Food safety
ProPac set for 2013 return
The UK processing and packaging exhibition dedicated entirely to the food and drink sector, Pro2Pac, is set to make its return next March. And, say organisers, it will be the biggest and best yet. The biennial event will be back with a brand new layout that reflects its ‘focus on visitor experience’. “Incorporating a host […]
New view for Vista
Vista Processed Foods, part of the OSI Group, has expanded its manufacturing portfolio in India by opening another frozen vegetable processing plant in the northern part of the country. The Punjab facility will focus on producing value-added frozen vegetable products for fast food and retail outlets for both the domestic and export markets. “With this […]
GRAS status for Indena’s olive fruit extract
Indena has announced that its olive fruit extract Opextan has obtained GRAS (Generally Recognised As Safe) status for use as a food ingredient in a number of food categories, including bakery products, beverages and beverage bases, chewing gums, coffee and tea, frozen dairy desserts and mixes, milk products, processed fruits and fruit juices, and processed […]
Tasty scheme to attract new industry talent
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink has named the first firms to step forward to support a groundbreaking new recruitment initiative designed to help food and drink manufacturing firms attract more local employees, and get more young people into the industry. Meat producer McIntosh Donald, Scottish beef processing company AK Stoddart and chilled […]
Food company’s Polish preparations for future growth
OSI Food Solutions Poland has unveiled a new £20 million (€25m) production facility. The new building, in Ostroda, Poland, will house a state-of-the-art beef processing plant, replacing an older existing facility in the area. It will also help safeguard the roles of its 93 employees, says the firm. “It makes perfect sense to keep the […]
Food chain radioactivity report published
The level of man-made radioactivity to which people in the UK are exposed remained below the EU legal limit during 2011, according to the 10th Radioactivity in Food and the Environment (RIFE) annual report, published this week by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The report combines results from the Agency’s monitoring programme with those of […]
Dalli quits over fraud investigation
The EU commissioner for health, John Dalli, has resigned after an anti-fraud inquiry linked him to an attempt to influence tobacco legislation.
Warning over liquid nitrogen in drinks
Reports that liquid nitrogen may be being used in alcoholic drinks in the UK have prompted the Food Standards Agency to issue a warning about its dangers.
Setting the meatballs rolling
A new Carnitech line is to be installed at one of Scotland’s premier food processors, following an announcement that Baxters is to introduce a new meatball preparation system.
Tetra Pak cracks on with coconut research
Tetra Pak has completed a £33 million (€42m) investment to upgrade and expand its operations in Singapore, including a state-of the art new building and Coconut Knowledge Centre. The investment, says Tetra Pak, is designed to meet customer needs across the growing Southeast Asian market and to improve the company’s competitiveness in other parts of […]
Encouraging a healthy attitude among small businesses
The Scottish Government, in partnership with the Scottish Food and Drink Federation, has announced that it’s extending its programme to help small businesses to make their products healthier. The idea of the two-year scheme is to offer hands-on support for small companies across Scotland, helping them to reduce levels of sugar, fat and salt in […]
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory
The future’s orange for Chr Hansen
Chr Hansen has extended its I-Colors range with the addition of a new orange shade. The range, launched last November, features natural colours developed for instant powder drinks, which are popular in South America, US, the Middle East and Asia thanks to their ability to withstand warm conditions and long shelf life. “The new I-Colors […]
Lakeland and Tetra Pak unveil ‘cream in a carton’ innovation
Irish dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies has launched a range of single and double creams packed in Tetra Top 250ml carton bottles, with resealable, screw top lid. The products have an extended shelf life of up to 60 days, offering storage benefits for both consumers and retailers, and are made primarily from FSC-certified paperboard. “We’re really […]
FSA issues warning over Czech bootleg liquor
The Food Standards Agency is advising anyone travelling to, or recently returned from, the Czech Republic to steer clear of locally produced hard spirits. This follows a recent spate of alcohol-related cases of methanol poisoning in the country, including 19 deaths. The poisonings are associated with bootleg spirits that have been tainted with industrial methanol […]