Archives for July 9, 2002

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New EU food laws make production harder

The EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection has said that new regulations for food safety will simplify the current regulations. However, warnings have been made that the new regulations could have a damaging effect on start-up companies...

Pennexx Foods builds case-ready facility

Pennexx Foods, a leading provider of case-ready meat to US supermarkets, is teaming up with Marel USA, the US subsidiary of one of the world's leading developers of high-tech food industry equipment, to create a state-of-the-art case-ready facility.

New protein production technology

Burcon NutraScience Corporation claims that a third-party engineering report relating to the company's protein separation and purification technology has proved the process to be financially viable.

EarthShell launches new website

EarthShell Corporation, the beleaguered US eco-packager for the food industry, has launched its newly redesigned web site.

Dor Chemicals to aquire packaging rival

Dor Chemicals has said that it has signed an agreement to purchase polypropylene packaging products maker Shorko Australia for $24 million (€24.1m) from Dutch chemical company Basell, according to a report in the Jerusalem News

Tracking software for processors

US company Syscan International has teamed up with Merit-Trax Technologies of Canada to provide an advanced real time tracking system for the food processing industry.

Coke buys Swiss bottler

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling, the second largest bottler of Coca-Cola products, has announced that it will buy the Swiss mineral water bottling company Valser Mineralquellen.