Study gives new life to old chemical defense decon kits. ... In the calendar year 2020 alone, 167,000 kits valued at $4.8 million will reach the end of their 5-year shelf life.

Washington State University scientists are using microwave technology to extend the shelf life of hummus while eliminating the need for chemical preservatives, as demonstrated in a Journal of Food ...

To increase the berries’ shelf life, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have incorporated cannabidiol — a non-hallucinogenic compound from cannabis known as CBD — and sodium ...

Those common preservatives—known to chemists as butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, and tert-butylhydroquinone—are antioxidants that prevent rancidity in fats and oils.Studies ...