UK government drops “Not for EU” labeling plans after industry backlash

The labels are already enforced on products in Northern Ireland to prevent British produce entering the Republic of Ireland, which is prohibited as part of the Windsor Framework agreement between the...

Xampla partners with Lehmann Ingredients to spread plant-based microencapsulation tech

Xampla’s technology works with a range of fat-soluble and fat-suspendable active ingredients, providing enteric release in the digestive system.Alexandra French, CEO at Xampla, remarks: “Lehmann’s is...

Chlorophyll Water launches rPET bottles with CleanFlake tech in US first

“As a brand, Chlorophyll Water is committed to sustainability and technology, which can improve the impact that packaging has on our environment,” explains the company’s founder, Matt Levine. “In...

Spilled milk? European Parliament faces backlash on vote against plant-based alternatives in school meals

An EP vote held last week weighed heavily in favor of the school scheme, which stipulates that fruit, vegetables and dairy products to be distributed in EU schools should be unprocessed, without...

SharpEnd CEO: Connected tech leaders could lobby against “crazy” labeling legislation to promote integrated...

“Right now, you’re not supposed to carry marketing messaging or brand experience around things like nutritional guides and going beyond the label. By combining those two work streams, you can deliver...

Removing PFAS with magnets: University of Queensland researchers develop water safeguarding technique

Polymer chemist Cheng Zhang and Ph.D. candidate Xiao Tan at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology cleared 95% of PFAS from a small amount of contaminated water in less than a...

Pet food likely contaminated with dangerous “forever chemicals” from packaging, warns EWG study

“It’s almost impossible to avoid PFAS because, as these tests confirm, they’re prevalent in all aspects of our daily lives,” says Sydney Evans, a science analyst at EWG who led the project. “The PFAS...