Free advice on new compressed air code
Free advice is being offered to manufacturers of food and drink to help them comply with a new Code of Practice on the use of compressed air,...
Archives for September 3, 2006
Survey reveals chicken pumped with water is still being sold
Fresh and frozen chicken breasts with illegally added water are still being sold to consumers in the UK, according to the results of a new survey.The...
End of the road for omega-3 oil production at Heanor
Ingredients giant DSM has confirmed that it will not be rebuilding its omega-3 and omega-6 oils factory in Heanor, Derbyshire, which was gutted by a...
Root crop harvest hit by high temperatures and drought
Root crop prices are expected to rise as producers report poor yields of potatoes and onions due to soaring July temperatures and a prolonged...
Manufacturers adopt traffic lights
New Covent Garden Food Company is the UK's first chilled food brand to introduce the Food Standard Agency's (FSA's) traffic light signposting...
M&S suppliers given tighter NPD deadlines
Marks & Spencer (M&S) suppliers face tighter new product development (NPD) deadlines under a new programme undertaken by the retailer to...
Start-up patents new pest-control pallets
A Paisley-based start-up company has launched an innovative device, which enables manufacturers and distributors to identify and isolate contaminated...
New research helps reduce splashing in clean fill process
Campden & Chorleywod Food Research Association (CCFRA) has developed a model designed to help manufacturers of drinks and liquid foods reduce...
Kellogg fights back over 'misleading' advert claims
Cereal giant Kellogg has defended itself yet again against claims that some of its cereal adverts are misleading.The new Rice Krispies television...