Meat preservation has been used by civilizations for thousands of years to provide a longterm protein source that won’t spoil during storage or travel. The preservation of meat through curing dates to antiquity, often discovered through accidental mishandling of meat. The most common methods used to cure meat include salting, brining, smoking, and drying. All…
Water activity is broadly used and accepted in the food industry to control both product safety and quality. While for the pharmaceutical industry water activity has been well established to have the same efficacy, it has not yet been broadly used. USP has developed USP <922> Water Activity as an official method for measuring water…
INTRODUCTION The global feed industry is a cornerstone of modern animal agriculture, supplying nutritionally balanced feedsto support livestock, poultry, aquaculture, and companion animals across diverse production systems. Valued athundreds of billions of dollars annually, the industry spans a complex supply chain that converts grains, oilseeds,forages, and by-products into safe, high quality feedstuffs tailored to regional…
Topical products represent a large sub-industry of both the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. They include a variety of functions and form factors. Creams are described as semi-solid emulsion of oil and water that is thicker than lotions and are typically used to deliver a functional ingredient. Lotions are also emulsions but are usually thinner and…
