Changes to the new food code in Australia and New Zealand are
underway as the food agency for the two countries calls for comment
from industry, government and consumers on a raft of fresh
proposals.
GM starch and corn oil are cleared for use in European food
formulations after Brussels gives the green light on a genetically
modified maize line from US biotech giant Monsanto, reports
Lindsey Partos.
Petro-Canada has launched two new synthetic lubricants to the food
processing industry that it claims provide added protection in
extreme temperature applications.
Scientists in Germany have applied a medical profession technique
to create bacteria-fighting packaging that can be applied to liquid
products such as milk.
Chr Hansen breaks into the lucrative Chinese market constructing
its first production facilities to provide more flexibility to
serve the burgeoning local food industry, reports Lindsey
Partos.
The final frontier opens up opportunities for food makers and
Europe's space agency pushes its latest technologies at the massive
food fair in Paris this week.
A plastic spiral belt designed specifically for the conveying of
small poultry products promises to increase productivity, extend
belt life and reduce maintenance and downtime costs.
Bread has been highlighted as the biggest single source of excess
salt intake in Ireland, according to the country's Food Safety
Authority, which is now stepping up the pressure on Irish bakers to
act, reports Chris Mercer.
The UK's competition watchdog has moved to calm a potential storm
between the government and the food and drink industry after
warning an industry association that new goals for healthier
products could lead to a breach of competition...
A leading French food scientist has identified the drive to achieve
smaller, more integrated machinery as a key trend in food
production, and says that most advances can be found in the
packaging sector.
NDC Infrared Engineering has launched an updated version of its
at-line analyser Infralab 710, designed to achieve accurate
measurement of multi-component food parameters.
Packaging and dispensing solutions manufacturer International
Dispensing Corporation has commercialised what it claims is the
world's only aseptic gravity flow valve (GFV) for the food
industry.
The industrial gas division of German equipment provider, Linde,
has launched Biogon, a range of pure gases and gas mixtures,
compatible with increasingly stringent measures being introduced
throughout the region.
Pushed by a UK minister, food makers handed in plans at the weekend
to slash the salt content in processed foods but the industry has
criticised the government move, suspecting political
spin,reports Lindsey Partos.
UK bakers have joined their food industry colleagues in backing a
new campaign to slash salt levels in food products and consumer
diets, but warned against taking things too far, writes Chris
Mercer.
The UK food industry has backed a new campaign launched today by
the country's food agency to slash salt levels in food products and
reduce overall salt consumption in the consumer diet.
Despite tough new rules on GM food labels, food makers will stick
to non-GM alternatives as new evidence from the UK shows British
consumers will continue to refuse to buy foods containing biotech
ingredients.
Could environmentally-friendly biodegradable containers made from
wheat starch eventually replace traditional polystyrene-based
products? Only if the price is right, reports Anthony
Fletcher.
In a move to focus on its retail business, Swiss baking aid firm
Hero has sold UK bakery ingredients division Renshaw Scott to UK
sugar ingredients company Napier Brown Foods.
The consumption of chilled foods in China has been limited by a
lack of refrigerators. That is until the last few years, when
rising incomes and the increasing every day use of cooling
equipment has started to bring about a dramatic...
Air Liquide, a leading provider of modified atmosphere packaging
(MAP) technology, has launched an upgraded version of Aligal gases
packaging for food and beverage producers.
Canadian supplier of food processing equipment Quadro has come up
with equipment to reduce the size of high-fat ice cream ingredients
(chocolate/pralines) for use in premium ice cream products.
Weighing and packaging specialist Ishida Europe has consolidated
its presence in the German market through the establishment of a
full subsidiary company, Ishida GmbH.
Although the market for honey in China has fluctuated in recent
years the country continues to be by far the leading producer in
the world. And with per capita consumption set to rise, a recent
report from Access Asia indicates that...
Findus Sweden has gone live this month with Intentia's Movex supply
chain solution. The technology has been integrated with a number of
other systems, such as SAP and a mainframe system, to provide the
manufacturer with complete...
