Besides large food producers like Campina, Bavaria, Nutreco, and DSM, there are also hundreds of SMEs active in food production and processing. The foods they produce range from confectionery, meat, dairy products, beer, and vegetables to ingredients and 'powders' for the food industry.
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New plastic electronics can greatly reduce food waste worldwide
Millions of tons of food are thrown away each year because the ‘best before’ date has passed. But this date is always a cautious estimate, which means a lot of still-edible food is thrown away. Wouldn’t it be handy if the packaging could ‘test’ whether the contents are still safe to eat? Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology, Universitá di Catania, CEA-Liten and STMicroelectronics have invented a circuit that makes this possible: a plastic analog–digital converter.
Pascalisation
Pascalisation is a new way of preservation with its history in the United States and is now more and more adapted in Europe. Food is subject to decay. Different ways of preservation, like pasteurize (short heating), sterilize (long heating) or adding preservatives are stopping the decay. The disadvantages of these ways of preservation may be a loss of vitamins, nutrition and taste.
Pascalised food such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are put under very high pressure so bacteria and fungi have no chance. An additional advantage is that the food remains completely intact and the food keeps its authenticity.
This way of preservation is completely natural. Food will keep all its nutrition and vitamins.
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