Archives for August 17, 2014

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Food contact risk software sparks debate

By Paul Gander

How soon EU regulators and the supply chain start to take realistic exposure levels into account in assessing risk in food-contact packaging could depend on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) reception to new software.

Plum PBC to ‘wind down’ UK business

By Laurence Gibbons

US organic baby food manufacturer Plum PBC – owned by Campell Soup – has announced plans to “wind down” its Plum Baby UK operations before the autumn, following a strategic review of the business.

Competition heats up among industry heavyweights

By Rod Addy

Competition to become Personality of the Year 2014 is intensifying as the deadline to vote draws closer, so readers will have to act fast to register their online nomination.

Retail loyalty a thing of the past

By Laurence Gibbons

Store loyalty is diminishing as more shoppers are using four different retailers on average each month, according to grocery think-thank IGD.

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Wyke Farms boss joins free energy webinar

By Michael Stones

The boss of Britain’s largest independent cheese maker Wyke Farms is taking part in a free, one-hour webinar dedicated to energy savings next month.

New body set up to help inspectors spot food fraud

By Rick Pendrous

Providing Trading Standards and environmental health officers with the skills needed to spot food fraud will be a priority for a new membership organisation set up by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

Neonic ban threatens UK mustard crop

By Nicholas Robinson

UK mustard production could be at severe risk, causing problems for manufacturers of brands such as Unilever’s Colman’s mustard, if a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides is enforced in the UK, a leading seed geneticist has warned.

Major salmonella investigation underway

By Rod Addy

A major food poisoning probe is underway to find the link between clusters of salmonella outbreaks across England and possibly Europe since May.

Kerry Foods sells chilled pastry assets

By Rod Addy

Pork Farms Group has bought Kerry Foods’s chilled savoury pastry factories at Poole, Dorset, and Spalding in Lincolnshire for an undisclosed sum.

Cambridge University seeks real life Willy Wonka

By Laurence Gibbons

Cambridge University is searching for a real life Willy Wonka to study the fundamentals of heat-stable chocolate, including how it to prevent it from melting in hot countries.