Designed-in hygiene
Factory design and layout can have as big an impact on hygiene as systems and procedures. Paul Gander finds out where the cracks are
Archives for August 5, 2015
BRC packaging update pressures print
The cover design for Issue 5 of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials may make a simple egg box look like something out of Jurassic World but, while the protocol does have ‘teeth’, there is not too much...
Birds get bagged
Pre-wrapped roast-in-the-bag chickens have been a success story of the past couple of years. Paul Gander hears from Asda and its key supplier
Food fraud will hit vulnerable firms
Many food manufacturers are not yet up to speed with vulnerability assessments – a focus of the new British Retail Consortium (BRC) standard, version 7, which came into force last month – a leading certification body has warned.
‘Drinks carton first’ uses electrons for hygiene
In what is being claimed to be a first for the beverage carton industry, Tetra Pak has launched a filling machine that uses electron beams, rather than hydrogen peroxide, to sterilise packaging material. The Tetra Pak E3 is said to offer a range of...
Food firms recall products over plastic and allergy fears
A soup contaminated with plastic and undeclared allergens forced a number of food businesses to recall products last week, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
New guide ensures hygiene for compressed air use
A new guide that explains how to ensure compressed air supplies are kept clean, pure and free of contaminants, has been released by Boge Compressors.