hygiene
Consumer attitudes survey results published
The FSA has published the latest results of its Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker survey.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Pest protection
Atkins and Potts produces a variety of speciality foods, including gourmet sauces.
Fresh food flowrapper
Ulma Packaging has launched the FM200 horizontal flowrapper for wrapping fresh food products in a pillow pack style with three seals.
Raise the bar
Selecting the ideal bar line to ensure quality and efficiency, Bosch Packaging Technology’s Daniel Bossel, product manager primary packaging, and Frank Jansen, product manager confectionery.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Printer with IP65 protection
Multivac Marking & Inspection has expanded its thermal transfer printer range with the TTO 11.
Double head filling machine
Smurfit Kappa has announced the launch of a new automatic Bag-in-Box filling machine, adding to its BIB 700 range.
Safety first
I was delighted to have been invited by Arco to celebrate its signing of an agreement with AEG Europe to become the official safety equipment partner of The O2 and Up at The O2, the iconic London, UK venue that attracts nine million visitors each year from around the globe. UK safety company Arco distributes […]
Food survey results
The results of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) biannual Public Attitudes Tracker for November 2014 have been published. The top three food safety issues of total (ie spontaneous plus prompted) concern for respondents were food hygiene when eating out (39%), food poisoning (32%), the use of additives in food products (29%) and date labels (29%). The […]
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Cold press technology
Dutch companies JFPT/foodlife and Cool Wave Processing have joined forces to develop a new cold press technology – The Cold Press No. 1. Built mainly from stainless steel, it has round pipes instead of pipes with straight angles and all the plastics are blue instead of white, which is said to make it the first […]
Hygienic strapping
Strapping specialist Mosca Direct has introduced the new SoniXs MS-VA and SoniXs TRS-VA machines, which are described as the first side-seal strappers that are corrosion resistant and work with Mosca’s own ultrasonic technology SoniXs. In addition, the machines feature a new, exposed Standard-6 strap path, also made of corrosion-resistant material. The machines have been designed […]
Coconut water consumption analysed
While the UK’s coconut water market is thriving, Datamonitor Consumer’s latest research on the global coconut water market suggests that there are several unexploited countries that could hold even further potential. Findings show that although UK consumption is due to near 25 million litres in 2015, much higher growth is expected from Japan, Canada and […]
Decline in foodborne disease outbreaks in Germany
Foodborne illness outbreaks in Germany decreased in 2013, according to data collated by Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Bundesinstitut fuer Risikobewertung (BfR) – down to 73 outbreaks from 84 in 2012. Despite this reduction, food handling, preparation and cooking remain serious issues for consumer health. German authorities define a foodborne disease outbreak as when […]
Breakfast snackification
Companies with ambitions in breakfast should not rule out NPD ideas as consumer habits are changing, writes Julian Mellentin, director of New Nutrition Business.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Sustainability
Contamination of carrots and bulb and stem veg
Environmental factors (such as the proximity to farms), access of domestic and wild animals to vegetable growing areas, the use of contaminated water for irrigation or contaminated equipment are among the factors that cause contamination of carrots and bulb and stem vegetables – such as onion and garlic – with salmonella, yersinia, shigella and norovirus. […]