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Posted on July 6, 2020January 4, 2023

Sustainable Food Packaging Expected to Make Comeback Post-COVID

Carol was quoted in this recent article on edible packaging, in which she explained that while the concept is not new, it has certainly advanced and will eventually find its place:

https://karmaimpact.com/sustainable-food-packaging-expected-to-make-comeback-post-covid/

Posted on June 7, 2019January 4, 2023

The Secret Sauce of Edible Cannabis in Canada

Read the article in the Spring 2019 issue of Canadian Food Business

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Posted on March 25, 2019January 4, 2023

Carol is quoted in the Spring 2019 issue of Western Food Processor

Kicking it Up a Notch
Automation Software is an overlooked food processing powerhouse
Download PDF (p. 47-48)

Posted on February 14, 2019July 3, 2019

Why Cannabis Edibles Are Creating a Buzz

Carol Culhane, President of International Food Focus Ltd., is one of the few experts in the emerging sector of edible cannabis.  Carol’s insight and advice is provided throughout the article, and, captured in the concluding paragraph of this comprehensive article on edible cannabis, published in the February issue of Food Technology.

Read article on the IFT website

Posted on December 20, 2018July 3, 2019

America is Soy Into Plant-Based Beverages

“In this issue of our Guest Post: Carol’s article explores the history, perspectives and important questions that the regulatory sector faces surrounding the naming and positioning of plant-based beverages in North America.“

Read article on Source Nutraceutical’s website

Posted on December 4, 2017July 3, 2019

Carol is featured in Cabbage Town Living Toronto article “Resolve to keep learning” December 2017

http://cabbagetownto.com/cabbagetown-living-december-2017/
Posted on September 18, 2017July 3, 2019

Carol is quoted in the online food industry daily journal “Food Dive” in an article which focuses on the upsides and challenges facing functional foods

Read the article on the Food Dive website

Posted on January 18, 2017September 27, 2018

Carol is quoted in US News article “The Health Benefits of Vinegar”

https://health.usnews.com/wellness/food/articles/2017-01-18/the-health-benefits-of-vinegar

Posted on December 8, 2016September 27, 2018

Carol is quoted in Food in Canada article “Goodbye Diets”

Regarding the growing and here-to-stay trend of “clean labels”.
http://www.foodincanada.com/features/goodbye-diets/

Posted on November 2, 2015September 27, 2018

Move Over, Yellow 6. More Natural Colors From Plants Are Coming

“Carol’s expertise in natural colours (the Canadian spelling) is profiled in this review of one of the major impacts affecting the food manufacturing industry”

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/11/02/452561192/move-over-yellow-6-more-natural-colors-from-plants-are-coming

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Food Fax illustration The Food Fax Q1 2025 issue covers the evolution of FOP (Front of Pack) nutrition labelling, developed by the private sector and now expropriated by the public sector. Use of land and property terms are appropriate, as food labels are primary real estate. This Q1 issue looks at the UK’s voluntary iconic traffic-light system, Canada’s FOP mandatory nutrition symbol when triggered by saturated fat, sugar and sodium content, and the FDA’s proposed Nutrition Label-ette, a clever “mini-me” of the full Nutrition Facts label.  Read now

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What’s New

There is always something new in regulatory compliance – sometimes exciting, sometimes not.

Our What’s New page is a sampling of what we deem to have most impact on the food industry and consumers in Canada Canadian flag, in the USA American flag, and in the EU European Union flag.

What’s Next

Here we list the emerging factors which have the potential to carve out new and permanent sectors in the agri-food industry.  For each dynamic, we provide links to solid information and knowledgeable opinion.

Cell-grown main dishes (aka cultured meat, cultured tissue, clean meat)

Growing concern about UPF (Ultra Processed Food)

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