Fresh-Pak's newly completed £7.5 million egg mayonnaise facility
forms the cornerstone of the company's ambitious plans to dominate
the UK's lucrative sandwich-filling market, writes Anthony
Fletcher.
FoodProductionDaily.com is going to Waterside Park in the UK
tomorrow to find out why convenience food manufacturer Fresh-Pak
Foods has invested £7.5 million in a new 35,000 sq ft egg
mayonnaise facility.
A new report on optimising food texture and rheology has been
published to help food manufacturers achieve the specific qualities
consumers are looking for, reports Anthony Fletcher.
UK ethnic snacks producer Spurway Foods has installed modified
atmospherepackaging technology at its factory in Middlesex. The
equipment, installed by heat-sealing specialists Packaging
Automation, is fully automatic and is designed...
UK-based KK Fine Foods, a manufacturer of frozen convenience foods,
has installed the Ross iRenaissance suite as its enterprise
technology to support its UK warehousing, planning and
manufacturing operations.
Building on its impressive fishing legacy, Grimsby has become the
food processing capital of the UK. Anthony Fletcher asks
what it is about the area that appeals to manufacturers, and finds
out how the council is aiming to attract...
New research from the UK's Consumers' Association has exposed huge
variations in the amount of salt and fat found in different
versions of five popular ready made foods, with some products
containing as much as three...
A new spiral belt designed for the cooling and freezing of food
products is claimed to substantially cut product waste and increase
energy efficiency for production plants. The idea is that food
products are less likely to stick on...
The acquisition of Rhodia Food Ingredients by Danisco has finally
been completed today, bringing the Danish ingredients group one
step closer towards its goal of becoming a leading supplier of
ingredients to the food industry. The...
Increasing production efficiency to generate higher profits is the
aim of every plant manager. But now manufacturers have to think
about their legal obligations to reduce waste and conserve energy.
Can new fluid handling technology...
Berner Foods, a supplier of food products including processed
cheese, natural cheese and soy beverages, has installed enterprise
software in order to meet critical US federal regulations and to
streamline its private-label manufacturing.
Changes to laws governing waste, energy consumption and emissions
are forcing plants to alter their methods of operation. Anthony
Fletcher spoke to the UK Environment Agency's head of waste
management to find out what plant managers...
Israeli flavours and ingredients group Frutarom says that growth in
the China flavours market, in addition to its recent merger, is one
of the driving forces behind its 55 per cent quarterly sales
growth.
Israeli flavours and ingredients group Frutarom benefited from the
recent merger with Swiss counterpart Flachsmann to post a 55 per
cent increase in first quarter sales. Growth in the functional
foods sector also contributed to the...
Syscan International and Sensor Wireless are set to combine their
separate technologies to jointly develop new RFID applications for
the food production industry.
The manufacturer of a new spiral belt designed specifically for the
cooling and freezing of food products claims that the machine can
substantially cut product waste and increase energy efficiency for
production plants. Food products,...
Comprehensive RFID-enabling software is now available to help
manufacturers achieve RFID compliance, from printing and reading
tag-embedded labels to filtering and aggregating data.
A scientist at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden has
demonstrated how manufacturers can make environmentally-friendly
packing out of garbage.
BioEnvelop Technologies has reported a massive 1,486 per cent
increase in sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 compared to
the same quarter ended 30 April 2003. This underlines the growing
importance of the biodegradable films...
Supply chain execution (SCE) solutions provider Manhattan
Associates has launched a new integrated approach to help
manufacturers manage every aspect of their operation. Everything
from warehouse management to global tracing have...
Sending a ripple of fear through the food industry, in 2002 the
Swedish Food Administration found high levels of the cancer-causing
compound acrylamide in carbohydrate-rich foods heated to high
temperatures. As global efforts in food...
ICI flavour subsidiary Quest International, streamlined this week
through the spin off of its food ingredients arm to Irish
ingredients firm Kerry, is to target the confectionery industry
with the roll out of a new flavour encapsulation...
Manufacturing equipment provider DeltaTRAK has launched a number of
software versions to be used in conjunction with its line of
temperature and temperature/humidity data loggers. Ensuring the
correct humidity levels for food production...
