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Gold Sustaining Member Profiles
Meeting Global Needs with Food Safety Science and Innovations
DuPont Nutrition & Health addresses the world's challenges in food by offering
a wide range of sustainable, bio-based ingredients and advanced molecular
diagnostic solutions to provide safer, healthier and more nutritious food. Through
close collaboration with customers, DuPont combines knowledge and experience
with a passion for innovation to deliver unparalleled customer value to the marketplace.
With a world population expected to reach
9 billion by 2050, a burgeoning middle class, increasing threats to the safety of the
food supply, and the growing prevalence of diabetes, obesity and undernourishment,
food and beverage producers more than ever need innovative solutions to meet global
challenges.
DuPont Nutrition & Health is delivering those solutions with a broad range of
food ingredients, soy proteins and diagnostic technologies to help improve the taste,
texture and safety of food products, while improving the health profile.
In the area of food protection, DuPont provides advanced molecular diagnostics
such as the BAX® and RiboPrinter® Systems for microbial detection, identification and
monitoring. These innovative systems enhance food safety and quality assurance
programs with speed, accuracy, and convenience. In addition, we offer food
companies a multitude of premier ingredients that protect food from organisms such
as Listeria and yeast and mold.
DuPont Nutrition & Health uniquely combines the best in ingredients with the best
in rapid microbial diagnostics to help you deliver a product consumers can trust while
protecting the brand that means everything to your business. For more information,
visit food.dupont.com.

Based in St. Paul, MN, Ecolab Inc. is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that help provide and protect clean water,
safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments. Founded in 1923, Ecolab
delivers comprehensive programs and services to the food, energy, healthcare,
industrial and hospitality markets in more than 160 countries.
Ecolab's approach to food safety and brand protection is comprehensive and
integrated. The company combines innovative solutions, such as automated product dispensing systems, specialized
detergents, registered disinfectants and sanitizers, antimicrobial food tissue treatments, and water management and
process improvement technologies, with on-site service provided by well-trained sales and service technicians. Through
this approach, the company helps customers across the food supply chain achieve uncompromised cleanliness as well
as operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.
Ecolab customizes programs to help meet the individual needs of food and beverage processing plants, as well as
foodservice and food retail businesses.
Solutions include sanitation, structural and process improvement within a facility, preventive pest exclusion, and
water, energy and waste management.
Ecolab offers numerous high-quality, patented solutions to help prevent many of the leading causes of foodborne
illnesses. These include products to help improve employee hygiene practices and sanitize equipment used to process,
prepare or serve food, as well as detergents and cleansers to sanitize a variety of surfaces.
Finally, Ecolab provides a comprehensive compliance program. The company's quality assurance food safety
management program helps customers establish a routine program of self-inspection, provide comprehensive employee
training and conduct periodic independent audits to help identify areas in need of improvement.

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