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MSHA optimistic about ‘downward trend’ of fatalities, silica rule development

Arlington, VA — The Mine Safety and Health Administration has recorded 70% fewer miner deaths through the first 10 weeks of 2024 than during the same period in 2022 and 2023.




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MSHA sees spike in Pattern of Violations offenders

Arlington, VA — Mine Safety and Health Administration officials recently identified multiple Pattern of Violations offenders during a single screening period – an action the agency says is unprecedented in its history.




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Trends in Natural Red Colors for Food Product Development

When food color innovation turned decisively toward nature for its sources of desirable pigments, food color technologists worked overtime to develop cost-effective, clean-label colors. Some shades proved an extra challenge, with stability and fixing being major trouble spots. Red colors figured largely in that task.




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ADM: Global Trends, Tastes

ADM’s interactive booth (4.C10) will feature sensorial stations that allow for a deeper dive into the company’s technical expertise and vast library of ingredients, spanning health and wellness solutions, flavors and colors, culinary offerings and more.




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Oterra: Natural Color Blends

Oterra now offers ready-to-use Red and Pink ColorFruit® and FruitMax® blends for plant-based meat and seafood.




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Lycored: Taste the Trends

Booth visitors can immerse themselves in the benefits of Lycored's portfolio and see, taste and feel how Lycored discovers the beauty within – from healthier skin and body to more beautiful and delicious food.




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MGP: Gut Friendly

MGP Ingredients, Inc. announced that its Arise® wheat protein isolates have been certified as low FODMAP ingredients by Monash University. FODMAPs are a group of carbohydrates that are not completely digested or absorbed in the small intestine. 




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Liam's Allergy-Friendly Meals

The Twin Cities-based company was born out of necessity. Liam's Co-founder and CEO, Angie Nelson, is mom to a son, Liam, who lives with a handful of food allergies. Angie quickly learned how difficult it can be to find options fit for the whole family.




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ADM: Food, Color Trends

ADM shared its outlook on the flavor and color trends that will drive product innovation in 2024. With unapologetic abandon for self-expression coupled with individual wellness goals top-of-mind for consumers across regions, ADM has identified four trends that illustrate evolving consumer behaviors and will inspire memorable moments.




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T. Hasegawa: Meat Protein Trends

Each month, California-based flavor manufacturer T. Hasegawa USA publishes a report detailing emerging consumer trends in CPG food / beverage and foodservice menus.




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PPE vending machine

This personal protective equipment vending machine can hold 810-1,080 different products. A multilingual touchscreen display features product descriptions and pictures to help ensure workers select the proper PPE.




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Applegate Farms to Source Entire Beef Hot Dog Portfolio from 100% Certified Regenerative Beef by the End of 2025

Implementing this change across its entire beef hot dog portfolio is expected to contribute to the regeneration of six million acres of grasslands, which could increase the current regenerative acreage of Applegate suppliers by more than 2,200%.




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Limited-Time Prairie Fresh Signature Hatch Chile Pork Tenderloin

In addition to an already robust portfolio of cuts and flavors, including the recently added Nashville Hot pork loin filet, the new Hatch Chile tenderloin underscores Prairie Fresh’s commitment to quality, innovation and providing consumers with the best taste and flavor profiles possible.  




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Marquis Botanical-Inspired Lemon Lavender

Lemon Lavender joins the brand's portfolio as part of its aggressive growth strategy to stay ahead of the curve in the beverage space by keeping consumers engaged with fresh additions.




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Univar & Novoenzymes: On-Trend Tastes, Applications

Univar Solutions Inc. and Novozymes announced a new agreement to expand the partnership into the United States and Canadian food ingredients markets. The new food ingredients agreement takes effect May 1, 2021, one month after the companies announced an exclusive agreement expanding the partnership into the United States and Canadian beverage production, homecare, and industrial cleaning markets.




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Trends in ... eye protection

In 2014, nearly 24,000 eye injuries involving days away from work occurred, the Bureau of Labor Statistics states. Workplace-related eye injuries can have lasting and devastating consequences.




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GoGo squeeZ Active Fruit Blend with Electrolytes

GoGo squeeZ® continues the spirit of its 'FUN-damentals' campaign off-screen with a partnership with B-Girl and World Champion athlete, Logan 'Logistx' Edra, to encourage more people to give breaking, the "it" sport of summer, a try. 




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Van Drunen Farms: Top Trends

Using the top 2023 trends as your innovation guide is a way to overcome the overwhelm. Plus, keeping current trends in the food and beverage industry top of mind can help you create products that satisfy shifting consumer wants and needs.




