Microencapsulation Report

General Mills has collaborated with Martek to produce a microencapsulated omega-3 fatty acid to be used as a food additive. From the press release: “Developed by General Mills, this technology is anticipated to enhance Martek’s ability to produce high-quality, cost-effective DHA powders for certain food applications, particularly long-shelf life products and applications with sensory and [...]

This article on Alternet discusses the particular threat that microencapsulated pesticides pose to honeybees pollinators.  Honeybees, the pollinators of a majority of our agricultural crops, are currently facing a mass die-off due to a number of disputed factors. In 1974, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency licensed the nerve gas parathion trapped into nylon bubbles the size [...]