Inside food & drink manufacturing
Armageddon appears to be fast approaching for vast swathes of the functional ingredients trade following the publication of the third batch of ‘article 13.1’ health claims opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is aiming to produce the first draft of a new standard for the control of allergens in food production by 2012, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.
Uniq has unveiled plans to tackle the £436m hole in its pension scheme with a deficit-for-equity swap that will deliver 90% of the company's equity to the pension fund.
The budget at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will drop from £2.9bn in 2010/11 to £2.2bn in 2014/15 – a 24% drop – the Treasury has revealed.