An EFSA panel on risk assessment and mitigation options of
Salmonella in pig production has concluded that all salmonella
serovars from pork are to be regarded as public health hazards, and
that actions to prevent human food-borne...
Self-adhesive label trade association FINAT is to create a forum
between European and Indian labelling industries in order to give
companies in both regions a better chance of doing business with
each other.
COLOGNE, Germany: The food industry's latest technology and
machinery are on display beginning today in this city straddling
the Rhine, with equipment suppliers targeting convenience foods and
aseptic packaging as growth areas.
Belgium and France remain top places for locating distribution or
logistics centres, while Eastern European companies are moving up
in rank as retailers expand in the region, according to a
consultancy report.
A food company is on the hunt for experts to develop equipment that
can package cooked pasta more efficiently, according to an
anonymous proposal put forward by a consultancy.
Proposed guidelines to restrict food advertising directed at
children will herald a new era of tighter regulatory control in the
UK, according to food law experts at Eversheds.
Sidel and its subsidiary Simonazzi will be joining forces for the
forthcoming Anuga expo in Germany, where it will be revealing the
group's new structure and introducing a range of new solutions for
packaging liquid foods in...
Thermo Electron, provider of analytical instruments and informatics
for the food and beverage industry is about to unveil the latest
upgrades to its processing monitor equipment in Europe.
A fall in profitability by £313m (€452m) has pushed management at
Wm Morrison to come up with a three-year recovery plan, placing
further pricing pressure on suppliers.
Six months after its launch, a new sweetener that claims to be
all-natural, low calorie, low glycemic, nutritionally fortified and
fully functional has attracted "staggering" interest.
FoodNavigator-USA talks to manufacturer...
Food and drink companies in the UK's South East can get their
operations assessed by an independent consultancy for free, under a
government-funded development programme.
Unisto Electronic Seals has launched additions to its software
management system for trailers and tractors, using radio frequency
identification (RFID) to give managers a wider picture of what is
happening in the shipping area.
Two food companies in Belgium have announced plans to merge their
operations, creating the largest processed meats group in the
country and a powerhouse in the Benelux region.
A low-sodium, high-potassium salt substitute formulated to be
flavourful and effective has significantly reduced blood pressure
among high-risk subjects, scientists reported yesterday.
Processors who import their beef from Argentina are scrambling for
another source of supply as the country's president announced the
suspension of trade in the commodity for the next six months.
Tate & Lyle's US food ingredients team has developed a new
crunchy snack coating for products including fruits and nuts, which
claims to produce snacks that are soft on the inside and crispy on
the outside.
UK company Multiple Marketing has developed a new range of
functional cereal bars in an attempt to cash in on the increasing
demand for nutritionally beneficial and innovative wellness
products that deliver functional health benefits.
National Starch Food Innovation has introduced a range of natural,
grain-based ingredients, which it claims maintain the positive
attributes of traditional flours while expanding and improving the
ways they can be used in packaged...
New software is designed to help food companies comply with
retailer mandates to identify and track their products with radio
frequency identification (RFID).
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA)'s proposed Multiple Traffic
Light system is 'too simplistic, twenty years out of date, dreamt
up by administrators rather than nutritionists and likely to
confuse consumers', according...
While exports of aluminium foil from Europe rose nine per cent in
2005, internal demand decreased by one per cent as manufacturers
continue to downgauge and source material elsewhere.
Danisco says that the finalisation of the new EU sugar regime and
the recently announced transitional measures will not affect the
firm's planned efficiency drive.
A new draft UK regulation that would halve the allowable limit of
epoxidised soybean oil (ESBO) in the polyvinyl chloride gaskets
used to seal baby food jars.
A diet plan, a beer and 'light' snacks have come top of the list of
best selling products for this year, according to Information
Resources Inc (IRI), which said its 2005 product ranking results
confirm that nutrition, taste...
The launch of a public debate on radio frequency identification
(RFID) in the EU will pave the way for a unified policy on the
wider use of the technology throughout the bloc.
Danisco has developed a new range of completely allergen-free
antimicrobials and protective cultures that could help food makers
achieve allergen-free products.
Europe's water treatment chemicals market is set for steady
expansion as regulatory authorities crack down industry's on waste
and water management, says a new report.
Tension escalated this week over bird flu, after France criticised
other countries for banning its poultry and a new report warned of
a "steady erosion" in global consumption and prices this
year.
A new business taskforce, assembled by the UK government, will aim
to identify ways that companies can move to more sustainable
consumption and production practices.
The deadly bird fu strain H5N1 has spread to 17 new countries in
February alone, says the World Health Organisation, re-iterating to
consumers that poultry is still safe to eat.
Aluminium foil packaging can be used safely in microwave ovens
according to an industry study conducted by the Fraunhofer
Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV.
A lack of convincing evidence means that firm conclusions on the
role of artificial sweeteners in weight loss cannot yet be made,
according to a scientist.
Advertisements for Kellogg's Coco Pops Straws have been referred to
the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a consumer
watchdog claimed they were misleading to children and adults.