Food safety
Vitafoods South America hoping to double debut size
Organisers of Vitafoods South America say they’re hoping that this year’s event will be double the size of last year’s debut show. The exhibition will feature around 200 leading global nutraceutical ingredients companies, including Copalis, Croda and Fortitech, as well as a raft of first-time exhibitors. This year’s show will comprise an exhibition and conference, […]
Interfood launches packing solutions division
Interfood Technology has announced that it’s extending its capabilities in meat and food processing with the formation of a division dedicated to packing solutions. Interfood says that as its business has developed, so too has the need to specialise in specific areas. In 2008, it set up a series of divisions offering specific capabilities and […]
Aspartame ‘poses no toxicity concern’ says EFSA draft scientific opinion
EFSA’s draft scientific opinion following re-evalution of artificial sweetener aspartame reveals that ‘it poses no toxicity concern for consumers at current levels’. To carry out the full risk assessment, EFSA undertook an in-depth review of peer-reviewed scientific and other literature on aspartame and its breakdown products, including new human studies. Regulatory bodies around the world […]
Market fuels thirst for dairy alternative drinks
While dairy alternative drinks accounted for a relatively limited share of total dairy launches in the 12 months to the end of October 2012, the market has seen considerable recent development. This is being fuelled by the West, where such drinks are moving out of the specialist heath food arena and into the mainstream, says […]
Chain reaction
Dr Chris Knight, head of agriculture at Campden BRI, explains the importance of safeguarding the links in the food chain
Campden BRI predicts ‘weighty’ industry issues
This year will be a landmark one for the food and drink industry as it faces some ‘weighty issues’ that need to be addressed, predicts Campden BRI. The food and drink research organisation predicts that products aimed at consumer health – particularly in relation to weight management and calorie control – will be one of […]
Health claims regulation comes into force
The health claims regulation which authorises 222 health claims on food products, has now come into force. The regulation (EC) No 432/2012, which was adopted on 16 May 2012, provided a transitional period allowing food companies to adapt their commercial practices to the new requirements. However, this transitional period has now expired and numerous health […]
Accolade for Sainsbury’s safety chief
Sainsbury’s head of product quality, safety and supplier performance has been presented with the Most Significant Contribution to Food Safety award by the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT). The award, won by Alec Kyriakidesis, is given to an individual who the SOFHT board believes has made ‘an outstanding contribution to championing food safety […]
Glanbia reveals plans for new US plant
Glanbia Nutritionals Ingredient Technologies, (GNIT) has announced that it’s to build a 40,000sq ft cereal ingredient processing facility in South Dakota, USA. The new plant will replace the company’s plant in Angusville, Manitoba, which was destroyed by fire in March this year. Glanbia Nutritionals entered the flax business when it purchased the former Pizzey’s Milling […]
July/August 2013
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Bee work reviewed by EFSA
Bees and bee health were the subject of a recent EFSA review of risk assessment and scientific outputs. As a result, an inventory has now been compiled by the safety authority’s experts to identify areas for further collaboration, as well as future data and research needs. The inventory was compiled by EFSA’s task force on […]
Univar unveils Blanquefort refurb
Global chemical distributor Univar has announced today that its Blanquefort site in France is about to become fully operational again following an extensive £1.6 million (€2m) refurbishment. The 18,000m2 site is used to store, package and distribute products, with a focus on minerals, solvents and speciality chemicals. Following a fire in November 2009 that damaged […]
Defra recognition for ‘game-changing’ chilled food research programme
A three-year research programme to sustainably extend the shelf life of chilled foods has attracted the highest possible score, following evaluation by the government’s Advanced Food Manufacturing LINK Programme Management Committee. The £750,000 (€932,000) Sustainable Shelf Life Extension (SUSSLE) project was partly funded by the Chilled Food Association (CFA) and brought together academics and industry […]
Top of the crops
The protection of plants from pests and diseases is vital. So too is the future sustainability of pesticides. Dr Richard Stanley, principal agronomist at Campden BRI, explains
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability