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Stem sell: An often-discarded mushroom part becomes a natural preservative

Startup Chinova Bioworks transforms mushroom stem fiber into a clean-label additive for food and beverage processing

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

April 22, 2022

Consumers may discard the stems of mushrooms when they prepare salads, or use them in cooking, but startup Chinova Bioworks has found a way to make use of the fibrous stems of white button mushrooms.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS posts updated reports on antimicrobial resistance profile

June 1, 2021

The quarterly antimicrobial resistance data for FSIS product categories has been updated on the FSIS website.

Dry Processing Technology

Antimicrobial pallets

February 9, 2021

The company has added Microban product protection to its pallets to resist the growth of product-damaging microbes.

Food Safety

Antimicrobials for clean labels

Like it or not, today’s consumers want safe foods without complicated, unrecognizable chemicals and preservatives to ward off bacteria, mold and spoilage.

Wayne Labs

October 16, 2017

Consumers want clean labels with preservatives and antimicrobials that they can recognize and understand: like vinegar, ascorbic acid, rosemary or chemicals derived from organic or natural substances.

Food Packaging

EU pushes for antimicrobial packaging

NanoPack aims to develop state-of-the-art antimicrobial packaging solutions for perishable foods based on natural nanomaterials that will prevent food-borne illness outbreaks and reduce food waste.

Crystal Lindell

January 16, 2017

The European Union (EU) has awarded the international NanoPack consortium €7.7 million to develop a solution for extending food shelf life by using novel antimicrobial surfaces.

TECH FLASH

Study examines natural antimicrobials’ effectiveness on Listeria

The AMI foundation studied antimicrobial ingredients and post-lethality interventions available for use on natural and organic RTE products

Jeremy Gerrard

July 29, 2014

Researchers concluded a combined approach decreases and suspends the recovery of Lm populations.

Anti-biofilm invention a breakthrough for preventing food packaging contamination

Jeremy Gerrard

June 23, 2014

A graduate student at Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered a way of attacking bacteria on food packaging, by disrupting bacterial biofilms that adhere to produce.