All news articles for October 2017

The EC has yet to authorise recycling processes for food-contact plastics

Plastics recycling suffers from a lack of regulation in the EU

By Paul Gander

European plastics recycling bodies have criticised the European Commission’s (EC’s) delay in conferring legal authorisation on recycling processes for food-contact plastics, nine years on from the initial regulation and despite more than 140 positive...

Lord Jones: Business, including food firms, should do more to persuade the government to ‘mend broken social systems’

Business ‘must help mend broken state’

By Rick Pendrous

Britain’s business community – including the food and drink sector – needs to play a bigger role in getting government to reform the UK’s broken social systems, according to Lord Digby Jones, former director general of the Confederation of British Industry...

RapidOxy is a technique that could bring benefits to the edible oils and fats sector

Help needed for Campden BRI oils stability project

By Noli Dinkovski

Food manufacturers have been invited to participate in a project that aims to better understand a technique that rapidly monitors the oxidative stability of a range of oils.

Food processors, including Arla’s UK dairies as pictured, use large amounts of water for processing and cleaning

Water management is key as manufacturing costs rise

By Rick Pendrous

Many food and drink manufacturers are missing out on large potential cost savings by not managing their water use and disposal more effectively, according to environmental services group Veolia, which provides a range of waste, water and energy management...

Fears have been raised over enforcement of ‘non-traditional’ trade marks

Fears raised over trade marks rules

By Noli Dinkovski

New European rules thought to offer manufacturers a greater opportunity to register ‘non-traditional’ trade marks may not be as straightforward as first anticipated, a law firm has warned.

How can UK plastic bottles end up in the Pacific Ocean? asks Lucozade boss

Soft drinks boss argues for more action on waste plastics

By Noli Dinkovski

The boss of a leading soft drinks company has called on both industry and government to do more to tackle plastic packaging waste, after acknowledging its impact on the marine environment was not sustainable.

Cleone’s sprinklers are activated by zone to minimise factory damage

Jamaican food factory upgrades its fire sprinklers

By Rick Pendrous

Birmingham-based Cleone Foods, which makes Jamaican patties – a traditional Caribbean snack derived from a Cornish pasty – is making use of a fire sprinkler system as part of a risk management strategy.

Dr Alison Tedstone: food and drink sponsorship of sport is becoming a ‘moral debate’

Health boss slams food sector sports funding

By Noli Dinkovski

The government’s leading nutritionist has slammed food and drink sponsorship of sporting and health-related events as being an inadequate way of addressing the nation’s obesity crisis.

Sugar study: a 10p levy was added to sugar-sweetened beverages in 37 Jamie’s Italian restaurants

Jamie Oliver’s sugar levy trial fails to win over experts

By Noli Dinkovski

Nutrition experts have reacted with scepticism to research that found a “significant” link between price and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) following a trial in a chain of restaurants owned by Jamie Oliver.

David Edwards has criticised the FSA’s plans for certified regulatory auditors

Auditing expert hits out at FSA’s reforms

By Rick Pendrous

The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) flagship Regulating Our Future (ROF) programme has been criticised for being “on a wobble”, by a leading food hygiene auditing expert.

The green coffee powder can offer a gradual supply of caffeine, Taiyo says (© Karadiel)

NEWS IN BRIEF

Coffee powder claimed to slow down caffeine intake

By Noli Dinkovski

A new green coffee powder has been claimed by its maker to offer drinkers a gradual supply of caffeine for up to eight hours – removing the “boom and bust” effect of the stimulant.

The platform allows food businesses to track recipe development and operating procedures

NEWS IN BRIEF

Database allows food firms to track nutrition levels

By Noli Dinkovski

A new cloud-based food composition database that enables manufacturers to monitor the nutritional content of products has been set up by Nutritional Information Solutions (NIS).

