vegetables
Jar range extended
Following the success of its ThermaLite PET jar, rigid plastic packaging specialist APPE has extended the range with the launch of five new round jars, designed for the food market as replacements for glass packaging. The 100 per cent PET jar can be hot or cold filled at temperatures up to 95°C and then pasteurised […]
February 2015
Product Focus: Fruit and vegetables Ingredients: Preservatives Packaging: Coding and marking Processing: Laboratory analysis Show Coverage: NutraFormulate (17-18 March)
Tray sealer is a revolution for packing site
A recent installation of Packaging Automation’s Revolution tray sealer at UK-based packing site Valefresh – which handles storage, ripening, packing and distribution of fruit and vegetables to supermarkets – has improved efficiencies and reduced costs of its grape tray sealing line.
Freeze frame
The market for freeze dried fruit and vegetables is shifting. Andy Ducker, CEO of Chaucer Foods, explores…
Ingredients for 2015 success
Low FODMAP diets, increasingly spicy foods and super healthy ‘convenience’ ingredients are set for a surge in popularity in 2015, according to EHL Ingredients. The importer, blender and packer of global food ingredients predicts that manufacturers will look to cater to developing consumer tastes for hotter and spicier ingredients, as well as to health conscious […]
Healthy eating tops the resolution list
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the festive season. The arrival of each New Year brings with it the usual ‘new year, new me’ claims as consumers make their New Year’s resolutions – often including something along the lines of eating less ‘naughty’ foods and/or eating more ‘healthy’ foods. Indeed, new research from […]
Contamination of carrots and bulb and stem veg
Environmental factors (such as the proximity to farms), access of domestic and wild animals to vegetable growing areas, the use of contaminated water for irrigation or contaminated equipment are among the factors that cause contamination of carrots and bulb and stem vegetables – such as onion and garlic – with salmonella, yersinia, shigella and norovirus. […]
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
New year, new food
With the arrival of December, it is now only a matter of weeks before the new year is upon us. With this in mind, I have been receiving lots of food predictions for 2015, so I’m using this week’s blog to round them up and inviting you to share your own food forecasts.
Event combines food, health and nutrition
Leading brands from across the food and drink sector will be participating in Food Matters Live, the UK’s first cross-sector event dedicated to food, health and nutrition. Global companies including Nestlé, Unilever Foundry, The Coca-Cola Company and Kellogg Group will be revealing their latest innovations. “We are delighted that so many leading names from across […]
Food can checkweigher
Food processors running high rate can lines will now benefit from a new certified-accurate checkweighing system that features the latest controller and weigh table technology. The new Thermo Scientific Versa Teorema checkweigher features a combination of Versa checkweigher controller technology and Teorema ‘no moving parts’ weigh table. This combination allows accurate operation at line rates […]
X-ray bone detection
Ishida Europe has launched an x-ray model capable of detecting even the smallest bones in meat and poultry. The new system provides a quality check for manufacturers producing meat fillets and boneless chicken pieces. The Ishida IX-G2-4027-H uses advanced dual energy technology to easily distinguish contaminants from the product. It is particularly appropriate for foods […]
Shoppers committed to health
There has been a significant increase in the number of consumers making healthy eating a priority, and the majority of people say they plan to eat more healthily over the months ahead.
Scotland NDNS results published
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) results for Scotland have been published. This report provides combined results covering the period from 2008 to 2012 and allows key comparisons with the UK NDNS results which were published in May 2014. The Scotland report covers the same topics as the main UK report, including food and […]