Business Wire

  1. Sterilox Launches Next-Generation Food Safety System 10/20/2008
    Sterilox Food Safety, a division of PuriCore (LSE: PURI - News), today announced the launch of its next-generation Sterilox Food Safety System Model 2200 for supermarket and foodservice customers
  2. U.S. Food And Drug Administration Selects Applied Biosystems To Provide Mass Spectrometry Instrument Systems For Food Contaminant Testing 9/29/2008
    Applied Biosystems Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has purchased seven of the company’s 4000 QTRAP Systems for the analysis of potential harmful pesticides in the U.S. food supply.
  3. Heinz Recalls One Batch Of Baby Food In Hong Kong As A Precautionary Measure 9/26/2008
    Heinz is taking the precautionary measure of recalling one batch (270 cases of only one variety) of baby food in Hong Kong because of trace levels (1.6mg/kg) of melamine.
  4. Breakthrough Food Safety Product Kills Pathogens AND Protects Consumers 9/4/2008
    Cantaloupes from Central America, seafood from China, peppers from Mexico, tomatoes from Florida … Long established refrigeration technology and the global transportation industry allow people to experience fresh and frozen products from around the world each and every day
  5. Rohm And Haas, Nordmeccanica Group And Paperplast International Collaborate To Speed Packaging Lamination And Lower Costs through Sustainable Technologies 8/28/2008
    Specialty materials company Rohm and Haas (NYSE:ROH) announced today that its close collaboration with equipment co-suppliers is helping packaging converters succeed on multiple fronts: speeding production, lowering costs, producing innovative laminations, improving food safety and meeting sustainability goals
  6. Associated Packaging Technologies Introduces Recycled PET Frozen Food Trays; Partners With ConAgra Foods On Launch 8/21/2008
    Associated Packaging Technologies (APT) is partnering with ConAgra Foods (Omaha, NB) to bring the first recycled PET (RPET) frozen food trays to market in North America
  7. Fresh-Pak Introduces Eco-Shee 2000 Series Anti-Skid Plastic Slip Sheets 8/18/2008
    Fresh-Pak announces the introduction of the Eco-Sheet 2000 Series of Plastic Slip Sheets
  8. PerkinElmer Expertise And Solutions Integral To Food Safety Monitoring For The Beijing Games 8/7/2008
    PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE:PKI), a global leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, today announced that its analytical solutions are being used by the Beijing Municipal Center for Food Safety Monitoring (BFSM) in a mobile laboratory supporting the Beijing Games
  9. Intertek Opens Innovative Food Testing Laboratory In Beijing 8/5/2008
    Intertek, the leading international provider in quality and safety services, opened a new, innovative food testing laboratory in the southwest area of Beijing, China to offer an array of services to manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who produce, import, buy and sell food products in Beijing and Northern China
  10. ARAMARK Business Dining Wins Award For Sustainable Foodservice Practices In New Mexico 7/25/2008
    Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) recently honored ARAMARK Business Dining with its Pollution Prevention Award for its commitment to sustainable practices. The recognition was given to ARAMARK for spearheading the transformation of the onsite restaurants, coffee kiosks, catering operations and mobile vending programs on the 36-square mile campus in Northern New Mexico