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By Hugo Fuentes, CEO of The Owl Solutions Packaging waste is a significant problem for the environment and for companies operating in the food industry. In 2022, the federal government said that 2.8 million tonnes of plastic waste end up in landfills in Canada with only 9 per cent of plastics being recycled. Packaging materials such as plastic, paper, and …

Recycling, Composting, and the Lies People Tell By Roger Tambay Reducing our environmental footprint is an enormous task. Every year, an estimated metric: 227 million kg of plastic food packaging is sent to Canadian landfills. And over 56 million tons of greenhouse gases are generated annually by food waste in Canada, the equivalent of 17 million gas-powered vehicles, or two-thirds …

State-of-the-art automated solution helping meat processing plants more accurately inspect for safety and quality

Atlantic Canada-based company leveraging technology to help enhance food safety.

Genomics industry expert Precision Biomonitoring is developing a rapid, highly sensitive and mobile testing device aimed at improving the detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria like listeria and salmonella, particularly in leafy greens.With a grant from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) through the Innovative Solutions Canada Program, Project Bistro aims to offer technology that is even more sensitive than what …

Feta is a traditional and certified Greek cheese with high nutritional value and rich taste that goes well with almost all food products. It comes from sheep’s milk, or a mixture of sheep and up to 30% goat’s milk.Look for the PDO sign (Protected Designation of Origin) which ensures the quality, the uniqueness and the authenticity of Feta. Ingredients• 1 …

By Christopher Marinangeli If the pandemic has taught us anything, it is that Canadians are familiar with the nutritive value of beans. Early days saw empty grocery store shelves where canned and bags of dry beans were previously abundant, as uncertainty around supply chains caused Canadians to stockpile nutrient-dense foods. However, even before the pandemic, dry beans were and continued …