News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Sartorius has released a number of machines and tools in demand by the food industry, including a metal detector for aluminium packaging, a USB stick for collecting data on the move, a roller conveyor and a check weigher.
Satori Stocktec has became one of the first companies to produce a pilot machine companies can use to trial a new process for the fast sterilisation of canned foods.
Salt reduction
The decision by Unilever to slash the salt content of its ubiquitous Pot Noodle snack underlines the current trend in the UK - but is this trend based on sound science or just political pressure?
Salt reduction
Graham MacGregor, professor of cardiovascular medicine at St George's University of London, tells FoodNavigator why the salt content of food must be reduced.
A machine for applying barrier treatment to PET containers can handle up to 40,000 bottles per hour, making it the fastest of its kind in the world, its manufacturer claims.
US scientists report that blueberry extracts inhibited the growth of liver cancer cells in the lab, potentially adding to the growing list of health benefits for the 'superfood'.
UK food manufacturers have a productivity growth rate above the average for the whole economy, according to a new government report.
BASF's acquisition of CropDesign, a Belgian biotech company, will help establish the German chemical giant as a leader in the development of important crop traits in corn, soy bean and rape seed.
Transforming a method originally developed to decontaminate spacecraft could be new means of destroying pathogens in processing plants, according to scientists.
Meat processors will be required to put in place new federal procedures and labelling rules relating to potential allergens the next time they review their food safety systems, as required annually under the law.
Salt reduction
Robert Speiser, director of EuSalt, tells FoodNavigator why he strongly disputes the need for salt intake restriction guidelines.