Archives for March 3, 2003

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Faster tea bagging machine

Tecnomeccanica, the Italian processing equipment supplier, has launched the T2 PRIMA tea bagging machine, designed to produce string and tag filter bags for tea, herbal teas, coffee and other infusion products, overwrapped in heatsealed pouches, at...

Adding shine with PearliCoat

The new PearliCoat Pearlescent Pigment System from US company Colorcon can give confectionery the allure of a pearl-like finish.

Reducing oxygen permeation

Systech Instruments, a leading designer and manufacturer of gas analysis instrumentation, has recently launched the Series 8000 analyser, a modular system for the precise measurement of oxygen permeation of packaging film up to 1.27 mm thick.

Microbial characterisation detection system launched in Europe

Oxoid has launched the DuPont Qualicon RiboPrinter microbial characterisation system for the European and Australian food processing markets - a system which is claimed to provide an automated genetic fingerprint of any bacterium in less than 8 hours.

Acrylamide movements

As research in laboratories across the globe continues into the presence of potential carcinogen acrylamide in a variety of foods, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emphasised last week that consumers should continue to eat a balanced diet and...