Japan’s Sanatech Seed has begun selling “Sicilian Rouge High GABA” tomato to consumers. This is the first genome-edited tomato to be sold on the Japanese market. The product was developed using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology to edit the tomato’s genome and remove the autoinhibitory domain that prevents tomatoes from increasing their GABA content. The tomato …
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It’s so easy these days to have our food delivered from a local grocery store or restaurant. During the recent covid pandemic, more and more consumers have began to rely on home-delivery services like Doordash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats rather than eating out or shopping for their weekly food supplies. Yet, 18% of consumers still …
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United States Early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget. Extreme heat with temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees made it difficult to keep up with the harvest and many processors had to leave their peas in the ground. Dry land pea fields …
A recent report on Front-of-Package (FOP) Food Labelling, from the Global Food Research Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is well-worth the study of anyone involved in the food industry today. Here are a few highlights of the report: Unhealthy changes in the foods we eat: An estimated 650 million adults worldwide live …
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Some incredible things are happening these days. On September 18, 2021, the Crew Dragon16 spacecraft splashed safely down off the coast of Florida after 3 days in orbit. This was an amazing success with an all-civilian crew, preparing us for future private adventures in space and perhaps a new outpost on the moon. Back on …
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United States Early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget. Extreme heat with temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees made it difficult to keep up with the harvest and many processors had to leave their peas in the ground. Dry land pea fields …
United States Green Pea market very short. The early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget. Extreme heat with temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees made it difficult to keep up with the harvest and many processors had to leave their peas in …
The Listeria Control Specialist Certificate is designed for food safety management in food manufacturing facilities whose responsibilities include preparation, production, packing and warehousing. Once the 5-course certificate program is completed, you will be formally recognized as an “expert” designated to control Listeria Monocytogenes (Lm) within your facility. These five online courses are focused on review …
Grocery stores in the U.S. continue to suffer supply problems. By now the reasons are clear – shortages of labor and raw materials added to the continuing logistical problems make getting back to normal relatively impossible – especially for the smaller stores and chains. Add stockpiling by consumers (when they can find the items they …
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The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) in July of 2020 approved new voluntary recommended practices for food safety labeling for not-ready-to eat (NRTE) frozen foods. AFFI urges all companies to update their packaging to reflect these changes. Many consumers consider frozen foods as RTE (ready-to-eat) and thus do not follow cooking instructions on the packaging …
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Here in America, we enjoy relatively cheap food prices compared to other areas of the world. But good things don’t last forever…so don’t be surprised by the coming strategy changes and price increases when shopping at your local supermarket. Sure, I’m grateful that the shelves are stocked with a variety of the latest delicacies from …
United States Green Pea harvest is now completed. The early summer heat took its toll on the Green Pea crop and most processors are 20% to 50% below budget. Extreme heat with temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees made it difficult to keep up with the harvest and many processors had to leave their peas …
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United States Green Pea harvest is now on the wind down in the Pacific Northwest. Continued extreme heat with temperatures between 105 – 117 degrees over the last week will hurt the pea crop outcome. Green Pea conditions are not good as many fields were lost to heat. Processors had a very difficult time keeping …
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Meet the Latest in Delicious High-Tech Fruit In 2015 Hiroki Koga came to California from Japan where he had worked as a consultant in the vertical farming industry. Although this industry initially failed in Japan due to expense, Koga knew this very “tech-savvy technology” could be successful if he found the right way to use …
If you export food and/or beverages to China, take note of the new rules recently announced by China. AFFI has provided a synopsis of the two decrees – Decree 248 and 249 from Hogan Lovells. Basically, all overseas food manufacturers, processors and storage facilities must be registered with the GACC – General Administration of Customs …
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United States Green Pea harvest is now underway in the Pacific Northwest. High temperatures over the last week has brought on the season quickly. Dry land pea fields are suffering due to lack of rain, and we may see a 40% to 50% reduction on yields for those that grow on dry land without irrigation. …
Reprinted from fda.gov – CFSCAN Constituent Updates On May 10, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened the FSVP Importer Portal for FSVP Records Submission (Portal) for importers of human and animal and human food into the U.S. The FDA established the Portal to serve as a dedicated, streamlined way for importers to submit FSVP records electronically …
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Most Americans have become used to low inflation, but all that is changing now. Although the price increases are difficult for many, most are not surprised. Let’s look back over the last 12-14 months. In March 2020 most of the global economy slowed to a standstill. In the retail and hospitality industry many workers were …
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These days we take a lot of things for granted; especially how easy it is to shop online! For many of us, those days of shopping at the mall are almost a thing of the past as we look instead to purchase online from Amazon or Walmart, two of the world’s largest e-commerce stores. After …
The FDA requires that facilities provide a UFI (Unique Facility Identifier) that is recognized as acceptable by the FDA when you submit your food facility registration or renewal in the Food Facility Registration Module (FFRM). The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has recently updated the guidance on compliance. This latest guidance supersedes the …