Cleaning out years of memories.
Byline: George Barnes COLUMN: Barnestorming There were a lot of a papers, a lot of dust, too many coffee mugs and so many memories found and recalled as Danielle Williamson and I worked this week to close the Telegram & Gazette's Gardner office. ...

Continuous production of lime juice by vacuum freeze drying.
INTRODUCTION Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) is an important agricultural product in Thailand. Lime has been used to prevent scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C. Traditionally, lime has been used as a remedy for indigestion, heartburn and nausea. It also has cooling effects on fevers...

Innovation, food safety and regulation.
ABSTRACT The food chain from producer, processor, retailer and consumer is highly interconnected and dynamic. In the midst of this environment, cooperative linkages between government, industry and the consumer are critical to ensure the delivery of safe, healthy and nutritious food. Robust safety assessment of products is...

Effects of fucoxanthin addition to ground chicken breast meat on lipid and colour stability during chilled storage, before and after cooking.
ABSTRACT : Effects of fucoxanthin (FX), a major carotenoid in algae, on lipid peroxidation and meat colour in ground chicken breast meat were investigated. FX and/or [alpha]-tocopherol (Toc) were added to ground samples at a content level of 200 mg/kg. The samples were subjected to a chilling storage test...

Farmers cry foul as potatoes perish in Gujarat cold storage.
PALANPUR: Farmers in Deesa town of north Gujarat, accounting for the highest potato output in the state, are worried after much of their produce stocked at a state-run cold storage was found to have perished. "We are ruined. Our annual earnings have gone," lamented Ramesh Thanaji Mali, a farmer...

A place of honor taking shape.
WORCESTER - Work is proceeding apace on the $6 million fire station at 245 Franklin St., slated for completion by the spring. The station will replace the Central Street station demolished to make way for the Hilton Garden Inn downtown and the deteriorating Brown Square fire station at Franklin...

Electrical explosion burns two workers; Short circuit at Allied Cold Storage.
SOUTHBORO - An electrical explosion at an abandoned cold storage building yesterday sent two workers to the hospital with serious burns. According to police, workers were renovating the Allied Cold Storage building on One Harvest Lane when the explosion occurred at 8:53 a.m. One worker was transported...

Milk protein concentrate controls lipid oxidation, fishy odors in frozen herring mince.
Owing to its abundance and underutilization, minced Atlantic herring is a potential raw material for use in omega-3 seafood products. However, mechanically mincing the fish, combined with its high level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), causes lipid oxidation and fishy odors to develop when the product is in frozen...

Providence Street fire station on closure list; City manager, fire chief's recommendation.
Byline: Lee Hammel WORCESTER - City Manager Michael V. O'Brien last night recommended closing the Providence Street fire station, leaving only ambulances there. Making public that he is following the recommendation of Fire Chief Gerard A. Dio, Mr. O'Brien confirmed rumors that have been swirling...

Taking time to remember.
Byline: John Conceison COLUMN: RUNNING For a big event like the Worcester Firefighters Memorial 6K, there's nothing like a dress rehearsal. Late Saturday afternoon, race director Lt. John Franco, Capt. Mike Lavoie and other members of the race committee will run the figure-8...