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Zurge Proprietary Coffee Blend

CognatiQ® is derived from coffee fruit and has been clinically shown to increase levels of neuroprotein (BDNF), a key neuroprotein involved in overall brain health and vital to learning, memory, and higher thinking. 




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How Trending Ingredients Influence the Gut Microbiome on a Molecular Level

Ingredients that affect gut health are characterized as prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics, and newly defined “postbiotics.” Ongoing research is elucidating the mechanisms by which these ingredients confer health benefits, demonstrating how trending ingredients such as fiber affect the gut microbiome on a molecular level, by interaction with microorganisms either directly or within intestinal cells. 




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EverGrain: On-Trend Fiber, Protein

EverGrain Ingredients, a barley fiber and protein ingredient company backed by Anheuser-Busch InBev, offers ingredients that aim to enable a new benchmark for limited water use, emissions, and land use while ensuring better nutrition and taste. 




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Naturex: Food Friendly

The 100% natural ingredient overcomes the bioavailabilty challenges traditionally associated with turmeric. A single capsule containing 300mg of Turmipure Gold® delivers the same amount of curcuminoids to the blood as 1922mg of standard turmeric (containing 95% curcuminoids).




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Plant-Based Trends Are Growing Wild

With the plant-based movement currently booming, both new botanicals and those that have long been used in foods or beverages are finding new market avenues and applications.




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Immunity, Gut Health Trends Drive Formulations with Dietary Fibers and Gums

Decades of research have connected increased fiber consumption to a wealth of health benefits. The range is as comprehensive as heart health, reduced cancer risk, better blood sugar management, lower cholesterol, mental well-being, cognitive health, and even better dental health and reduced risk of dementia.




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Nui Foods Keto Friendly Cookies

Originally founded in 2016 in a small kitchen in southern California, Nui brand has since expanded its reach and offers four flavored cookies that can be purchased on www.eatnui.com, including: Peanut Butter, Chocolate Chip, Snickerdoodle and Double Chocolate.




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Splenda Diabetes Care Shakes

Splenda® Brand, a sweetener brand, announced that its line of Splenda® Diabetes Care Shakes is now available at Walgreens stores nationwide. The expansion comes on the heels of a successful regional launch in June 2020.




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Catalina Crunch Keto-Friendly Sandwich Cookies

Catalina Crunch® announced the expansion of its line of Keto-Friendly Sandwich Cookies. Inspired by classic favorites, the cookies are now available in four decadent varieties, with Vanilla Creme, Peanut Butter, and Chocolate Mint joining the original Chocolate Vanilla.




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Goalz Sustainable Keto-Friendly Chocolate

Goalz Chocolate is low-carb, vegan and made from three simple ingredients: cocoa beans, prebiotic fiber and allulose. Goalz Chocolate doesn’t contain oils, preservatives, fillers, soy lecithin or anything artificial.




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Blendtopia Prepackaged Frozen Smoothie Kits

Blendtopia’s prepackaged frozen smoothie kits set consumers up for wellness success with optimal convenience and without complication—simply blend with 12oz of liquid. The smoothie kits contain chia seeds, goji berries, wheatgrass and more.




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Dole Packaged Foods Keto Certified Frozen Fruit Blend

Dole Packaged Foods introduced the first Keto Certified Frozen Fruit Blend, the Dole® Keto Berry Blend, and a line of three new Dole Boosted Blends™. Each is designed to help support nutrition goals and can be used to make a convenient, ready-to-blend smoothie.




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WTRMLN WTR Functional Blends

WTRMLN WTR’s new functional blends are made with watermelon juice, which is a source of naturally superior hydration, and new functional ingredients, such as superfruit acerola juice, sea salt, turmeric, cayenne, hibiscus, ginger juice and tart cherry.




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Rind Snacks Island Blend

Island Blend is a bright, tangy mélange bursting with upcycled island fruits. The medley includes Sweet Honeydew Melon, Juicy Mandarin Orange and Chewy Banana.




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Kemin: Tortilla Trends, Formulation

Kemin Industries offers a free webinar for professionals in the food industry. “Translating Trends to Tortilla Formulation” helps viewers learn more about the latest in the tortilla industry.




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Florida Food Products: Taste the Trends

IFT23 attendees are invited to visit booth #S0400 and “Taste the trend”™ with a sampling menu that includes various clean label concepts created for the show. FFP is committed to providing innovative clean label solutions and offers a portfolio of solutions that naturally provide exceptional food protection, flavor, color, and texture for a variety of applications.