2 Sisters boss Ranjit Boparan disclosed measures to improve food safety at the firm’s West Bromwich plant

2 Sisters boss sought to reassure MPs on factory safety

By Michelle Perrett

The boss of 2 Sisters Food Group Ranjit Boparan has said he would personally visit all retailers to reassure them of the safety of its West Bromwich plant, which was the subject of an undercover press investigation and Commons select committee inquiry.

Food Manufacture editor Rick Pendrous: cutting food safety corners is common

Opinion

Cutting food safety corners is common

By Rick Pendrous

This issue of Food Manufacture goes to press the day after 2 Sisters Food Group boss Ranjit Boparan gave evidence to the House of Commons’ Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee.

RPC Design sets up foam modelling studio

RPC Design sets up foam modelling studio

By Rick Pendrous

A purpose-built foam modelling studio that enables designers to make mock-ups of packs rapidly in order to test and modify them before release, has been built by RPC at its Rushden site in Northamptonshire.

Ink permits coding onto oily surfaces

Ink permits coding onto oily surfaces

By Rick Pendrous

A new ink formula has been intoduced by Linx Printing Technologies that meets the challenges of coding onto oily surfaces.

Headspace gas analyser for MAP is launched

Headspace gas analyser for MAP is launched

By Rick Pendrous

A rugged headspace gas analyser that can be conveniently transported between packing lines and factory locations, which is targeted at modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) testing of headspace in gas-flushed food, has been introduced by Systech Illinois,

Energy-efficient cooling for mozarella firm

Energy-efficient cooling for mozarella firm

By Rick Pendrous

Pizza cheese manufacturer Dairy Partners, based on the edge of Newcastle Emlyn in Wales, has installed an energy-efficient cooling system from Aqua Cooling for pasteurisation and mozzarella production in a deal worth more than £600,000.

Easy-clean food conveyor features removable belt

Easy-clean food conveyor features removable belt

By Rick Pendrous

To enhance hygiene during manufacture and protect against cross-contamination, Gough Engineering has developed an easy-clean conveyor with a removable belt – as recommended by the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) – that allows...

Irregular-sized carrots get processed

Irregular-sized carrots get processed

By Rick Pendrous

Irish vegetable grower Leo Dunne has expanded its production operations, thanks in part to the installation of a new multi-head weigher. This has helped it to handle processed carrots that were oversized or irregular and not suitable for sale whole.

KHS’s FormFill system fills liquids directly into heated PET preforms

Pressurised drinks used to form bottles containing them

By Rick Pendrous

Single-operation beverage forming and filling into polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at commercial speeds has come a step closer with the unveiling by KHS of a system for filling liquids directly into heated preforms, using the pressurised liquid itself...

CanO Drinks has launched a sparkling and still water in black and white matt

Beverage cans see a push for premium quality

By Paul Gander

Metal packaging is increasingly being used in beverages for younger consumers, especially in smaller can sizes, thanks to a strong recycling story and eye-catching credentials.

Moy Park’s Ashbourne factory was evacuated after a chemical incident

News in Brief

Moy Park factory evacuated after chemical incident

By Gwen Ridler

Workers were evacuated from the Moy Park factory in Ashbourne in Derbyshire on Monday (October 30) and two were hospitalised, after a chemical incident at the chicken plant.

Mondelēz International has bounced back after a cyber-attack in June

Mondelēz grows sales despite cyber-attack

By Gwen Ridler

Global food giant Mondelēz International has posted growth in sales and income in its third-quarter results, after it bounced back from a cyber-attack in June.

Nimbus makes decorations and inclusions for the bakery, confectionery, ice-cream, dessert, cereal and snacking markets

Cake decorations firm in £1M capacity boost

By Noli Dinkovski

A north Wales manufacturer of cake and confectionery decorations and inclusions is to increase its capacity by 40% as part of a £1M investment over the next 12 months.

A blockchain study lets shoppers monitor organic bacon provenance

Blockchain takes off in food and drink

By Rick Pendrous

The pursuit of improved traceability and fraud prevention along the global food supply chain has resulted in the increased use of sophisticated computer systems, which allow secure information sharing between those involved in transactions along the chain.

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