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Horsemeat review launched by government
The government today (June 4) announced a wide-ranging, year-long independent review into the “integrity and assurance of food supply networks” in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
Archives for June 3, 2013
Cracking codes
Far from 'quick response', some have dubbed QR codes 'quite rubbish'. But will the joke turn out to be on those manufacturers that choose to ignore them? Paul Gander scans the evidence and reports on his findings
Cool new inspection for ice cream
Ice cream producer Cheshire Farm has installed a metal detector and conveyor system from Lock Inspection Systems.
Quality counts
To build a successful family sausage firm, it's crucial to have good quality products and invest in the business, Rob Sessions tells Gary Scattergood
Technology tackles theft of transit packaging
Allied Bakeries is addressing the growing problem of transit packaging theft and loss with plastics recycler Luxus.
Where's the beef?
Shadow food and farming minister Huw Irranca-Davies is talking up Labour's focus on food policy, says Gary Scattergood
Twin-screw extruder for snack innovation
Baker Perkins has invested in its product and process development capability for the snack and cereal industries with the installation of one of its SBX Master twin-screw extruders at its Innovation Centre in Peterborough.
'I write in defence of the Rural Payments Agency'
Sir,I write regarding the recent opinion column by Clare Cheney, headlined 'Nobody does IT better - except the Dutch'.
Bakers to battle white bread ‘misconceptions’
Plant bakers need to defend their corner more robustly in order to increase consumer awareness of bread's nutritional benefits while also battling harvest, regulatory and publicity woes.
Law firm: ‘prepare for competition law enforcement’
Food and drink manufacturers should prepare for more civil and criminal competition law enforcement as recent UK reforms have made it easier for the authorities to bring prosecutions, warns law firm Stephenson Harwood.
Food packaging firm unveils £2.2M investment
A Northern Ireland food packaging manufacturer is investing £2.2M to create 10 new jobs at its Dungannon site.
Cranberry powder to improve urinary tract health
Naturex is launching what it claims is Europe's first clinically proven - and proanthocyanidin (PAC) standardised - organic cranberry powder to improve urinary tract health.
Meat stabilisers with cost benefits
Meat stabilising specialist Hydrosol presented its new ideas for the economical manufacture of cooked cured meats, minced meat and sausage products at last month's IFFA show in Frankfurt.
In your control
Automation is about much more than the latest robot on the block, says Rick Pendrous
Online sales in May ‘save retailers’ bacon’: KPMG
UK retail sales for May underline the growing importance of online sales, which “saved retailers’ bacon”, last month, according to consultancy firm KPMG.
Top of the food chain
Which of the six candidates below, shortlisted by the Food Manufacture editorial team, do you think has done the most over the past year to raise the profile of the food and drink industry? You can have your say by visiting our web site at foodmanawards....
Motor speed sensor for demanding applications
Motor speed is usually measured by an internal sensor bearing or an optical encoder with fixed pulse counts, whereby a separate sensor or code disc (code wheel) is required for each pulse count. This has a negative effect on flexibility and storage.
Low-salt Cheddar is launched in Tesco stores
Cheshire-based cheese manufacturer Joseph Heler has launched its new Cheddar with 30% less salt in 600 Tesco stores.
To stay sane you need a sense of the ridiculous
Considering the years of haggling that led up to the adoption of the EU Food Information Regulation (FIR), you might have expected all possible aspects of interpretation to have been covered. Alas, no, as revealed by the questions that keep cropping up...
Has bean, or has been?
With a 1Mt cocoa shortfall predicted by 2020, processors are working to ensure a future for chocoholics, reports Michelle Knott
Greencore sales rise despite the horsemeat crisis
Greencore has reported a significant increase in its half-year results, despite the problems it has faced with the horsemeat contamination scandal.
Call for mandatory regimes to raise recycling input quality
There is an unusually wide consensus across the recycling value chain that materials recovery facilities (MRFs) should be subject to mandatory, rather than voluntary, quality requirements and testing regimes when it comes to their sorted output streams.
'Stop complaining and innovate for growth'
Functional food manufacturers need to stop moaning about the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims regime and wake up to the abundance of opportunities for expansion.
Join hands to boost food production
Large manufacturers need to be encouraged and "hand-held" by government to share innovation and technological best practice in order to boost food production across the globe, according to Labour's shadow food and farming minister Huw Irranca-Davies.
Automatic meat portioner meets demand changes
Continuing increases in demand, along with the need to remain competitive, led Birtwistle Catering Butchers to switch from hand-cutting to automatic meat portioning using Marel's I-Cut 36 Portioner.
Triple boost for added fibre products
Improved bowel health, increased satiety and enhanced calcium absorption add to mounting evidence for the health benefits of certain added fibres in the diet, according to Tate & Lyle.
Reduce food industry fouling
US researchers claim to have developed a way to modify stainless steel surfaces that dramatically reduces fouling during food processing and improves efficiency.
Hard cheese saves time and money
KMC has developed two CheeseMaker speciality starches that enable producers to make recombined parmesan and other hard cheese alternatives easily and quickly. Traditionally, 12-16 litres of raw milk are necessary to process a parmesan cheese and it needs...
The new way to manage weight
Carmit Candy Industries has unveiled a weight-management chocolate wafer bar that combines two ingredients that are clinically proven to increase satiety: glucomannan and a potato-derived proteinase inhibitor Slendesta.
Leicester farm is latest to adopt AD
Being able to combine farm and food waste made arable, beef and pig producer A C Shropshire in Leicester a suitable candidate for the installation of an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. Previously manure was stored in large tanks being applied to the...
Solutions built on advanced technology
The world's most advanced multi-head weigher, is the bold claim from Ishida Europe for its latest bit of kit, which makes its debut at the Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham (June 4 to 6).
Handheld temperature recorder for HACCP monitoring
A new handheld device can electronically record hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) data, eliminating the need for long-hand forms and papers.
Coca-Cola Enterprise’s holy trinity for health
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) will focus on reformulation, pack sizes and advertising messaging in order to meet its Public Health Responsibility Deal obligations, in a move bosses no doubt hope will stave off the lingering threat of statutory intervention.
Less metal and a smooth wall for can
A new specification for continental canned vegetable brand Bonduelle combines a nitrogen-dosed, pressurised steel food can with a 15% overall reduction in can weight, thanks to a significantly thinner wall, no requirement for beading, but also -...