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IFT's Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
A Review of Research to Help Predict Fish Flavor Shifts

Marine fish lose flavor quality quickly due to chemical and microbial changes during processing. Using the large yellow croaker as a model, this review tracks how these reactions interact. It offers a roadmap using AI and sensors to better control and preserve seafood flavor.

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PR Newswire
Solina Buys Epicurean Butter, Expands Flavor Innovation Capabilities

Solina, a California firm that helps scale F&B innovations, has bought Epicurean Butter, a Denver-based maker of flavored compound butters and customized flavor solutions. The acquisition expands Solina's capabilities in dairy innovation with expertise in flavors, innovation, and customization.

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University of Bonn
Behavioral Cues Improve Selection of Higher Animal Welfare Food Products
Researchers at the University of Bonn found simple in-store messaging increased purchases of higher animal welfare products, with combined cues driving the greatest shift in consumer choice in a virtual supermarket study.
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KTVU
New California Law Changes Confusing 'Sell By' Labeling Rules

Now, a new California law seeks to help consumers decide whether it's safe to eat something based on the date stamped on the packaging, with the goal of reducing the billions of unspoiled meals that end up in our landfills — food that’s thrown out prematurely.

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Purdue Food Science Online Academy: Learn Your Way
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Packaging World
Are They Going to Cut the GRAS? And What About Packaging?

A storm is brewing over the legal requirements for substances in foods and beverages that that are considered Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). The storm is mostly aimed at food ingredients, but food-contact substances, like packaging materials, could be caught up in the changes as well. 

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European Food Safety Authority
Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley Cases Linked to Flavored Noodle Products

Flavored noodle products are the most likely source of an ongoing multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infections, with evidence linking the cases to the same, unnamed brand, according to the European Food Safety Authority and The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. 

 

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Bringing the Feel to Nonalcoholic Beverage Formulations
Today’s beverage consumers want more than function. They want a noticeable shift in feeling. Explore how ingredients and sensory design can help nonalcoholic and functional RTDs deliver the moment.
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Supreme Court Refusal Leaves State Pork Sales Restrictions in Place

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Massachusetts’ Question 3 animal confinement law. The case was brought by a half-dozen pork companies challenging a state law that prohibits the sale of pork there unless it comes from animals raised under specified confinement standards.

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Green Queen
EU Pledges Farmer Support for Diversification to Plant-Based Crops

Europe’s farmers are calling for more support to accelerate a shift toward plant-based farming and diversify their incomes, something the agricultural commissioner has promised as part of the EU's new protein plan. 

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Food Fix (subscription required)
Why the Federal Preemption Effort is Falling Flat in Congress

As we roll toward the Fourth of July recess, I thought it would be a good time to check in on how the food industry’s doing in its push for federal legislation that preempts state laws on food additive regulation, labeling, and other related policy issues. Not well, it seems.

 

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CNY Central
N.Y. Food Banks to Receive 4.9M Eggs in Price-Fixing Settlement

Food banks and community organizations that serve New Yorkers will get 4.9 million eggs as part of a settlement with three egg producers accused of price collusion. The settlement also included $3.3 million in payments of fines.

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