safety
Freeze out food waste
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is marking Food Safety Week (4-10 July) by increasing consumer understanding of how food waste can be slashed by making better and more use of freezers.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Treofan films protect against mineral oil migration
Coated BOPP films from Treofan reliably protect food products against the migration of mineral oil residue. This is proven by measurements taken by the Zurich Canton Laboratory (Kantonales Labor Zurich) in partnership with Swiss Quality Testing Services (SQTS) on behalf of the Swiss Packaging Institute (Schweizer Verpackungsinstitut, SVI) during the development of the SVI’s […]
Treofan films protect against mineral oil migration
Coated BOPP films from Treofan reliably protect food products against the migration of mineral oil residue.
360-degree safety and expertise for flexible packaging
Henkel’s latest generation of high-speed, fast-cure laminating adhesives is opening a new chapter in food safety for flexible packages. Above and beyond its innovative laminating adhesives, the Düsseldorf specialist also provides information and training on food safe packaging, for example at its online portal, in numerous webinars and at customer events. According to a study […]
360-degree safety and expertise for flexible packaging
Henkel’s latest generation of high-speed, fast-cure laminating adhesives is opening a new chapter in food safety for flexible packages.
Arla opens €40m hydrolysates factory
Arla Foods Ingredients has opened a new factory located in Nr Vium, Denmark, strengthening its position in the global dairy protein hydrolysates sector.
Food crime reporting facility launched
Food Crime Confidential – a reporting facility where food crime can be reported safely and in confidence, over the phone and by email – has been launched in the UK by the FSA’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).
Round-Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. Next week’s round-up will focus on Shelf Life news.
Regulatory upheaval warned in event of Brexit
Trace One is warning that UK food retailers and manufacturers will have to plan for potential regulatory upheaval in the event of a ‘leave’ vote in this week’s EU referendum.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Risky business
Chirag Sheth on cracking the food safety code in a global supply chain
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Lorien makes key director appointment
Engineering design and project management specialist Lorien Engineering Solutions has promoted David Mallinson to its board as engineering director. David joins managing director Steve Slater, operations director Bill Treddenick, and directors Roy Klek and Steve Turner. Lorien Engineering, based at Centrum 100 in Burton-on-Trent, specialises in capital projects for food, brewing, drinks, life sciences, biotech […]
Lorien makes key director appointment
Engineering design and project management specialist Lorien Engineering Solutions has promoted David Mallinson to its board as engineering director.
Downturn in food hygiene inspections could increase pressure on manufacturers
Calls to address the decline in food hygiene inspections taking place in the UK could result in food manufacturers facing heightened pressures to provide greater accountability on the quality of their produce before it reaches the retailer and the consumer, warns InfinityQS.
Beverage testing
3M’s Food Safety Business has launched its Microbial Luminescence System UHT Beverage Screen Kit, a new test for ultra high temperature (UHT) and extended shelf life (ESL) beverages.