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Salmonella testing
Hygiena International has developed the InSite Salmonella micro-organism colorimetric test for rapid, convenient and accurate salmonella testing.
Ornua announces agreement with F.J. Need Foods
Ornua has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire cheese ingredient company F.J. Need Foods Limited.
2D vision
Sick has added to its Inspector 2D vision family with the InspectorP, its first fully user programmable range of 2D cameras for vision duties in verification, inspection and quality control.
‘No artificial preservatives’ becomes largest clean label category
Food or drinks containing no artificial preservatives is the largest category within clean label and is set to be worth almost €75 billion by 2020, according to Euromonitor International.
‘Free from’ factory opens in UK first
The UK’s first dedicated gluten-, egg- and dairy-free manufacturing plant is now fully operational following an £8 million investment by food coatings firm Bowman Ingredients.
Inline beverage sensor
The Oxy 510 inline sensor extends the Anton Paar portfolio for multiple parameter inline analysis of beverages.
Lifting the lid
Stable Micro Systems has developed a rig to allow manufacturers of food tins and beverage cans to measure the force needed to lift the ring pull and open the container.
Supply chain temp tracker
Avery Dennison has introduced the TT Sensor Plus temperature data logger to the European market as a simple, reliable and cost effective way to track temperatures during a product’s supply chain journey.
Scientific breakthrough identifies genuine Mānuka honey
The Unique Mānuka Factor Honey Association (UMFHA) has announced that it has validated a number of unique signature compounds found only in genuine Mānuka honey.
Round-Up: Packaging
Here is your weekly round-up of packaging news. Next week’s round-up will focus on processing news.
Frozen food growth defies market uncertainty
The frozen food retail market saw year on year (YOY) growth in both value and volume in the second half of 2016 despite uncertainty, reports Kantar Worldpanel.
Consumers warned about MDA Products’ frozen meat and fish
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is warning consumers not to eat a number of food products, mainly frozen fish and chicken, supplied by MDA Products, as they have been repackaged in an unapproved establishment and therefore may be unsafe.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Leaving single market could be ‘disastrous’, industry warns
Prime minister Theresa May unveiled plans for a ‘hard Brexit’ earlier this week, which, crucially, included plans to leave the single market.
Scottish action plan targets higher level skills
An action plan designed to help Scotland’s food and drink employers attract a new generation of skilled professionals has been launched by the industry.