Food safety
Innovation at heart of The Ingredients Show 2019
The Ingredients Show will return for a second year to Birmingham’s NEC from 8-10 April, following its successful launch last year.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Sleaford Quality Foods extend sugar and salt renovation
Sleaford Quality Foods, cross-category supplier of multiple packaged foods, has pledged to further renovate sugar and salt from their range.
Helen Munday announced as IFST President Elect
Helen Munday is the new President Elect of Institute of Food Science & Technology.
Inspecto hooks food contamination with real-time results
FoodTech startup Inspecto has introduced a new device that detects chemical contamination in food in real-time.
Using space know-how to ‘sniff’ out salad quality
Scientists in the UK are working to develop new technology which will be able to ‘smell’ when fruit or vegetables are going off – potentially saving tonnes of waste.
Tetrahedron receives ‘Novel Food’ status for Ergoneine
Tetrahedron’s pure nature-identical L-ergothioneine (brand name Ergoneine) has been awarded ‘Novel Food’ status by the European Commission, and is approved for incorporation into nutritional products for European consumers.
Packaging Innovations enjoys record breaking year
Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print saw a record breaking year at Birmingham’s NEC, with 300 industry suppliers, and almost 7,000 visitors.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
FDA outlines new guidelines for US imports
As the rate of food imports to the US increases, the FDA has focused on globalisation of food safety.
GFSI recognises food safety pioneers for Global Markets Award
The winners of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)Global Markets aWards 2019 have been announced.
15,000 bph poultry processing at Cranswick’s new plant
Cranswick Poultry has chosen Marel Poultry to supply a new, state-of-the-art processing line at its new plant in Suffolk, UK.
Round Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Hey vegans, don’t milk it!
Now, I’m all for people making lifestyle choices (I, for example, go boxing several times a week, drink wine rather more frequently than that, enjoy the odd chicken curry but also love a mushroom risotto). But no one really needs to know that. Why would anyone care?
Zero caffeine, maximum energy
Food manufacturer, Matok V’Kal has launched a six-calorie solution to help boost stamina during high-endurance workouts and sports activities.
NSAFD launches packaging apprenticeship
The National Skills Academy for Food & Drink (NSAFD) is urging young people to ‘Blaze a trail’ in the growing packaging industry with the launch of a new degree apprenticeship.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Sustainability