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Scoular: On-Trend Ingredients

Scoular, a global supply chain company, today launched a new name for its food ingredient business. The new name – Scoular Food Innovation – reflects the company's food industry expertise and experience supplying on-trend ingredients to meet growing consumer demand.




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Regenerative Agriculture, Organic Trends Spark Innovation for Grains, Rice and Pasta Ingredients

QUINN announced its participation in the Soil Carbon Initiative (SCI). Since 2020, QUINN has worked with Nebraska sorghum grower Steve Tucker, an SCI farmer partner, as he transitions to regenerative practices. Sorghum, a nutrient-dense and inherently sustainable crop, has been a crucial ingredient for Quinn’s supply chain since the company debuted whole-grain, gluten-free pretzels in 2016.




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Interview | Trends in Pasta

David Feder, Executive Editor-Technical for Prepared Foods media, takes a look at the trends in pasta and all things noodles, with Ann Contos, Senior Product Development Manager and Yury Krasilovsky, Executive Chef, Foodservice R&D for Barilla America, Inc., makers of pastas, pestos, and sauces since 1877.




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Ardent Mills: Insights From Trend to Table

Based on these findings, the report further outlines opportunities to spark innovation in flour and grain-based foods across a wide range of industry sectors.




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The Safe + Fair Food Gluten-Free, Allergy-Friendly, Plant-Based Popcorn Quinoa Chips

The chips are not fried and are free from artificial ingredients, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, and trans fat.




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Empowered Cookie Low-Carb, Diabetic-Friendly Soft Baked Cookies

The chewy cookies pack a guilt-free secret: they are low-carb, high fiber, high protein, diabetic-friendly, blood sugar balancing, dairy-free and contain 7g of plant-based protein.




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IFF: Label Friendly

IFF is pleased to introduce its GUARDIAN® family of products, an innovative line of plant extract-based formulations and synergistic oxidation control solutions. In food and beverage product design, controlling oxidation can help protect a product’s quality, freshness, and stability.




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South Beach Diet Keto-Friendly Program For 2019

The keto-friendly program option offers consumers the ability to adapt the proven South Beach Diet to make it more “keto.”




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Grain Free Clusters Trail Trek Blend

Bakery On Main is expanding its diverse portfolio of gluten-free cereals and snacks with the addition of a certified Paleo and Keto Grain-Free Cluster Trail Trek Blend snack line.




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New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Recommend Eggs for the Nutrition Babies Need for Brain Development

One of the best foods for a baby’s healthy brain development is already in most refrigerators: eggs. In an historic first, the newly released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans include recommendations for birth to 24 months old and specifically recommend eggs as an important first food for infants and toddlers, as well as for pregnant women and lactating moms.




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Trends in Nutraceutical Ingredients for Men's Health

Men's nutritional needs get recognition with new ingredients, solutions.




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Leahy-IFP All Friends Beverage Infusions

All Friends answers rising demand for better for you beverage options, especially among Millennials and Gen Z who control the largest share of dollars in the QSR and fast casual space.




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Customizing Premixed Dietary Blends for New Functional Formulations

Today’s suppliers do more than simply mix a formulation to the customer’s request; they offer guidance and expertise, typically staffing nutritionists, biochemists, and medical experts, as well as experts on regulations. They realize that often the company ordering a premix might not have the knowledge or in-house experience to create a safe and effective blend that includes the appropriate amounts and delivered bioavailability for each vitamin, mineral, or other component.




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Goode Health Launches Ultimate Wellness Blend to Address Nutrient Hunger Gap

Now available to consumers after an extensive research and test pilot phase, the smoothie blend comes in two flavors, Moroccan Chocolate and Vanilla Spice, both of which can be customized with up to four boosters: immune support, metabolism, vascular and recovery.




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Gelita: Tap Into the Trends: Collagen, Gummies

GELITA will show how its highly functional Bioactive Collagen Peptides (BCP®), along with the other natural, allergen-free, and clean-label ingredients in its portfolio, can hold the key to on-trend product development. CONFIXXTM next-generation gelatin for fortified gummies, specific BCP® for improved mobility, and pharmaceutical gelatins for targeted fill release will be just three of the innovative solutions on show.




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Z Natural Foods Vanilla Vitality Blend Coffee Creamer

Z Natural Foods, a provider of natural and organic foods, announced the launch of its latest innovation: Vitality Blend, a vanilla-flavored natural coffee creamer.