Bio-Rad Laboratories has secured MicroVal certification for its EZ-Check™ Listeria spp. and EZ-Check Listeria monocytogenes Kits, adding a second major international validation to PCR-based tools designed to detect one of the food industry’s most persistent pathogens.
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection showcased a suite of new product inspection technologies at Interpack 2026 at Messe Düsseldorf in Germany, in May, targeting food manufacturers under increasing pressure to meet compliance demands, reduce contamination risk and integrate real-time data across production lines. The launches spanned metal detection, x-ray inspection, AI-assisted quality control and data management software.
PPM Technologies and Key Technology, both operating companies under the Duravant group, are introducing a fully integrated potato chip processing line aimed at addressing persistent challenges in high-volume snack production, including raw material variability, labour shortages and the coordination burden of managing multiple equipment suppliers.
Ibbenbüren-based ingredient specialist Crespel & Deiters has launched Lory® Tex Granules, a pea-based extrudate designed to meet the functional and nutritional demands of plant-based meat and fish alternative applications.
Polish botanical extract specialist Greenvit has introduced ARONVIT®, a concentrated aronia berry (Aronia melanocarpa) extract powder positioned as a polyphenol-driven prebiotic alternative to conventional fibre-based gut health ingredients. Greenvit launched ARONVIT at Vitafoods Europe in Barcelona.
GNT, the Netherlands-based supplier of plant-based colour ingredients, has expanded its EXBERRY® portfolio into the pet food sector, launching a range of fruit, vegetable, and plant concentrates designed to deliver colour, taste, and nutritional value to cat and dog food products.
GELITA AG, the German collagen protein specialist, took centre stage at Vitafoods Europe 2026 in Barcelona, showcasing its Bioactive Collagen Peptides® portfolio and unveiling a new ingredient targeting skin barrier health. The company, which served as the event’s official collagen sponsor, presented under its ‘Be Active!’ umbrella.
German functional food specialist SternLife used the PLMA World of Private Label Trade Show in Amsterdam (19–20 May 2026) to unveil three new private label concepts targeting women’s health, gut health and the protein bar segment. The concepts were presented at stand 1.A39.
Hamburg-based ingredient developer GoodMills Innovation will introduce its SNACKMAXX Masa Flours at SNACKEX 2026 in Lisbon on 17 and 18 June, presenting a clean label range engineered for tortilla chips, taco shells and adjacent snack formats. The launch targets a technical hurdle that has long constrained European masa snack development: the residual calcium hydroxide note […]
A patented steamed ginger extract has demonstrated statistically significant reductions in body weight, body fat and cholesterol levels in a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, according to South Korean nutraceutical developer 3H LABS Co., Ltd.