Archives for May 28, 2007

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I really hope our 42-year metric muddle is finally over

Stick or bigger stick?

The European Commission is challenging the UK for not being tough enough on factory accidents. John Dunn reports

Factory sprays death to Listeria

Control of Listeria is one of the major challenges facing the cheese industry. Now Cheshire-based cheese supplier J S Bailey has enlisted the help of...

New Chernobyl fear

Scientist warns safety would suffer if surveillance is reduced

IFST mulls merger

By Rick Pendrous

The Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) will probably merge with a similar organisation within five years, according to its new...

Health claims chaos

By Elaine Watson

Firms accused of 'ostrich tendencies' on new regulations

Focusing on cost can be so costly

I guess at least a few people share my prejudice that the US breeds supply chain people who are highly skilled at talking and 'theorising', but not...

Paying the price of eating out

Since 2004 there has been a drive across the industry to target the foodservice sector, because reports at the time forecast substantial growth in...

Processors called on to join food campaign

By Sarah Britton

Food manufacturers have been urged to sign up to The Year of Food and Farming campaign - an initiative teaching school children more about food by...

Unilever makes sustainable tea promise

By Elaine Watson

Unilever has made a commitment to purchase all its tea from “sustainable, ethical sources” through the introduction of a new certification...

The shellfish gene

By Sarah Britton

Bob Fleming lives and breathes seafood to ensure his company'stays ahead of its game and the newly appointed md has major plans for The Big Prawn Company

Milk's no cash cow

Dairy farmers are deserting the industry in droves, writes Michelle Knott. But others hope value-added products will boost their incomes

Multi-head weigher ups production

A special 14-head version of Ishida's latest R Series multi-head weigher has helped increase production and save on labour costs at a leading Spanish...

You reach them and we'll teach them!

To plug recruitment gaps, designing training that employers want is only half the battle. An industry makeover may also be needed, as Rod Addy discovers at Food Manufacture's fifth HR forum

Inter Link fails to integrate

Failure to integrate acquisitions in the past decade is largely responsible for Inter Link Foods' problems, claims its new boss.Ian Croxford, who...

Wholegrain lacks appeal

By Sarah Britton

A new study conducted by researchers at the Medical Research Council Nutrition Research Centre in Cambridge and Newcastle University's Human...

Bagger gives 'grater' variety

Joseph Heler Cheese has invested more than £200,000 in a fully automated, multi-head weigher and bagging system capable of producing one, two, five...

Macrae has moved on

Young's Seafood subsidiary Macrae has opened its new £10M seafood factory at Livingston, Scotland, having outgrown its former site in Granton.The...

The lowdown on claims controls

So the clock is seriously ticking now on new nutrition and health claims rules. Regulation 1924/2006 comes into force on July 1 2007. The Regulation...

Future of MHS to be decided

By Rick Pendrous

The future of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS), whose vets currently oversee inspections at abattoirs and primary meat processing plants, will emerge...

Provenance shows promise

Witwood Food Products' new product development manager, Trudie Varney, is spearheading the development of a range of authentic coatings to take...

ABF acquires Patak’s

By Rod Addy

Associated British Foods (ABF) may have paid substantially less than the £200M speculated by the press for Indian food business Patak’s, according...

LFI launches new GI studies

By Elaine Watson

Leatherhead Food International (LFI) is launching two new studies into the glycaemic index (GI) this year as part of its nutrition and health forum...