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Oxford Nutrascience is launching cranberry and omega-3 fortified chews in September, having already produced calcium fortified chews under its Ellactiva brand.
BioNova's new accelerated aerobic biodigester transforms food waste in around 72h into a nutrient and energy-rich material.
The crumpet department at Hovis Greenford has now gone paper-free with the Principle Suite system from Applied Principles. The system had previously been successfully trialled in the bread plant at Greenford.
When frozen food wholesaler Freshpack built a new production line at its Stoke-on-Trent factory, it included a twin-headed combination metal detection system with ferrous-in-foil inspection facility and checkweigher from Fortress Technology.
Micromac Filtration has re-designed and upgraded the effluent treatment infrastructure at frozen ready meal supplier Headland Foods.
The interference caused by domed bases of bottles, jars and cans when X-ray scanning for contaminants has troubled manufacturers across the food processing industry.
To keep pace with demand from the food and drinks sector, Alfa Laval has launched the ThinkTop Basic actuator-sensor interface (ASI) valve sensing and control unit.
US-based colours processor DD Williamson is targeting Europe with ingredients that would potentially suit organic products.
Consultation closes this month on the latest version of a guidance document for the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI v6), which seeks to converge the requirements of third-party certification schemes recognised under its umbrella.
The appointment of Dr Hans Tromp as professor of Colloid Chemistry at Utrecht University promises new technological solutions for low-fat food products, according to food research firm Nizo.
'Buy British standards' is the coalition government's latest plan for public sector food procurement.
A sensible balance between UK biofuels and food production is impossible without comprehensive data capture and land use management and proper government incentives.
Recent announcements about the future of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) dealt with the handover of country of origin labelling (COOL) to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Salt replacement and anti-microbial properties are being studied, says John Dunn
The government's decision to cut funding for the Sustainability Development Commission (SDC) the publicly funded body serving the UK has been met with outrage.
Rexam has applied its proprietary rotary thermoforming (RTF) technology to new containers used by Danish brand Tulip for its heat-processed pork products.
Retailers are behind a core part of the Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) latest five-year strategy of targeting the UK's biggest source of foodborne illness. They have come up with a plan to work with their suppliers to substantially reduce levels of...
At a recent Leatherhead conference, a speaker from Mintel said the number of new products making 'natural' and 'green' claims increased steadily between 2005 and 2009. But I'm not convinced that consumers understand all these claims.
Simulation, as a term, evokes images of a second-class experience. But it could help Britain’s food manufacturers avoid costly mistakes on new installations.
Honeytop Speciality Foods is storming the tortilla market and continues to champion innovation in products and processes, as Rod Addy discovers
Filtration and separation specialist Porvair Filtration Group has designed a double layer membrane filter for use in the wine industry.
Storage and distribution firm Grocontinental has clinched an agreement granting dairy business First Milk the use of its recently completed £3m, 7,432m2 multi-temperature warehouse to store its cheese.
As the sophistication of infrared (IR) cameras increases, so their usefulness in food processing as part of automated machine vision applications also grows.
Swingeing budget cuts by the government are likely to impact on the food industry, but how? asks Michelle Knott
I am writing with regard to the article published in the July issue of Food Manufacture (p7) ‘Soft drinks firm labels Coca-Cola’s production plant ‘a disgrace’.
Bisphenol A is in fact one of the world’s most researched chemicals and has a history of risk assessment in Europe going back a quarter of a century. So why is it still generating such heated responses? asks Sebastian Day
Ghanaian entrepreneurs Lloyd and Adwoa Hagan-Mensah of Raymond's Blanc's BBC2 series The Restaurant have launched London's first Ghanaian cookery school.