EU claims law stumbles over rule change
A "technical glitch" could force policy makers to redraft one of the most controversial pieces of food regulation to come out of Brussels in recent...
Archives for October 1, 2006
Rapid test kit for Salmonella gives results in 24 hours
Oxoid has extended its range of rapid tests for the detection of Salmonella in foods to include the DuPont Lateral Flow System test kit.This...
Local sourcing is miles better
I always have and always will prefer to purchase British produce. I believe that it is important to support our nation's farmers and growers. And...
Heinz claims omega-3 first
Heinz has claimed to be the first manufacturer to add omega-3 to ambient food.The food giant has included the functional ingredient across its canned...
Savour the benefits of production scheduling
Peter Hunt's Bakery Foods, the Bolton-based savoury products baker, is starting to see the benefits of improved production planning since installing...
Allied tosses £6M into Irish pancake mix
Northern Ireland's biggest baker, Allied Bakeries Ireland (ABI), is investing £6M to expand its Belfast business, with the creation of 18 new...
The chilled sector beckons for a new breed of Asian sauces
Sharwood's, a key player in ambient sauces, is to plunge itself into unknown territory with a range of chilled Asian sauces."The chilled sauce market...
GMB's 9% at Moy Park
About 600 GMB union members at Moy Park's chicken processing plant at Anwick, Lincolnshire have won a 9% pay rise after the firm was faced with a...
White coat warriors
Contract food testing laboratories are battling hard to keep up with demand for faster, more accurate tests. John Dunn reports on their investment in emerging technologies and new equipment
FSA calls for health report on the 'cocktail' effect of contaminants in food products
More studies are needed on the cumulative health effects of different man-made toxins in foodstuffs, said the Food Standards Agency (FSA), following...
Grade food by colour
US-based machine vision supplier The Value Engineering Alliance has introduced HueView for the colour analysis of food.HueView can measure colour and...
Coke leaves Tesco at factory gate
Coca-Cola and Tesco ‘mutually agreed’ to axe a factory gate pricing trial last Christmas, blaming ‘availability issues’, the soft drinks...
Release that hidden power
I am told by big food manufacturers that innovation in product and packaging design is the key to medium-term profit growth. The message is clear -...
Culinary capers
In a nation where consumer tastes change almost as often as Posh Spice's wardrobe, food developers must dig deep to find inspiration for the next new product. Sarah Britton investigates
High speed cartoner
Bradman Lake has launched a fast, fully automatic carton end-loader for food packing operations. The SL903 has a running speed of up to 130 cartons...
Captain Birds Eye accused of consorting with 'pirates' over endangered fish stocks
greenpeace says unilever is lagging behind its green counterparts
Just in time
The ambient food supply chain will gradually follow in the footsteps of chilled, the boss of Baylis Logistics informs Elaine Watson
And the beet goes on ... but not at our expense, say firms
British Sugar defends above-average deal
Crisp and chip makers may have answer to acrylamide
Manufacturers may soon be able to cut acrylamide in potato products using a computer model which assesses levels of the potential carcinogen...
Opening up the superfood highway
Superfood is a term which has become well established with consumers. The term, initially associated with produce such as leafy vegetables and...
Food safety advisors fear openness impedes their effectiveness
Expert advisors to the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) have expressed concern that the effectiveness of its specialist advisory committees could...
Culina extends chilled co-packing
Culina Logistics has set up a dedicated co-packing area at its new Prime Point distribution centre in Staffordshire. The new service will support...
Processors clean up their act
With flavouring increasingly seen as an unwanted additive by consumers, flavourists are under pressure to develop ranges for 'clean label'...
Set sizes to disappear
The traditional British loaf or pint of milk might become a thing of the past after another twist in the move to harmonise and simplify EU packaging...
Hunt for herbal health secrets hits China
A group of food manufacturers, retailers and academics will visit China next month to identify ingredients and technologies that could be applied to...
Some like it hot
After sleepless nights in chilled food manufacture, Greg Harrison turned down the pace but notched up the complexity when he took the helm at the world's largest Indian food factory
Fat and sugar reduction could boost food poisoning incidents
Fears have been expressed that pressure on smaller food manufacturers to reduce the fat and sugar content in their products could reduce shelf-life...
Commission makes law look an ass
Over the years, there have been several occasions when the European Commission has decided to repeal or replace EU legislation that did not work.In...
Laws of nature
Proposed changes to legislation governing the use of flavours are causing concern in the industry, with fears they are misguided and could put an end to innovation. Rebecca Green takes a look
Woodward keeps cool
High performance composite insulation panels from Kingspan Controlled Environments based on the polymer filling polyisocyanurate, are keeping...
New age law raises big fears
Law experts warn of trouble ahead with age discrimination legislation tested in court
Move with the times
A new survey from interim management provider Albemarle looks at changing employment trends in the sector. Rebecca Green reports
Bleak prospects for shaped cans - unless they're bottles
No significant reduction in the high cost of shaped cans for beverages and food is likely in the near future, canmakers warn. But for some at least,...
Masters of disguise mask off-notes
As more and more manufacturers seek to add functional ingredients to their food, the need for flavour houses to develop products that mask off taints...
Oil crisis looms as firms blame green fuels for inflating prices
European Pressure for transport to go green could be bad news for edible oil buyers
EU waste hierarchy could threaten manufacturers' materials choice
A new EU proposal to introduce a fixed five-stage waste hierarchy from reduction to re-use, recycling, other recovery options, and only then to...
Greencore looks to US as it goes into branded
Group crosses the Atlantic in search of independent opportunities
Recall policy under fire as FSA takes relaxed view of GM rice
Environmentalists accuse FSA of being inconsistent over recall of illegal product
European unions rallied to stop Nestlé exporting jobs in York
Outraged staff reps call on labour organisers overseas for strategy of non-cooperation
Omega-6 linked to obesity
Food manufacturers' careless use of omega-6 could be partly to blame for rising obesity levels, according to Reading University's professor of animal...