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Nestlé combines two scientific discovery units into one R&D company

Nestlé’s researchers collaborate with scientists at local and international academic institutions, enabling them to make scientific discoveries and to advance the quality of Nestlé’s products.
May 24, 2018
Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, announced plans to bring together its two scientific discovery units, the Nestlé Research Center and the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, to build one organization called Nestlé Research.
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Organic Trade Association kicks off pilot project to deter organic fraud

The pilot is designed to be an intensive-focused exercise in which participants will "test drive" the fraud prevention and detection strategies developed by the GOSCI Task Force.
May 24, 2018
The Organic Trade Association (OTA), Washington, D.C., kicked off of a groundbreaking pilot project to prevent and detect fraud in the global organic system.
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Cargill survey reveals U.S. consumers confident their food is safe

The survey also found that nearly 80% believed food producers are taking the necessary steps to ensure their meat is safe for grilling, while 87% believed an animal’s diet can have an impact on food safety.
May 17, 2018
Ninety-four percent of Americans say they trust their food is safe yes, according to a survey released by Cargill, Wichita, Kan.
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Aleph Farms Clean Meat

Aleph Farms institutes proprietary technology to expand uses of clean meat

Until now, clean meat—animal meat grown in a clean setting rather than in an animal—has often been limited to simple structures of one or two types of cell tissue, limiting its applications to ground meat.
May 2, 2018
Aleph Farms Ltd., Israel, announced two advances in the production of clean meat—expanding the composition of the meat itself and growing it in a more structured way.
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Micreos PhageGuard

Study reveals PhageGuard Salmonella treatment more effective than chemicals

The findings are of particular interest to meat and poultry processors looking to minimize the use of chemicals in their production processes.
April 30, 2018
Micreos, The Netherlands, released the results of a newly published scientific study that found PhageGuard S, a new treatment for Salmonella reduction on food products, to be more effective than lactic acid (LA) and peracetic acid (PAA).
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AFFI, Mérieux NutriSciences collaborate to improve food safety best practices

The program will also provide data to assess progress of Lm control systems within specific frozen food categories.
April 26, 2018
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), Arlington, Va., announced a new collaboration with Mérieux NutriSciences, Chicago, to develop a food safety program that measures the implementation of AFFI’s best food safety practices for environmental monitoring.
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Study reveals growth in ASC-certified foods

The results showed that the majority of respondents (92%) stated that their reputation had been enhanced by certification.
April 26, 2018
A study from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), The Netherlands, reveals that to date, more than 600 farms have been ASC-certified, the majority of which are in Europe and Asia.
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Report details uptick in food recalls since 2008

Six food categories accounted for the majority of food recalls in 2004, including prepared foods and meals.
April 16, 2018
Between 2009 and 2013, the annual average of recalls rose to 676, up from 304 as noted between 2004 and 2008. While an increase in the volume of food sold in the United States during this decade partially explains this statistically significant increase, other factors are also likely at play, according to a new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service, Washington, D.C.
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