News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
All packaged foods sold in the US will be required to label their trans-fat content from 2006 following an FDA ruling this week. But some organisations say it does not go far enough towards educating consumers about the potential danger of the...
Packaging firm Cryovac has launched a range of self-adhesive oxygen scavenging labels designed to extend product shelf life.
Proposed new European regulations governing the safety of chemicals may result in food producers having to carry out tests on at least 30,000 substances that have never previously been tested before.
Overcartoning and boxing machines specialist Aries Packaging is moving into robotics. The company believes that greater automation will bring its clients greater flexibility, taking into account all end of line functionalities for bottles and containers.
Cargill claims to have gained exclusive rights to market its Ascend brand of the corn-starch sugar trehalose in Europe.