Packaging World  |  April 2016

For rigid plastic packaging supplier Plastic Technologies, Inc., understanding the needs of its customer base means looking outside its areas of expertise to understand changing market trends as well as complementary packaging equipment and materials innovations. From February 8-10 in Henderson, NV, PTI and co-producer SBA-CCI, a polyester packaging consultancy, held The Packaging Conference to share these market drivers and new technologies with the event’s more than 220 attendees that included brand owners, material and equipment suppliers, and other industry professionals. [continue reading]

Source: Fresher, safer, longer-lasting products with new pack technology

Popular Science  |  January 2011

Making a meal for your family or a group of hungry friends can be challenging enough. Now imagine trying to feed three people 250 miles above the Earth, who for months at a time will have no access to grocery stores or drive-thrus. All the menus you create have to be nutritionally balanced. The food needs to survive for months without refrigeration, and it needs to be pretty good, too–eating is one of the few comforts during an astronaut’s long-term stay on the International Space Station. [continue reading]

Source: How will we Eat on Mars?

Quality Assurance and Food Safety  |  December 2015

915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. [continue reading]

Source: 915 Labs Introduces Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization

The PE Hub Network  |  November 2015

915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a revolutionary new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded aggressive product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. The use of funding includes engineering and designing the MATS-150 commercial-scale system and supporting international food companies in developing new products with MATS, a transformative technology that will enable the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector to meet growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food. The total invested to date in the MATS technology, including R&D investment, is $25 million. [continue reading]

Source: 915 Labs takes in $3 mln

Business Wire |  November 2015

915 Labs, the exclusive provider of a revolutionary new food processing and packaging technology called Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS), exceeded aggressive product development targets with proceeds from its recent $3 million initial round of funding. The use of funding includes engineering and designing the MATS-150 commercial-scale system and supporting international food companies in developing new products with MATS, a transformative technology that will enable the consumer packaged goods (CPG) sector to meet growing consumer demand for high-quality, natural and additive-free packaged food. The total invested to date in the MATS technology, including R&D investment, is $25 million. [continue reading]

Source: 915 Labs Leads the Food Processing Revolution Fueled by $3 Million in Funding

Packaging Digest  |  June 2015

Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization improves on retorting by minimizing time-temperature requirements to produce healthier foods and cleaner labels. We interview a company principal about packaging options and requirements for MATS. [continue reading]

Source: Food packaging identified for new MATS processing

Food Safety Magazine  |  February 2015

There are typically a myriad of unknowns associated with the safe use of novel preservation technologies in the production of foods and beverages intended for human consumption. Chief among these are concerns for food safety and regulatory acceptance. Confirming food safety is a daunting undertaking.Validating food safety involves every element of the manufacturing process. Consideration must be given to microbial stability, toxicology, product and packaging interactions, process capability and product stability and chemistry, as well as possible harmful effects of the stabilization process. In most cases, there will also be the need to provide objective data that confirm, with a high degree of confidence, that the product meets the safety expectations of the various regulatory agencies. Under certain circumstances, the rigor demanded for confirming safety and regulatory compliance, when joined with the high associated cost, has served to slow or deter commercialization and therefore the uptake of novel processing and preservation methods. [continue reading]

Source: Novel Food Safety Technologies Emerge in Food Production