The European Commission (EC) will consult on the introduction of a harmonised system of 'GM-free' labelling next year, amid concerns that the current proliferation of negative labelling schemes could confuse consumers.
Hard discounter Aldi took the top prize for Retail Product of the Year, while McCain Foods won Catering Product of the Year at this year's British Frozen Food Federation's (BFFF's) Gala Dinner held in London last month.
A second reading of the European Parliament's (EP's) report on replacing the regulatory framework for foods for particular nutritional uses (PARNUTS) is now unlikely before early 2013, but deliberations on regulating some categories could continue...
Food Partners is to invest in automation at its sandwich factory in north London. This "intelligent option" retains the flexibility of its operations, according to its factory manager Wes Jenkins.
Zurich-based chocolate firm Barry Callebaut has launched a lactose-free milk chocolate. The new product is made with a skimmed milk powder with "the lowest lactose content available on the market". This enables the firm to put higher amounts...
News last month that DSM Nutritional Products (DSM) and Kemin planned to contest the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) rejection of their submitted claims for lutein and eye health, is but the latest twist in the tortuous saga of the...
Kraft Foods has increased the sustainability and efficiency of its Bournville site by installing robotic distribution for Roses and Heroes. Managing fixed cycling schedules cut daily vehicle movements.
With recycling rates for aluminium drinks cans hitting 60% last year, ministers are holding up the sector's schemes as examples of best practice in voluntary supply chain involvement.
Government proposals to ditch the legal requirement to fortify flour could leave more people deficient in calcium and iron, warns the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).
Packaging solutions firm TNA has developed a one-piece solution for wet and dry seasoning and flavouring: the TNA intelli-flav OMS 3c. It's designed to provide even coverage at throughput rates of 100-500 kg an hour.
When catering butcher R Manners & Sons wanted to optimise its production of ready meals and beef and pork products, it invested in an automatic portion cutter, instead of cutting products by hand.
When its mesh filter media was collapsing under the pressure of pasteurising, Worcestershire-based egg product producer Bumble Hole Foods sought advice from filtration firm Axium Process.
Dairy ingredients manufacturer Meadow Cheese has launched a low melt processed cheese which is designed for use inside savoury pastries and flans as well as products that contain dough or crumb as an ingredient.
To enable salami manufacturers to boost process efficacy, without compromising on quality or safety, DuPont Nutrition & Health has created new meat cultures.
Claims that whey protein offers superior effects on muscle protein synthesis in the elderly have been boosted by the publication of a spate of scientific studies in the first quarter of 2012.
The findings of a Leatherhead Research study could enable food manufacturers to gather supporting evidence for health claims on how cereal fibre can benefit vascular function.
Widespread press reporting about the so-called 'Pasty tax' after the March budget erroneously gave the impression that the announcement was introducing something new. Not so!
Premier Foods continued to hit the headlines over the past month. Rumours of an impending sale of its Hartley's jams brand to US group Hain Celestial for around £200M followed hot on the heels of the announcement that the food group had sold its...
DSM is deploying its enzyme toolkit to develop innovative ways to replace guar gum in bakery products. The firm says the effects of guar gum for thickening, binding and improving texture can be replicated using a combination of enzymes and ingredients....
Traditional poultry meat inspection may not be good enough to protect against threats to food safety such as campylobacter, salmonella and ESBL/AmpC gene-carrying bacteria, warns the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Most major UK supermarkets operate sourcing policies that promote British produce but all could do more, reveals a new survey from the National Farmers Union (NFU).
Growth of 6% in the value of retail chilled and frozen food sales, though partly explained by price inflation, can also be accounted for by an increasingly segmented offering in many product areas, say sector organisations.
Dairy Crest will start shopping around for acquisitions in the UK next year, after disposing of its French St Hubert spreads business, according to City analysts.
The government should focus more on the contribution that food and drink manufacture makes to the economic prosperity of the nation, rather than focusing as it does on other sectors, said Simon Baldry, md of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE).
West Midlands food manufacturer Phoenix Brands was ordered to pay £11,000 at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court after a 16-year-old worker had to have his finger amputated.
Chilled food manufacturer Greencore’s US business is “off the critical list” after its acquisition today (June 27) of US sandwich and sushi manufacturer HC Schau & Son, according to City analyst Investec Securities.
