Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

Bisphenol A link to male sexual dysfunction challenged

17-Nov-2009 - toxicity for workers’.” BPA is a chemical used in food packaging such as polycarbonate baby bottles

Canada’s first organic preservative and disinfectant

30-Oct-2009 - this growing market need. Non-toxic, environmentally safe and now certified organic, Biosecur is a healthy

New eco-friendly product kills Salmonella, E.coli and, Campylobacter

16-Oct-2009 - . It changes the ionic structure of water to create non-toxic, oxidized antimicrobial solutions and reduced ’s non-toxic disinfectant is up to 80 times more effective than traditionally used chlorine

Dispatches from IBA

Cost and eco benefits from ‘revolutionary’ absorption system

09-Oct-2009 - A “revolutionary” non toxic, water-based refrigerant is at the heart of a new absorption system ... A “revolutionary” non toxic, water-based refrigerant is at the heart of a new absorption system ... and that Miwe’s new system offered a hazard-free solution to bringing freezer temperatures to -10C. Non-toxic

Germany backs bisphenol A in baby bottles

09-Oct-2009 - carcinogenic effect” and characterised the substance as having “low acute toxicity”. BPA is a chemical

Spectrometers detect toxic trace metals in rice products

02-Oct-2009 - Spectrometers detect toxic trace metals in rice products ... analyses of nutritional and toxic elements in rice products at parts per million and parts per billion levels, said a statement from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Targeted toxic elements include copper, zinc ... spectrometers, rice, toxic

Bisphenol A review prioritised as US announces chemical scrutiny overhaul

30-Sep-2009 - sweeping plans to revamp the current system under the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which she

Chemical industry rejects ‘lies’ allegation over BPA bill defeat

17-Sep-2009 - passed an amendment to SB 797 that would have seen the issue scrutinised by the Department of Toxic ’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment panel not to add BPA to a list of toxic substances known

New cash and regulations for Indian food processing sector

11-Sep-2009 - , microorganisms or toxic chemicals whose concentrations would fall below acceptable levels post sorting

"Make or break" time for California BPA ban

11-Sep-2009 - ’s Department of Toxic Substance Control two years to decide whether to regulate BPA under California’s Green

EFSA lowers ADI for three Southampton colours

13-Nov-2009 - Commission. The new ADIs were determined based on the toxicity levels observed in the animal studies

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Green tea extracts may protect against oral cancer: Study

06-Nov-2009 - ,” lead researcher Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulou, MD. “The extract's lack of toxicity is attractive and nervousness were mostly only recorded in the high-dose group. None of these produced no significant toxicity

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Move away from Western diet to reduce disease risk, says study

04-Nov-2009 - published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. AGEs are toxic substances reportedly Francisco said that the "toxic environment" of Western diets causes hormonal imbalances

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Boston Globe slams DSHEA and 'powerless' FDA

03-Nov-2009 - medications, and toxic plant material. “Under the current law, the FDA can take action against

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Vegetarian form of Celadrin launched

28-Oct-2009 - it to be safe, non-toxic and effective in reducing joint discomfort and improving joint flexibility.

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Meat linked to increased diabetes risk: Meta-analysis

28-Oct-2009 - ,” they explained. “They have been linked to beta cell toxicity. In addition, low doses of the nitrosamine

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EFSA recommends reduction of inorganic arsenic intake

23-Oct-2009 - Inorganic arsenic, mainly of geological origin and found in groundwater, is more toxic than , cancer, developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, cardiovascular disease, abnormal glucose metabolism

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Olive oil component could avert Alzheimer’s

20-Oct-2009 - how this naturally occurring compound, oleocanthal, beneficially alters the structure of highly toxic for ADDL toxicity. The scientists maintain that such insights could provide discovery pathways related

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GM maize approvals stumble at EU hurdles

20-Oct-2009 - it to produce a protein that is toxic to the Western Corn rootworm and other similar pests that can devastate

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Senate steroid hearing animates DSHEA reform call

12-Oct-2009 - have been found to be contaminated with toxic plant material, heavy metals, or bacteria,” Dr Cohen

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