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NewsAir Products launches online calculator for food industries
Air Products has launched an interactive, online tool to allow food manufacturers to assess which packing provides the best solution for minimising food waste and reducing the carbon footprint of a product.
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Messer faces lawsuits over fatal liquid nitrogen leak
Messer has received four wrongful death lawsuits in a Georgia state court relating to the six workers who were killed by a liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, on Jan. 28.
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Investigation focuses on cryogenic freezing system
An investigation into a liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry processing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, that killed six people is focusing on a cryogenic freezing system manufactured by Messer.
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At least six dead after liquid nitrogen leak
At least six people were killed after a suspected liquid nitrogen leak at a poultry plant in the US state of Georgia on 28th January, according to officials.
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Food for thought
Cryogenic equipment manufacturer Dohmeyer is seeing a consumer shift towards plant-based protein products, driven by Flexitarianism – an increasingly popular diet centred on plant foods with the occasional inclusion of meat that claims to reduce your carbon footprint and improve your health. “Flexitarians are mainly Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X ...
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Cylinder testing systems
With gas world’s theme this month of Food and Beverage and the paramount role of cylinder testing systems in ensuring the safety and quality of carbon dioxide (CO2) cylinders in this sector, Swiss Safety Center AG shares its insights into automated testing systems. At a time when terms like Internet ...
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An introduction to… Continuous gas monitoring via GC
Permanent gas analysis finds a wide range of applications in the fields of petrochemicals, chemicals, and wider energy industries. Permanent gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen, argon and methane (CH4) are common in pure gas manufacturing, refinery gases, natural gas, fuel cell gases, and many other industrial processes. ...
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In focus… Dry ice in food and beverages
There are two primary ways dry ice is used in the food and beverage industry: cold chain management and in food processing. A solid form of carbon dioxide, dry ice is used for cooling during the transport of many types of food items. Its unique characteristics make it a more ...
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Improving the analysis in CO2 purification processes
The carbon dioxide (CO2) industry is rapidly evolving from the one we have grown accustomed to.
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Covid-19’s impact on food freezing and chilling
There’s nothing like the sight of empty supermarket shelves during a global pandemic to spark fears of food shortages. When news of coronavirus (Covid-19) grabbed the world’s attention earlier this year, anxious shoppers stripped bare the shelves of cupboard staples like pasta, rice, flour and tinned foods, as well as ...
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Preview: Food for thought
Cryogenic equipment manufacturer Dohmeyer is seeing a consumer shift towards plant-based protein products, driven by Flexitarianism – an increasingly popular diet centred on plant foods with the occasional inclusion of meat that claims to reduce your carbon footprint and improve your health. “Flexitarians are mainly Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X ...
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Air Products launches online freezing calculator tool
Air Products has launched a new interactive tool that enables food manufacturers to compare freezing times for products using cryogenic versus mechanical freezing technologies.
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Dippin’ Dots expands cryogenics business
American flash-frozen beaded ice cream company Dippin’ Dots has opened a new 6,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Kentucky to support the demand for its Dippin’ Dots Cryogenics business.
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Air Products tests shelf life of reduced CO2 MAP
Research conducted by Air Products has shown that the amount of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) used in Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) can be reduced to as low as 20% while still maintaining the ability to extend the shelf life of food products.
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HOYER expands foodstuff tank container fleet
The HOYER Group has expanded its foodstuff tank container fleet with 50 new ISO Reefers, 25 of which have integrated stirrers.
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Exclusive: The future is now for dry ice
Swiss dry ice and CO2 recovery plant specialist Comtecswiss has exclusively revealed to gasworld the launch of its new oil-free dry ice machine, described as a ‘world innovation’ in this ever-growing market.
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A fresh perspective on MAP
Rob Cockerill unpacks the story of HTK Hamburg GmbH and gets a fresh perspective on the modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) business in an interview with Managing Director Gunnar A. Baumert.
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AMETEK MOCON launches new analyser
Headspace analyser manufacturer AMETEK MOCON has today introduced a new portable headspace gas analyser, providing a quality control solution for specific food applications.
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US CO2 Shortage: Talks of a tight supply continue
Second from the coronavirus, CO 2 seems to be the hot topic dominating the US headlines at present, with floods of publications reporting suggestions of a CO 2 shortage.
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Singapore exploring acceleration in aquaculture as nation looks to local food future
Aquaculture is again in focus in Singapore as the country prepares to scale up local food production against a backdrop of coronavirus-driven disruptions to global supply chains.
