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Rapid Listeria species detection

July 8, 2020

InSite Listeria test is certified as an AOAC RI Performance Tested Method (certification number 061802)—which verifies that the test detects low levels of Listeria species on stainless steel, ceramic and plastic surfaces—and can more specifically detect presumed positive Listeria, excluding more non-Listeria species.

Food Safety

Positive salmonella test leads to recall of earlier lot of macadamia nuts

Company found bacteria during routine finished product testing of NOW Real Food raw macadamias

Rose Shilling

June 17, 2020

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NOW Health Group Inc. found salmonella in routine finished product sampling of raw macadamia nuts, causing a recall of an earlier lot that had been distributed nationwide and online.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2020

Questions to Consider When Establishing Cannabis Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Companies have multiple questions to address when establishing production dynamics for manufacturing cannabis-infused foods or beverages.

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

June 2, 2020

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Companies looking to establish or fine-tune the parameters required for production of cannabis-infused foods and beverages need to take a hard look at their supply chain.

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Liquid chromatography system

May 6, 2020

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Food labs can optimize routine testing and quality control workflows with the Vanquish Core HPLC system, which automatically monitors and tracks mobile phase consumption and waste accumulation.

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Surface screening test

May 5, 2020

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InSite L. mono Glo is a self-contained, environmental sampling and screening test for listeria species and Listeria monocytogenes for environmental monitoring in food processing facilities after cleaning.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2019

Cannabis Potency Analyzer

June 27, 2019

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This high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) is designed for quantitative determination of cannabinoid content.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2019

QSight 400 Series Triple Quad Mass Spectrometer

June 27, 2019

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This highly sensitive analytical instrument is designed for rapid identification and quantitation of pesticides, mycotoxins and emerging contaminants in complex food, cannabis and environmental testing applications.

Sara Lee celebrates grand opening of its R&D innovation center, test kitchen

Sharon Spielman

June 25, 2019

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Sara Lee Frozen Bakery celebrates the addition of a state-of-the-art 10,000 sq.-ft. R&D innovation center and test kitchen with an opening ceremony at its headquarters in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS | JUNE 2019

Cannabis testing is an exact science - regulations are not

Wayne Labs

June 24, 2019

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In the U.S., there are 33 states, plus the District of Columbia, with some form of legal cannabis for medicinal purposes, and 10 states that allow it for recreational use. However, when it comes to specifying the level of THC, CBD, terpenes and the other 80 or so constituent components in cannabis, there's a smorgasbord of rules and regulations.

Inspecto's portable contaminant detector

Engineering R&D

Test for chemical contaminants on the spot

Wayne Labs

May 22, 2019

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A new, portable contaminant detector—now in trials by food processors and supply chain participants—promises to make testing for unwanted chemical constituents much faster and easier, truly "on the spot."

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development

Packaging Research in Food Product Design and Development is the first book to comprehensively address the issues of graphics design and visual concepts, from a systematic, scientific viewpoint, yet with business applications in mind.

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Food Engineering

2020 July

In the July 2020 issue of Food Engineering, Clif Bar's Indianapolis bakery takes the title of Fabulous Food Plant with the implementation of the company's visual bakery project.

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