labelling
Businesses lack product recall plans
Almost a fifth of companies in the food and drink sector are operating without a product recall plan, reports Roythornes.
Consumer trends drive packaging industry growth
Key consumer trends are the driving force behind the growth of the global packaging industry, reports Rabobank.
Repeat order for Makro Labelling
A UK mineral water brand has placed a repeat order for a second Makro Labeller, within a year of the first Makro machine being installed.
Northern Irish food sampling report published
The Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance has published its eighth report on food sampling activity in Northern Ireland in 2014.
Protein product boom
Protein content is fast becoming one of the key areas of activity in new product development in the food and drinks industry.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging
Tolerating gluten intolerance
Free-from foods have been going from strength to strength in recent years, with gluten-free lines seemingly leading the charge.
Farming summit urges food service and retailers to act
A series of actions which retailers and the food service sector should commit to urgently have been agreed following a meeting of UK farm ministers.
Call for ‘seismic change’ in the way food is sold
A seismic change in the way food is sold is essential or there could be dire consequences for the farming industry and rural economy, the UK’s farming unions have warned.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
New colouring guidance notes looming
The transition period for the implementation of the European guidance notes on the classification of food extracts with colouring properties is about to end.
Innovators urged to claim grants worth €3m
EU wide project FoodIntegrity is urging academics, research firms, SMEs and industry to come up with innovative research projects to help fight food fraud.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory
ROUND-UP: Packaging
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Gluten labelling guide launched
A guide to support manufacturers on the labelling of food products containing gluten has been launched by the Food & Drink Federation (FDF).
Food recalls drop in Q1
Product recall specialist Stericycle ExpertSolutions has reported that recalls and notifications have decreased in the first quarter of 2015, due to heightened recall awareness and significant efforts to improve product safety. The findings come as the company publishes its quarterly European Recall and Notification Index, which is based on data from the EU’s Rapex and Rasff […]
Printer with IP65 protection
Multivac Marking & Inspection has expanded its thermal transfer printer range with the TTO 11.