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Industrial Refrigerants – Safety and Sustainability

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Indiana Joins FSIS Interstate Shipment Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA’s Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program gives certain selected small and very small state-inspected meat processors the option to ship meat and poultry products bearing an official USDA Mark of Inspection across state lines.

Petainer Offers New Preform 'Ready-To-Be-Blown' PET Jar

Their petainerJar, a PET jar that can be supplied with short lead times either as a fully blown jar or as a PET wide mouth preform, ready to be blown by food manufacturers on their own premises when needed.

Sustainable 'Coffee Flour' Ingredient Derived From Coffee Cherries

CF Global's new technical process of converting the coffee cherry pulp into nutritious, gluten-free flour "will change the course of coffee history."

NRC Suggests Regulators Develop Separate Standards For Natural Gas Vehicles

The report also recommended that federal agencies adopt a regulation requiring that all new 53-foot or longer dry-van and refrigerated-van trailers meet performance standards that will reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Software & Technology

Plug Power Acquires ReliOn for Fuel Cell Stack Technology

ReliOn proton exchange membrane (PEM) cell technology will provide fuel cell stacks for Plug Power's GenDrive Class 3 units.

Mutant Wheat Fungus Continues To Frustrate Food Experts

Outbreaks of a deadly fungal disease in wheat crops in Germany and Ethiopia in 2013 continue to threaten global food security and stump scientists trying to stop its expansion.

Dairy Industry Groups Come Out Against Raw Milk

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), say that proposed raw milk legislation flies in the face of public safety concerns.

Waste Reduction

UK Restaurants Using High-Tech To Tackle Food Waste

Restaurants are turning to high-tech solutions like "talking" garbage cans and waste auditing systems in order to save money and reduce food waste.

A List Of 2014 Top 10 Most Innovative Food Companies

From innovative and newly engineered foods to farming practices that reduce greenhouse gases, these companies are cooking up new ideas and changing how we think about our food.

FDA's Proposed New Rules On Spent Grains To Impact Breweries

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing rules that would make breweries meet the same standards as livestock and pet-food manufacturers, requiring sanitary handling procedures and extensive planning, record keeping and reporting to health officials.

Carbon Footprint

Village Farms Announces Launch Of Renewable Energy Project

The renewable energy quad-generation energy project is a collaboration with Quadrogen Power Systems Inc. and FuelCell Energy Inc., and will enable Village Farms to commercially produce renewable heat and food-grade carbon dioxide for its vegetable greenhouse in Delta, British Columbia.

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