Glass-like O2 scavenger debuts in ketchup bottle.A novel oxygen scavenger with glass-like clarity has won FDA FDAabbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. food-contact approval and should be commercialized in a monolayer mon·o·lay·er n. 1. A film or layer one molecule thick formed at the interface between water and either oil or air by a substance such as a partially esterified fatty acid that contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups in the same ketchup container within the next three months. That's according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Constar International Inc., Philadelphia, a major molder of PET bottles and the developer of DiamondClear oxygen scavengers. DiamondClear 100 grade, targeted for ketchup bottles, is the first in a new series of high-clarity barrier materials. Introduced in 2005, DiamondClear reportedly offers the same clarity as standard PET and has barrier performance similar to Monoxbar, Constar's other monolayer barrier system. When blended with PET, DiamondClear has greater clarity than Monoxbar and other competing oxygen scavengers, according to Scott Pleune, vp. of marketing and business development. "We feel this will be the ultimate monolayer barrier solution for oxygen barrier in hot-fill food and juice containers," he asserts. Other grades are in development for other food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. applications. Constar will use the technology in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and may pursue licensing agreements outside the U.S. Tel:(215) 552-3700 * www.constar.net [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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