment method using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) can help ensure the safety ... Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) treatment is a non-thermal food preservation technology capability The authors of this study claim that only a few previous studies have applied SC-CO2 to solid

Meat processors performing worst in sustainability stakes

19-Oct-2009 - . Meat was also the second highest producer of greenhouse gases in the food sector at 0.58 kg CO2-E /kg. Fats and oil production was top with 0.66 kg CO2-E/kg, while the paper industry generates 2.13 kg CO2-E

Protect food quality by preventing gas leaks from MAP packages

05-Oct-2009 - -leak detection system based on this CO2 detection technology. It is also capable of testing complete outer packs

Food processors given CO2 emissions break

24-Sep-2009 - Food processors given CO2 emissions break

Food waste processing plant wins government grant

21-Sep-2009 - will save nearly 20,000t of CO2 emissions per year, significantly contributing to regional greenhouse gas

New research promises breakthrough for recycled glass

11-Sep-2009 - not deliver the CO2 savings. “But,one tonne of cullet used for remanufacture, instead of virgin raw materials, provides a CO2 saving of 315kg.” Net importer At present clear (flint) glass

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Different shades of green: Looking beyond carbon footprints

18-May-2009 - or kilograms of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions. Now, wherever you stand on the global warming issue, businesses, under much media scrutiny, are aiming to cut emissions of gases like CO2 from

Wine makers claim elephantine sustainability success

15-May-2009 - dioxide (CO2) footprint during transportation. In attempts to cut down on these impacts, efforts have

Weighty answers from new packaging research

27-Apr-2009 - has confirmed that using carton packaging saves CO2 emissions and fossil resource consumption by up the product quality and accessibility.” Tom Kirchen, the company’s global food manager said: “Reducing CO2 ... CO2 emissions, environmental impact

Generator updates target compact nitrogen efficiency

09-Apr-2009 - generating products, the manufacturer also offers separate carbon dioxide (CO2) polishers for use

Dispatches from ADICT by SIAL Paris

Food innovation success demands consumer perception of benefits

18-Nov-2009 - credentials: "In recent years we have noted the development of products that emphasise their CO2 levels

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News in brief

German mineral water producers adopt Bericap’s closures

10-Nov-2009 - . The DoubleSeal SuperShorty is suitable for mineral water and carbonated soft drinks up to 8 g CO2 /l , and the closure ensures safe release of liquids from bottles up to 2,5 l in capacity.

http://www.beveragedaily.com/

Paper aims to debunk livestock production ‘myths’

06-Nov-2009 - that GHG emissions per cow have increased dramatically since 1944 – from 13.5kg in CO2 equivalents to 27

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UK dairy industry signs up to carbon cutting plan

04-Nov-2009 - is expected to save 28 per cent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in each sector including dairy. Moreover , it is expected to save industry £6 per tonne in implemented CO2 savings. He told this publication

http://www.dairyreporter.com/

Meat substitutes could combat climate change: Report

26-Oct-2009 - studies, including the CO2 produced by animal respiration, the reduced photosynthesis that can occur when

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Consumer will is vital to sustainable consumption, says report

20-Oct-2009 - levels, which have been calculated at over 30 GtCo2/yr. Globalisation could actually help speed

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Borregaard launches application-specific vanillin

09-Oct-2009 - operations, it said in March that EuroVanillin Supreme product had been found to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2 need to be planted an area roughly equivalent in sixe to Belgium. Marwedel said that lower CO2

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New partnership to yield biobased succinic acid

30-Sep-2009 - and reducing the CO2 footprint. The companies are using a fermentation process, and the substrate is crop planned for Q2 2010 will be "a one-time production run" as a "test". The companies

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Dispatches from DrinkTec

New enzyme enables 100 per cent barley beer

17-Sep-2009 - savings of 160-170 kg of CO2 reductions per ton of malt replaced with 100 per cent barley,” added of the brewing equation, Ondea Pro can help brewers reduce their CO2 footprint further by stopping imports

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Climate change could devastate US crop yields: Study

01-Sep-2009 - theory’ in which more CO2 could offset some negative effects, which he mentions is still a topic

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