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Trending – Tryptophan

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

November 15, 2021 - Trending

It’s turkey time! That means we hear more about tryptophan found naturally in turkey. In this post, we explore tryptophan. What is tryptophan? What does it do? Tryptophan is a naturally occurring essential amino acid. Amino acids are responsible for vital bodily processes…

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Publication spotlight: Cannabidiol (CBD) Research

Norbert Kaminski

November 1, 2021 - Cannabidiol (CBD)

We’re thrilled to bring to your attention two projects CRIS has recently completed on CBD. We’re thrilled to bring to your attention two projects CRIS has recently completed, one which has been published and the second that has been accepted for publication…

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Cultivated Meat & Seafood – What to expect

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

October 25, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood

In this series, we’ve explored cultivated meat and seafood. In this post, we’ll look at the products that may be the first type on the market and answer some lingering questions. What is cultivated meat and seafood? Cultivated meat and seafood is meat…

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Cultivated Meat & Seafood – Regulations

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

October 18, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood

We've looked at cultivated meat and seafood in this series. In this post, we discuss the safety and future regulations of these products from a U.S. perspective What is cultivated meat and seafood? Cultivated meat and seafood is meat and seafood grown outside…

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Cultivated Meat & Seafood – Technology

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

October 11, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood

In this series, we're looking at cultivated meat and seafood. In this post, we take a look at the emerging technology enabling cultivated meat and seafood production. What is cultivated meat and seafood technology? Scientists use an emerging branch of biotechnology called cellular…

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Cultivated Meat & Seafood – Background

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

October 4, 2021 - Cultivated Meat & Seafood

In this series, we explore traditional meat and seafood alternatives that represent an emerging food technology poised to change our foodscape. Traditional meat and seafood alternatives: Cultivated meat & seafood – background Maybe you've heard of lab-grown meat? Or perhaps, cultured meat? Maybe…

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Regulation – Understanding Proposition 65

Elisabeth Anderson

September 27, 2021 - Regulation

We’ve looked at the federal regulations governing our food, cosmetics, and other ingredients in the USA. This post looks at state legislation that’s frequently the center of attention, Proposition 65. What are the differences between federal and state regulations? Generally speaking (there are…

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Packaging – Plastic Wrap

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li

September 21, 2021 - Packaging Trace Contaminants & Residues

Updated: April 7, 2026 Plastic wrap is one of the most commonly used tools for food storage, but many people wonder what food-safe plastic wrap is made of and whether it is safe to use. In this post, we break down how plastic…

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Trending – Aflatoxins

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li, Joe Zagorski

September 13, 2021 - Trending

We periodically see pet food recalled for aflatoxin contamination. In this post, we look at aflatoxin contamination and put it into context. Updated: June 3, 2022 What are aflatoxins? Aflatoxins are a family of compounds naturally produced by certain fungi, most often mold from the Aspergillus…

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Trending – Chlorpyrifos

Elisabeth Anderson, Jinpeng Li, Norbert Kaminski

August 30, 2021 - Trending

Recently, U.S. federal regulators banned the pesticide chlorpyrifos for agricultural use. In this post, we take a look at this chemical and explain what this means. What is chlorpyrifos? Why was it used? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1). Manufacturers also used chlorpyrifos in…

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