Food-grade Lubricants

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Pitching Food-grade Lubes to Palm Industry

March 20, 2020

As Europeans consider regulating the presence of two categories of mineral hydrocarbons in food, some palm oil producers ...

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Gost in the Machine

January 17, 2020

When lubrication is concerned, standards need to evolve to match advances in technology. In Russia, some grease manufact ...

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Same Difference?

June 24, 2019

Food comes from plants, but that doesnt mean biobased lubes are always fit for food processing.

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Aluminum Complex Grease Has Growth Potential in India

March 18, 2019

Electric vehicle battery makers domination of global lithium supplies leaves Indian grease makers vulnerable to shortage ...

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Last Word

July 15, 2018

Simon Johns takes peeks inside the laboratory at food-grade lubricant toxicology testing.

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Marketing Matters

July 15, 2018

Richard Beercheck looks at the small but growing food-grade lubricants segment.

South Africa Drives Food-grade Lube Market

South Africa Drives Food-grade Lube Market

July 15, 2018

The country is one of the biggest economies on the continent, with a highly developed and growing food processing indust ...

Setting Limits for Food Grade Lubricants

Setting Limits for Food Grade Lubricants

June 22, 2018

No one wants lubes in their food, but H1 lubricant manufacturers are cautious about the practicalities of current limits ...

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Sliding into Food-Grade Lubes

June 20, 2017

Greater automation in the food industry is raising the pressure on greases for processing equipment. A common compound i ...

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Formulating Water-Resistant Grease

June 15, 2017

Water in lubricating greases has been a concern for more than a century. Recent research shows that calcium sulfonate gr ...

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Clearing the Air on MOSH & MOAH

June 15, 2017

Recently, concerns haves been voiced about mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons in f ...

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China’s Appetite Whet for Food-grade Lubes

November 29, 2016

More Chinese blenders are registering their lubricants under NSF Internationals program for food-grade compounds. The la ...

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Compliance and Regulatory Requirements for Food Safe Lubricants

October 19, 2016

Lubricants needed by food, beverage and pharmaceutical producers must meet stringent technical and hygiene requirements, ...

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Can Halal Open Doors to Lube Markets?

June 22, 2016

Growing Muslim populations, particularly in Asia-Pacific, foretell a boom in halal food processing. Can certification he ...

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Industry Responds to Growing Halal Demand

June 14, 2016

The Asia-Pacific regions market for halal-certified products is booming, observers say, and that could lead to an increa ...

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Food for Thought

July 1, 2015

Do you know the difference between H1, H2, H3, 3H and other food-industry lubricants? A new position paper from Europe's ...

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Everyones Business

March 17, 2015

Dick Beercheck examines the latest regulations affecting food-grade lubricants.

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The History and Future of Food-processing Lubes

February 5, 2015

Industrial-scale food production is a relatively new and rapidly growing business. Today approximately 70 percent of the ...