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Shelf life best practice
Isabel Campelos, senior technical advisor (food safety) at Leatherhead Food Research, explores the interplay of shelf life and packaging.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Batch fryers
FooDesign, a tna company, has launched its automated, hot oil batch-pro 12 series of cookers and fryers. The model offers an efficient way to cook root and other vegetable products, such as potato, carrot, taro, beetroot and parsnip chips. With heat capacities ranging from 90 to 272 kilograms per hour, the batch fryer optimises output. […]
Environmentally friendly chillers
Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has introduced a range of environmentally friendly chillers that use natural refrigerants. The packaged air and water cooled fluid chillers promise benefits in terms of energy use, efficiency and environmental impact and offer zero global warming potential and a significant reduction in energy consumption. Hydrocarbon chillers use the natural HC refrigerant […]
New printers and labellers from Sato
Sato has introduced two new printing and labelling solutions for the food industry. The new TH2 All in Box is a ready-to-use pack which includes a TH2 printer and labels so users can start labelling quickly while meeting stringent food preparation and labelling regulations. The new Judo Food handheld labeller is a flexible labelling solution enabling […]
Safe and sound
The September issue of Food & Drink Technology is due to hit desks this week and as we have super-sized the issue this month, I apologise if it makes a dent in your desk when it lands! The first of some major shows coming up throughout autumn are upon us, so we’ve included comprehensive previews […]
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Packaging for convenience foods market
KM Packaging Services is launching a new generation of lidding films for aluminium foil trays. Following other lidding developments from the company – such as KSeal lidding films for meat, poultry and fish packaging and Superguard Oven – KM Klarity is another product for the meat, fish, ready meals and fresh produce sectors. KM Klarity […]
Improved efficiencies for confectionery producer
Temperature control specialist ICS Cool Energy has developed a solution to improve efficiencies and maintain control of processes at a UK snack food plant.
Economic snack food packing solutions
Ishida Europe has developed a range of entry-level weigher/bagmaker combination units which offer an economic, medium speed solution for food manufacturers, thus delivering a fast payback on a reduced investment cost while ensuring consistent weights, pack quality and seal integrity. The Ishida First range comprises either a 10- or 14-head CCW-SE economy multihead weigher with […]
Cost effective conductivity measurement
With 3-A approval and a range of hygienic process connections, Endress+Hauser’s Smartec CLD18 has been designed in compliance with FDA regulations to provide reliable, cost effective conductivity measurement in various food and beverage applications, including product monitoring, phase separation and simple CIP applications. Compact yet robust, the new Smartec features IP69K protection for high temperature […]
Acrylamide in food is a public health concern, says EFSA draft
Based on animal studies, EFSA has confirmed previous evaluations that acrylamide in food potentially increases the risk of developing cancer for consumers in all age groups. Acrylamide in food is produced by the same chemical reaction that ‘browns’ food during everyday high temperature (+150°C) cooking in the home, catering and food manufacturing. European and national authorities […]
Effective condition monitoring
As companies look to reduce costs, key considerations include optimising asset utilisation, reducing waste, lowering energy consumption and maximising uptime.
Endress+Hauser launches new conductivity measurement system
Endress+Hauser’s Smartec CLD18 conductivity measurement system has been designed in compliance with FDA regulations to provide conductivity measurement in various food and beverage applications. These applications include product monitoring, phase separation and simple CIP. The Smartec features IP69K protection for high temperature and high pressure washdowns and can also withstand process temperatures from -10ºC up […]
Improved control of foodborne Clostridium
The control points that are critical to prevent foodborne outbreaks by Clostridium perfringens differ between two main groups of this bacterium. This is the outcome of recent research carried out by Yinghua Xiao at NIZO food research. C. perfringensisolates from foods were analysed using a functional genomics approach and their growth potential was assessed in […]
Pizza box concept from Faerch Plast
Faerch Plast, a European manufacturer of plastic containers for the food industry, has launched a new pizza box concept. The base of the pack is produced from CPET for use in ovens (max 220°C) or microwaves whilst the lid is made from clear APET. The pizza box was awarded the Snack d’Or trophy at the […]