CURRENT HEADLINES

• BandD Foods To Invest $15M Into Processing And Packaging Facility In Georgia

  BandD Foods, a supplier of steak, beef, pork and chicken products, will invest $15M in opening a food processing and packaging facility in Sumter County, Georgia. The project is expected to create more than 100 jobs to Americus, Georgia.

• Tupperware Brands Awarded U.S. Patent For PONDS, A NASA-Tested Product Used To Grow Vegetables In Space

  Today, Tupperware Brands announces the issuance of a U.S. patent for PONDS (Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System) a unique device designed to grow vegetables in low earth orbit with minimal maintenance.

• Applied Food Diagnostics's SIMUL-qPCR Assays Received AOAC PTM Validations

  Applied Food Diagnostics Inc., a food science solutions company, is pleased to announce the three AOAC® Performance Tested MethodsSM approvals for its suite of simultaneous, multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (SIMUL-qPCR) assays.

• Neogen Launches Reveal® 3-D Food Extraction Buffer

  Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has launched a new food extraction method that expands the capabilities of select Reveal® 3-D food allergen tests to include the direct testing of food products.

• Iconic Style Meets New-School Tech: PMI's Stanley Brand Launches The Legacy Series

  Stanley, a PMI Worldwide brand, announces the launch of the Legacy Series with QuadVac™ technology.

• Anuvia Plant Nutrients And ATP Nutrition Launch SymTRX™ The First Bio-Based Granular Fertilizer In Canada

  Anuvia Plant Nutrients has entered into a strategic relationship with ATP Nutrition to promote, sell and service Anuvia's SymTRX products in Canada.

• Farmers Edge And Merit Functional Foods Form Strategic Alliance To Source Top Quality Plant-Based Proteins From Progressive Growers

  Farmers Edge, a global leader in digital agriculture, today announced a strategic collaboration with Merit Functional Foods (Merit) to source non-GMO canola and pea plant-based proteins from growers with data-driven farming practices.

• Food Safety And Security Is Top Of Mind For Consumers

  At Mars we are committed to tackling the most significant food security challenges facing global food supply chains, starting with food safety. Food safety applies across every step of the supply chain from farm to fork.

• Fortress Technology Announces Digital Quality Control Program For Metal Detectors In Food Manufacturing

  Metal detectors are an integral first step in food safety. However, proper management with regular testing of inspection systems is vital to ensure optimum protection is achieved.

• Styrenics Circular Solutions Demonstrates Mechanically Recycled Polystyrene Is Suitable For Food Contact

  Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to increase the circularity of styrenic polymers, has successfully demonstrated that polystyrene is mechanically recyclable to food contact standards.