Topic: food safety
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Seprify Secures €13.4M to Replace Titanium Dioxide with Cellulose
Seprify, a Swiss startup, has raised €13.4 million to commercialize a cellulose-based whitening agent, inspired by the light-scattering scales of a beetle, as a natural replacement for titanium dioxide. Growing regulatory bans on titanium dioxide in food and other products, due to safety concerns...
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Falcons Protect Cherry Farms and Food Supply
American kestrels provide natural pest control in Michigan cherry orchards, protecting crops by hunting rodents and insects, a partnership encouraged by growers with nest boxes. Scientific research shows kestrels also enhance food safety by reducing crop damage and contamination from other birds,...
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Don't Let AI Hype Hide Its Real Breakthroughs
Predictive AI, which analyzes data to select correct answers from known options, is a foundational and reliable technology already integrated into critical systems like navigation and medical diagnostics, unlike the more headline-grabbing generative AI. While generative AI fuels speculative narra...
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