Halloumi and bread flours recalled on safety fears
Halloumi cheese and infused oils that could pose a serious health risk are among the products that have been recalled over the past week.
Archives for September 13, 2015
Modified atmosphere pack leak testing inline
Ineffective inline testing for leaks in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) can have any number of negative impacts, making a new high-speed system based on infra-red (IR) spectrometry one of the launches at this month’s Processing & Packaging Machinery...
What’s the canned food capital of Britain?
Any idea which city is the canned food capital of Britain? The answer is Birmingham, with its residents eating a whopping 640,000 cans a day, according to new research from the trade group Canned Food UK.
Morrisons' turnaround: fresh food offer 'has key role'
Morrisons’ focus on fresh food, with its Market Street concept, has a key part to play in its six-point turnaround plan, according to leading analysts.
Freight industry welcomes driver skills probe
The freight industry has welcomed plans to probe the lack of professional drivers in the haulage sector, unveiled by Parliament’s Transport Select Committee.
Predictive maintenance cuts manufacturing costs
Food and drink manufacturers could reduce unplanned downtime on their equipment and boost their productivity by making greater use of advanced maintenance techniques which help to predict when equipment is starting to fail, according to experts in the field.
Food polythene firm to pay £50k for safety failings
A polythene manufacturer, which makes film for the food industry, has been ordered to pay £50,000 following its prosecution for safety failings.