Requirements for materials handling and conveying for the food industry vary with the foods and the processing methods. With safety and hygiene being the top priorities, food and beverage companies ...

Ingredients present in food packaging can leach into the food. Depending on the materials used, ingredients can leach contaminants that may cause serious health problems. These food packaging ...

The water-proof food packaging is made from a type of corn protein called zein, starch and other naturally derived biopolymers, infused with a cocktail of natural antimicrobial compounds (see video).

What we throw away as food waste may hold the key to healthier crops, stronger ecosystems, and new medical compounds.

Publix Super Markets, one of the largest grocery chains in the Southeastern United States, announced two recalls of Market Ground Beef products in Georgia in less than a week last month following ...

Kathleen Merrigan directs the Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems at Arizona State University, which receives funding from the Organic Trade Association. She is co-director of a project on ...

That unexpected ingredient is something called a plasticizer: a chemical used to make plastic more flexible and durable. Today, plasticizers—the most common of which are called phthalates—show up ...

Kroger was one of four companies, along with Target, Albertsons and Walmart, that were sent warning letters by the US Food ...

Now, restaurants are filling up again, and the surrounding streets and stores feel busier than they did a year ago. But even as life inches closer to “normal” for some diners, the inner workings of ...

Consumer spending data often provides a glimpse into the future — revealing which products Americans are likely to prioritize ...

It sounds like the premise of a comedy sketch, but researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo led by Yuya Sakai have developed a way to recycle food scraps into ...