Archives for December 5, 2003

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Cream of the crop

BakeMark International is making available a new complete range of cream alternatives aimed at the burgeoning bakery and food service industries. The company is confident that the products are of such quality that they could be used as standalone...

Cereal helps prevent childhood obesity

Children who frequently consume cereal are less likely to be overweight, according to the findings of a new study published in today's Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Pampryl adopts multi-layer PET

Leading juice manufacturer Pampryl has become the first French producer to adopt aseptically filled multi-layer PET for its ambient-stored 100 per cent fruit juices. The new packaging, from Amcor PET Packaging Europe/Asia, also marks Pampryl's...

Smoke flavours under scrutiny

A new regulation on smoke flavourings intended for use in or on foods has just been published in the EU Official Journal. The new regulation, which will not apply until 16 June 2005, comes into force on 16 December 2003. The new law has been made...

A steppe in the right direction

German printing and labelling firm Körber PaperLink has opened a Russian subsidiary in an attempt to consolidate its position in the potentially lucrative East European packaging market. The group says that it will be the only West European supplier...

A letter to Mr Bush

A coalition of 165 US food manufacturers and associations sent a letter to President Bush this week arguing that a two-year delay of the mandatory country-of-origin labelling law is not supported by the overwhelming majority of US food manufacturers....

Spanish organic consumption still poor

Around 72 per cent of Spanish consumer say they have eaten organic food products at some time in the past, but the evidence suggests that overall consumption of organic food is still low.