Cargill and ABF-owned firm accused of “manipulating” wheat market
Reports that a company owned by Cargill and ABF bought all the available UK feed wheat last month has renewed calls for tighter regulation of commodity markets.
Archives for August 1, 2011
BPF urges cautions over Irish packaging levy
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has added to the chorus of disapproval greeting the Irish government’s consultation on a possible packaging levy.
“Low density” sucrose esters can boost wafer flexibility
Dutch sucrose ester specialist Sisterna says ice cream cone wafers can benefit from employing emulsifiers like sucrose esters because they give a better cone.
Special Focus: careers in food factories
Food companies must work harder to attract the best candidates
Food companies across Europe face an uphill battle to attract the best candidates because many people don’t see food factories as an attractive place to work.
Reducing water build-up on floors key to Listeria control in cake factories, study
Spanish researchers analysing a cake-manufacturing facility found that non-food contacts areas such as the floor are a breeding ground for Listeria monocytogenes (LM), and that the pathogen can remain in such areas post sanitation.