08-Jan-2007 By Rick Pendrous
A year on since its introduction, the European Commission is to undertake a review of the EU’s food hygiene legislation and is seeking comments...
27-Dec-2006 By Paul Gander
The arguments putting bio-based packaging on a par with biofuels in Europe, and so justifying EU regulatory and fiscal support, are filtering through...
27-Nov-2006 By Elaine Watson
Industry warns that EFSA fees might price firms out of health and novel food markets
Cloth-bound cheese under threat
27-Nov-2006 By Sarah Britton
There are fears the future of cloth-bound cheese, which is exclusive to the UK, is at stake because the European Commission (EC) plans to stop...
No health warnings on booze, says EC
30-Oct-2006 By Elaine Watson
The European Commission (EC) will not force manufacturers to put cigarette-style health warnings on booze in a bid to tackle binge drinking.In its...
EC agrees to GM tests on US long-grain rice
30-Oct-2006
The European Commission (EC) has agreed to tougher sanctions to prevent unauthorised genetically modified (GM) rice entering the EU after emergency...
30-Oct-2006
Time to play by the rules?
30-Oct-2006 By Elaine Watson
EU sugar reform leads to more restructuring in related market
Boosting bulk wine imports could slash green glass waste
30-Oct-2006
A new national initiative to reduce glass waste from the wine industry by encouraging bulk imports looks set to win support on the basis of costs,...
Set sizes to disappear
02-Oct-2006
The traditional British loaf or pint of milk might become a thing of the past after another twist in the move to harmonise and simplify EU packaging...
EU claims law stumbles over rule change
02-Oct-2006
A "technical glitch" could force policy makers to redraft one of the most controversial pieces of food regulation to come out of Brussels in recent...
FSA calls for health report on the 'cocktail' effect of contaminants in food products
02-Oct-2006
More studies are needed on the cumulative health effects of different man-made toxins in foodstuffs, said the Food Standards Agency (FSA), following...
02-Oct-2006
Over the years, there have been several occasions when the European Commission has decided to repeal or replace EU legislation that did not work.In...
EU waste hierarchy could threaten manufacturers' materials choice
02-Oct-2006
A new EU proposal to introduce a fixed five-stage waste hierarchy from reduction to re-use, recycling, other recovery options, and only then to...
04-Sep-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Fresh and frozen chicken breasts with illegally added water are still being sold to consumers in the UK, according to the results of a new survey.The...
Few jobs for more migrants, says Improve
29-Aug-2006
Migrants from the next two countries due to join the EU, in 2007, would be unlikely to fill posts in the food and drink industry, said the chief...
29-Aug-2006 By Rick Pendrous
EU subsidy reform sparks dispute over compensation
29-Aug-2006
The birth of my first column for Food Manufacture follows a mere nine months (pardon the pun) working within the food industry, preceded by 12 years...
Sabalpack UK agent
29-Aug-2006
Sabalpack, the Italian producer of all-stainless vertical form-fill-seal packaging systems, has appointed Selo-Bollans as its representative for the...
07-Aug-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Silos could be empty for the first time in years as post-CAP reform harvest begins
Waste not, want not
07-Aug-2006
The Institute of Food Research (IFR) is hoping to patent new methods of extracting valuable ingredients from food waste.IFR senior scientist Keith...
Union squeezes last dregs of hope from HP closure
07-Aug-2006
The Transport & General Workers' Union (T&G) has drawn up a cost savings package for the HP Sauce plant at Aston Cross, Birmingham, in a...
Monks' cheese asks for Europe's blessing
07-Aug-2006
Staffordshire cheese should gain European protected designation of origin (PDO) status by the end of the year.An application to register the crumbly...
Equipment sales booming
07-Aug-2006
The European market for food processing equipment is still growing at 4% a year, despite moves by many manufacturers to tighten purse strings in...
