Chitosan for Skin

Besides An Essential Skin Care Ingredient, Chitosan Can Do More!

• 2024-08-26
  

  Research Team from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Develops Amazing Food Packaging: Chitosan, Bombyx mori Protein, and Propolis to Extend the Shelf Life of Fruits

  Recently, the Resource Insects and Product Function development team at the Bee Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has made important progress in exploring the use of natural resources. They have successfully developed a sustainable food packaging material combining chitosan, yellow mealworm protein and propolis ethanol extract, and conducted in-depth research on its application in the field of fruit preservation. The results of this innovative research have been proudly published in the authoritative journal Carbohydrate Polymers.
• 2024-08-12
  

  Australasia to Approve Chitosan Extracted from Shiitake Mushrooms as a Food Processing Aid

  On 12 August 2024, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) published a notice No. 299-24 containing Application No. A1306. The purpose of the application is to approve the use of Chitosan, which is extracted from bispora mushrooms, as a processing aid.
• 2024-06-04
  

  Canada Approves Chitosan Extracted from White Mushrooms as a Preservative in Various Foods

  On May 30, 2024, Health Canada issued document M-FAA-24-05, proposing to revise the list of approved preservatives and authorize the use of chitosan extracted from white mushrooms in a variety of food products.
• 2024-05-29
  

  Cinnamaldehyde/Chitosan/Gum Arabic Composite Nanoparticles: Unlocking Multifunctional Potential

  In January 2024, researchers from the School of Food Science and Engineering at Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Dr. Tangxiaozhi and Dr. Gaochengcheng, published a research paper in the prestigious journal Food Hydrocolloids (Q1, IF: 10.7). The paper, titled "Structure and functionality of cinnamaldehyde/chitosan/gum Arabic based composite nanoparticles," explored the intriguing properties and potential applications of this innovative material.
• 2024-01-15
  

  Chitosan oligosaccharide functional pesticide can alleviate drought stress in wheat

  Recently, it was learned from the Institute of Plant Protection of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences that the pesticide molecular target and green pesticide innovation team used interface polymerization method to synthesize polyurethane microcapsules loaded with Prothioconazole. Chitosan oligosaccharide functional pesticide prepared with this capsule can alleviate drought stress of wheat. The relevant results were recently published in the international journal of Chemical Engineering.
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• 2023-11-24
  

  Canada Seeks Input on Greenlighting Mushroom-Derived Chitosan as Food Preservative

  In a move to update and expand the roster of sanctioned food preservatives, the Canadian Ministry of Health, on November 20, 2023, introduced document NOP/ADP-0042. This document aims to greenlight the utilization of chitosan, extracted from white mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus), as a preservative in a diverse array of food products, inviting public feedback on the proposed regulatory amendment.
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