The Americans for Country of Origin Labelling (ACOL) organisation
has lambasted a US government report which is said to make over
inflated cost estimates for the implementation of new labelling
procedures.
In the UK, packaging systems provider, Packaging Automation, has
supplied Kwoks Foods with a heat-sealing packaging system for its
line of Oriental ready-cooked meals.
In the UK geographers from Coventry and Exeter Universities have
been awarded over £170,000 (€267,000) by the Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC) to investigate the links between food
production and food consumption.
Crown Cork and Seal has extended its packaging know-how to man's
best friend with a pet food container with a peelable lid which
allows dogs (and cats) to eat directly from the package. The
packaging was created for French food...
Swedish-based Frigoscandia Equipment, which provides freezing
technology for the food processing industry, has launched a new
spiral freezer line at the IPA exhibition taking place in Paris
this week.
In Canada, the Ontario government is investing in two projects to
increase the competitiveness of Ontario's egg and apple industries
as part of a programme to improve the efficiency of the regions
food production industry.
After launching the biggest food recall in US history, Wampler
Foods, owned by Pilgrim's Pride, has announced that its Franconia,
Pennsylvania plant has been reopened.
The Food and Drink Federation in the UK has formed a new sub-group
which will focus on the fast-growing vegetarian and meat-free
industry. The group will promote innovation and quality, as well as
encouraging consumers to eat more...
UK packaging equipment provider Packaging Automation has provided
processing equipment which is helping a Hull-based food
manufacturer meet a large order for ready meals with the Safeway
supermarket chain.
Food safety scares in both the US and Europe have raised wider
interest in desiccant dehumidification systems as a means of
ensuring the right levels of humidity within food production
facilities. US company Munters Moisture Control...
Singapore Food Industries said at the end of last week that it was
buying the outstanding 70 per cent of S. Daniels it does not own
already for £23.4 million (€37.2m) in cash, according to a report
from FT.com.
Research work is taking place at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's
Food Research and Development Centre in Saint-Hyacinthe to develop
a more efficient and hygienic canning process for jars and cans.
When scientists from Sweden reported earlier this year that several
ordinary foodstuffs could contain high levels of acrylamide - a
potentially cancer-causing chemical - governments, food
associations and food manufacturers drew a...
The humble egg box is to be given a new look in the UK in an effort
to boost egg sales there and update the product's image. Promoted
by the British Egg Industry Council, the new seven-cup boxes are
designed to encourage consumers...
New research from Procter & Gamble suggests that there may be
more appropriate methods of preventing the formation of
cancer-causing chemical acrylamide than simply cooking food at
lower temperatures - but also that the compound...
D'Angelo Brands, the Canadian food and beverage processor, has
purchased a state-of-the-art fruit juice processing plant in
Tiverton, Ontario. The purchase includes a 25,000 square foot
facility located on five acres of land.
FoodTrace, developed by the global FXA Group, has developed a
software tracking system that allows manufacturers to trace the
entire food production process, from the farm to the dinner table.
In the US, Hormel Foods has said that it is continuing production
as normal at its Austin, Minnesota, food production facility
following an explosion which injured five employees.
SureBeam Corporation, the US-based creator of the electron beam
technology for food safety, has announced the opening of its new
southern California food processing centre, located in greater Los
Angeles.
Japan's Nippon Meat Packers, battered by a beef mislabelling
scandal, will give results of an investigation today at a news
conference in which its founder is expected to resign as chairman.
Geac Enterprise Solutions, the UK-based division of Geac Computer
Corporation, has announced that it has won a £200,000
(€315,000)contract with ZPC Mieszko, one of Poland's leading
manufacturers of sweets, biscuits and crackers.
Australia has chosen Malaysia as its hub for the manufacture of
halal food products, allowing its companies to tap into a lucrative
global market currently worth some $50 billion (€49bn).
Strategic Diagnostics, a leading provider of antibody products and
analytical test kits for the food safety and water quality markets,
has reported that its board of directors has expanded to eight with
the appointment of Herb Lotman.
Clover Corp DHA oil to be added to bread produced by Australia's
George Weston Foods, a partnership which could be extended to
markets around the world.
In the US Texas A&M University's Rosenthal Meat Science and
Technology Center is involved in testing a new food processing
safety system, called Sentry9000.
Pennexx Foods, a leading provider of case-ready meat to US
supermarkets, is teaming up with Marel USA, the US subsidiary of
one of the world's leading developers of high-tech food industry
equipment, to create a state-of-the-art...
US company Syscan International has teamed up with Merit-Trax
Technologies of Canada to provide an advanced real time tracking
system for the food processing industry.
The EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection has said
that new regulations for food safety will simplify the current
regulations. However, warnings have been made that the new
regulations could have a damaging effect on...
ConAgra Foods, one of the leading food processors in the US, has
reported a 58.7 per cent profit increase for its fourth quarter,
beating Wall Street estimates on higher sales of major packaged
food brands.
Worldwide demand for food processing machinery is projected to rise
4.6 per cent annually up until 2006, to $21 billion (€22bn),
according to a study conducted by US industrial market research
group Freedonia.
The future looks assured for the food packaging and processing
industries, according to a survey conducted in the US by Madison
Direct Marketing. The results reveal that 82 per cent of parents
with children under five eat takeout...
In the US Tyson Foods has announced an agreement to sell one of its
two Mallard's Foods processing plants in Modesto, California to
Michael Angelo's Gourmet Foods of Austin, Texas.
Surebeam technology enables new beef sanitising processSureBeam,
the US-based provider of food safety systems, has supplied Wegmans
Food Markets with irradiating equipment that enhances the safety
and flavour of ground beef.
The US Food Processors Association's Supplier Audits for Food
Excellence (NFPA-SAFE) Programme has announced that Catherine
Adams, general manager of Quality Assurance for Heinz USA and Dan
Donahue, vice president of Worldwide...
Filipino food processors are calling for a summit meeting on food
quality so its industry and government can develop "offensives" to
counter the rising protectionism in the form of non-tariff barriers
to trade being erected...
Tyson Foods is voluntarily recalling about 800 kilograms of fully
cooked, frozen chilli tortilla product that might be contaminated
with pieces of plastic, the US Agriculture Department has said.
IPER, an Italian supermarket chain, announced this week that it has
launched a natural-based packaging alternative for its thermoform
containers and heat-sealable film overlays.
FKI improves energy efficiency and enhanced levels of control with
packaged FID 3000 drive systems on the brine and water pumps
feeding production line chillers.
Henkel Loctite Adhesives has developed a range of NSF Registered
maintenance products that are specially formulated for use in the
food processing industry.
US food and beverage sourcing company ecFood has announced a
comprehensive procurement service alliance with US organisation
Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA).
