Food safety
Let us eat cake
News this week is that France has adopted a bill declaring the use of titanium dioxide as a food colouring has been suspended.
SIG expands partnership with Nestlé to Brazil
SIG has recently expanded its long term global partnership with Nestlé to Brazil.
Business news, Food safety, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Jupiter Group named UK’s best fresh produce company
A family-run Shropshire firm has been named as the best in its field in the UK at the Food & Drink Awards.
First vegan granola from Rude Health
Rude Health has added its first vegan granola to its range.
Round Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of Processing news.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing
Flour power
This week it’s been announced that all flour is to be fortified with folic acid, after ministers acted on the advice of medical experts, who say mandatory fortification will reduce the number of babies born in the UK with serious birth defects.
Review of UK meat processing plants reveals need for improvement
The UK’s two food regulators – the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland – have published a draft review launched in the wake of a number of high profile non-compliance issues identified at meat cutting plants.
Campden going crackers over new project
Campden BRI is calling for companies to join a new research project to better understand what causes ‘checking’ in biscuits and crackers.
Round Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of Packaging news.
Business news, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
All rise for almonds
Almonds have retained the number one spot for product introductions across Europe, according to Innova Market Research’s latest Global New Product Introductions Report.
Processing boost for soup and sauce firms
Hosokawa Micron says its new angle disintegrator with streamlined processing options is helping manufacturers of soups, purées, sauces and dressings meet the market demand for increasingly authentic and quality fruit, vegetable purées and often difficult to handle spices and fruits.
Round-up: Ingredients
Here is your weekly round-up of ingredients news
Tragedy highlights need for transparency
This week, headlines have been dominated by an inquest into the tragic death of a teenage girl after she suffered a fatal allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger baguette.
Awards celebrate industry stars
The recent Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards 2018 brought together over 500 guests to celebrate the food and drink manufacturing industry’s contribution to the UK.