Cartons are most eco-friendly packaging
Consumers are increasingly expecting eco-friendly packaging, says SIG Combibloc, as it sets ‘ambitious targets’ to reduce its environmental impact.
Archives for January 29, 2014
Clondalkin Wentus launches skin tight film
Clondalkin Wentus, film and foil packaging manufacturer, has launched a skin-tight film for the food processing industry.
X-ray machine detects bones in white fish
Researchers at Sintef ICT have created a machine that finds fish bones using X-ray technology, and fillets the animal with a jet water spray.
Everything is a snack: Time to re-invent the potato chip
Noodle pots, bagels, pizza slices, yogurts, soups – you name it – have muscled into the snack space. So what hope do old-fashioned potato chip, popcorn and nut makers really have?
Kettle Foods takes 70% reduced-fat baked line to UK
Kettle Foods is tackling new ground in the UK with small pack, better-for-you baked potato chips and says the new line plugs a market gap.
Special edition: Gluten-free
The lowdown on celiac disease, gluten sensitivity and celebrity wheat-bashing: In conversation with Dr Alessio Fasano
We know that almost a third of the population has a genetic predisposition to celiac disease, in that they have particular versions (DQ2 or DQ8) of a cellular receptor called the human leukocyte antigen (HLA). But why do only a fraction of those with...
Undeclared milk content prompts Pringles recall
The Kellogg Company has issued a very small recall on its original Pringles snack in the US following potential exposure to seasoning containing milk.