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Silliker Expands Capabilities in Nutrition Analysis
Silliker Inc. (Booth 6009), a global network of contract research labs with expertise in microbiological analysis, food safety, product and process validation, and training, has announced expanded capabilities in nutrition analysis, including… Read more
Explosive Shock Wave Tenderizes Muscle Meat
Hydrodynamic pressure processing (HDP) can improve the tenderness of intact muscle meat, said Brian Bowker, USDA-ARS, at Session 165 “Food structure changes through innovative processing technologies” on Monday afternoon, July 19. HDP subjects… Read more
Irradiation Facilitates Global Trade of Produce
Irradiation is finding greater use as a phytosanitary treatment to control quarantine pests in fruits and vegetables destined for export, said Guy J. Hallman, USDA-ARS, at Session 104 “Food Irradiation: Applications and acceptability of irradiated… Read more
New Stand-Alone Instrument Designed for Processing Environments
by Mary Ellen Kuhn Buchi Corp. (Booth 5577), a Switzerland-based company with U.S. headquarters in New Castle, Del., has unveiled its NIR Master, the first stand-alone FT-NIR spectrometer specifically designed to handle routine quality control… Read more
Emerging Technologies Bolster Food Processing
Four novel technologies—roasting combined with pasteurization, aseptic particle flow monitoring, microwave vacuum technology, and microencapsulation—will be featured at Session 208 “New Products & Technologies: New process technologies”… Read more
Feeding Astronauts, Soldiers, and Civilians
Many advances in food processing that ultimately find their way to products on store shelves originate from research on feeding programs for the military and space exploration. Session 213 “Novel processes and food safety for military and space… Read more
Securing Food for an Underfed and Overfed Planet
Nearly one billion people around the world suffer from chronic food shortage and many more experience devastating nutritional deficiencies. At the same time, obesity is a serious problem in expanding parts of the world, where people have access to… Read more
‘Hidden’ Innovation on Display
About 50 attendees and eight companies participated in the second annual Intellectual Property Exchange (IPEx) forum on Sunday afternoon at the IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo®. Many of the companies were showcasing little-known intellectual… Read more
Geochemistry Reveals the Geographic Origin of Food
Is that Serrano ham from Spain … Are those Tiger prawns from Australia … Is that Kona coffee from Hawaii? Thanks to the science of geochemistry and the use of trace elements and isotopic signatures, questions surrounding the authenticity and… Read more
Would You Rather Invent or Innovate?
by Toni Tarver The scientific session “Intellectual Property: Principles and Practices” offered three perspectives on intellectual property management and the applications specific to the food industry. Three presenters provided information… Read more
Artificial Eye Scrutinizes Complex Food Products
by Toni Tarver At the 2010 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, Alpha M.O.S. (booth #6676), an instrumentation company that specializes in sensory analysis, announced the launch of its latest sensory tool: the IRIS Visual Analyzer. The visual… Read more
Formulaction Showcases Analysis Instruments
by Mary Ellen Kuhn Formulaction Inc. (Booth 2868), a French company, with offices and technical staff in the United States, dedicated to “smart scientific analysis,” showcased some of its instrument offerings and explained how they can… Read more
Challenges for evaluating the safety of food nanomaterials
Evaluating the safety of nanomaterials in foods presents multiple challenges, according to speakers at the fifth IFT International Food Nanoscience Conference. Attracting nearly 100 attendees, the one-day conference took place on Saturday, July 17,… Read more
How Nanomaterials May Improve the Safety of Foods
Find out how nanotechnology may enhance food safety at Session 022 “Applications of novel nanomaterials in solving food safety issues” on Sunday morning, July 18, at 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Room S402ab. The symposium will examine novel… Read more
Looking for the Next ‘Big Thing’ in Technology, Product Development?
Successful food companies are looking beyond their office and plant walls and personnel to find the next “big thing” for a new product line, a new business platform, or to find solutions to everyday product and process development… Read more
