labelling
Metsä Board Zanders re-launches Zanlabel for food industry
Metsä Board Zanders has re-launched its one-side double-coated label paper, Zanlabel, in response to demand. Zanlabel is suitable for many applications including glass and PET bottles, food and non-food containers, and wrap-around labels. With an ultra-smooth surface, Zanlabel can be used for hot and cold foil stamping, embossing and die-cutting, thanks to its high production […]
ICE develops labelling solution to address EU food regulations
Coding company, Interactive Coding (ICE), is offering a solution to help food companies prepare for a forthcoming new EU food regulation. The Food Information to Consumers Regulations (FIC) are due to come into force in December this year and will set rules on how food should be labelled. The new regulations will also include rules […]
New European food labelling regulations come into force later this year
ACE Group has advised that companies in the food and drink industry could face more claims from consumers as a result of new European food labelling regulations that come into force later this year. The purpose of the new regulation is to make food labelling easier for consumers to understand. It will streamline and simplify […]
Fighting against food fraud
Eric Jamin from Eurofins Analytics looks as the testing tools available to the food industry for verifying the origin and validity of a product or component as well as emerging methods in this sector.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
March 2014
Fighting agaisnt food fraud Aroma study of potable spirits Complying with new food allergen labelling Hygienic eco-design
An under-current of connections
When I started compiling this issue of Food and Drink Technology, I naturally looked at the individually scheduled features. The aim it to provide you, across the year, with a wide range of topics that highlights the many segments relevant to the food and drink industries. Apart from this relevance, they are not directly linked. […]
34% sustainable palm oil milestone
In 2013 IOI Loders Croklaan, a leading supplier of sustainable palm oil, imported and marketed 348,000 tonnes of sustainable palm oil in Europe. That is 34% of the total volume sold by IOI Loders Croklaan in 2013. Ben Vreeburg, IOI Loders Croklaan sustainability director, says, “For 2013 our goal was to increase the volume of […]
A natural outcome
The European commission published new guidelines on colouring foods, which became effective from 1 January 2014.
Sensient launched new clean label colour shades
Sensient Food Colors Europe has extended its Cardea range with a wider choice of bright new colour shades. The Cardea product line is completely composed of natural ingredients and concentrates meeting growing clean labelling demands and fits with the new EU guidance notes on colouring food. The range includes raw materials processed with proprietary technologies […]
‘Lead people where they want to go’
Geoff Brown recently joined Ashbury Labelling in the role of technical director. We caught up with him to hear his story thus far…
NFU and NPA concerned as meat labelling rules may confuse British shoppers
The NFU and NPA say that new European Commission rules on food labelling may lead to massive confusion for British shoppers keen to buy meat produced in the UK. The Commission voted to introduce mandatory reared and slaughtered labelling rules. The NFU and NPA say that mandatory rules should have extended to born, reared and slaughtered […]
Food scares are merely tip of the iceberg
Product recalls and other food safety incidents reported to and by the Food Standards Agency are merely the tip of the iceberg, according to research performed by Trace One. While the general public is only aware of food recalls that affect major retailers or have wide-reaching consequences (such as the 2013 horse meat crisis), the […]
Thermal transfer coder for organic food producer
Allen France, part of Allen Coding Systems, has installed an NG4+ thermal transfer coder on to a packaging line at GermLine, a French producer of organic foods, including cereal bars, seeds, lentils, rice and dried fruit. Located in Sancoins, in the rural Cher department in the centre of France, GermLine is using the NG4+ in […]
Unregulated labels pose risks for allergic consumers
A conference at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) headquarters this week explored the risks allergic consumers are willing to take in buying and consuming food products, after a survey revealed that three out of four allergic consumers would purchase products claiming to be ‘allergen free’ on the label – despite these claims being largely unregulated. […]