Archives for January 11, 2011

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Kellogg's backs research into cereal-derived prebiotics

By Jane Byrne

Funding of research at a Belgian university into how cereal-derived prebiotics benefit human health will enable the development of fibre-rich cereal foods with greater nutritional value, claims Kellogg’s.

EU packaging reg expected to come into force on time

By Rory Harrington

A move by the EU Ministers to back a draft regulation dubbed the most significant change in food contact legislation in 20 years should ease its passage into European law, said Nick Kernoghan of Pira International.

BRC reveals key changes to Global Standard for Packaging

By Guy Montague-Jones

Additional safeguards to reduce the risk of chemicals migrating from inks in packaging to food products are included in a new edition of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Packaging.