labelling
FDA issues guidance on new nutrition labelling
The Food and Drug Administration has issued additional information to help manufacturers of packaged foods comply with the latest regulations on Nutrition Facts labelling in the US.
More calls for PACE labelling on foods
Research team calculates that if PACE labelling was widely applied, on average, it might shave off up to 200 calories per person per day.
OPRL appoints Margaret Bates as executive director
As OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) membership and services continue to expand, the organisation has appointed Professor Margaret Bates as its first full time executive director.
Nestlé expands use of Nutri-Score in Europe
Nestlé has announced that it will use Nutri-Score nutrition labeling in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Switzerland, starting in the first half of 2020.
Videojet launches 90° adjustable printhead
Videojet, a producer of coding and marking technology, has introduced its latest CIJ product development, a 90° adjustable printhead
Happy Meat beef traceable to a single cow
Happy Meat has launched in the UK as Britain’s first climate-friendly beef that is premium grade and traceable to a single free range cow.
EHL Ingredients invests in new machinery for allergen management
EHL Ingredients has overhauled its production processes to install completely segregated lines for ingredients containing allergens and non-allergen products to meet increased customer demand.
Nearly a third of consumers bin edible food due to label confusion
New research has found many British adults end up throwing away perfectly edible produce, because they are confused by package labels.
Advanced Dynamics makes further investment in its future
Advanced Dynamics has made a further investment of around £250,000 this year in its Bradford-based facility to help meet the filling and labelling machine specialist’s bulging order book.
GEA optimises its TwinTube packaging machine
GEA will launch its redesigned high-speed vertical packaging machine GEA SmartPacker TwinTube at PackExpo (booth LS-5905) in Las Vegas, USA from September 23-25, 2019.
Multivac to showcase next gen technology at FachPack
Multivac will be showcasing a number of innovations from its various business units at this year’s FachPack.
Nestlé opts for Nutri-Score front-of-pack labelling
Nestlé is supporting Nutri-Score with labelling on products in countries involved with the front-of-pack scheme by the end of 2019.
UK to introduce ‘Natasha’s Law’ for allergen labelling
A new law will require food businesses to include full ingredients labelling on pre-packaged foods, in a drive to protect the country’s two million food allergy sufferers.
Fruit purees offer solution for FDA’s ‘Added Sugar’ hurdle
Fruit purees are emerging as a viable solution for US food companies as they work towards complying with new rules on the labelling of sugar.