Sleek can signals swing to aluminium
07-Aug-2006
Rexam plans to launch its Sleek, slender can shape in Europe in the 330ml size, challenging steel in key markets as the balance across the EU shifts...
10-Jul-2006 By Elaine Watson
Representatives from the Transport & General Workers’ Union and Amicus are meeting Heinz bosses on Tuesday to try and glean more details about...
26-Jun-2006
Unilever could launch “near-zero fat” ice creams and similar products in the UK in a couple of years thanks to the sort of ice structuring...
26-Jun-2006 By Elaine Watson
Fears that the European Food Safety Authority would not be able to meet its commitments next year after a budget freeze have been allayed following...
30-May-2006 By Rick Pendrous
They are searching for champions to support their fight against large retailers driving down prices, but Britain's meat producers and processors...
30-May-2006 By Sarah Britton
The dairy sector has warned that it faces a crisis as a result of proposals to slash export subsidies for its products by 80% by 2010.Jim Begg,...
European vote leaves GI claims in a nutritional no-man's land
29-May-2006
The glycaemic index (GI) appears to be stuck in legal limbo following a vote in the European Parliament on the controversial nutrition and health...
29-May-2006 By Elaine Watson
Consumers welcome DNA tests, functional ingredients and even GMOs to fight the flab
29-May-2006 By Paul Gander
As the government reviews its waste strategy, and appears to drag its feet over addressing possible fraud in the recycled paper sector, there is...
04-May-2006
In the midst of the ‘post-Easter chocolate digestion period’, which I suspect I am sharing with much of the UK population, an interesting news...
02-May-2006 By Elaine Watson
Help promised for manufacturers that want to cut food going into landfill
Bird flu fails to ruffle UK market's feathers
02-May-2006
The European Commission (EC) is to compensate companies in the egg and poultry sector if sales or prices fall as a result of bird flu.Until now, such...
29-Mar-2006
It's been a while since I touched on claims, mainly due to the fact that we have been awaiting the second parliamentary reading of the proposal on...
29-Mar-2006 By Elaine Watson
Levying fees for commercial services would not kick in soon enough, warns director
29-Mar-2006 By Paul Gander
Essential processes in packaging manufacture, from can coating to ultraviolet printing and plastics barrier coating, could be undermined by European...
20-Mar-2006 By Elaine Watson
The low glycaemic index (GI) revolution could die an early death unless the food industry persuades regulators that claims about hunger management...
06-Mar-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Manufacturers across Europe face lengthy delays and extra costs in getting approval for their food and drink products, if they miss a deadline for...
01-Mar-2006 By Elaine Watson
Making products for multiple markets would no longer be viable, warns industry body
01-Mar-2006
A raft of new training courses and programmes has been developed to help employers cope with their increasingly multicultural workforces. Rebecca Green takes a look
Organic regulations overhaul
01-Mar-2006
There are certain topics in food legislation that defy sensible comprehension, and European organic legislation is a prime example.To fully...
Tougher rules on product endorsement on the way
01-Mar-2006
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to introduce guidelines on food endorsements, having argued for their inclusion in Europe's forthcoming regulation...
Northern's pork pie battle suffers defeat
07-Feb-2006
Northern Foods appears to have exhausted all legal avenues in its challenge to the government-backed application for protected name status for Melton...
01-Feb-2006
It is discarded by children, but to manufacturers packaging is an essential tool to get ahead in a competitive market, says Michael Luckman
Newcomer stresses huge potential of UK thermoform market
01-Feb-2006
The UK thermoforming market is so large and dynamic that no major European supplier can ignore it, according to Danish company Plus Pack.So impressed...
Europe's biggest industry fails to keep pace with research and development spending
12-Jan-2006
The food industry is still at the bottom of the global league table for research and development (R&D) spending, according to the latest European...
09-Jan-2006 By Rick Pendrous
Laboratory equipment and services suppliers and some health inspectors have misled manufacturers into believing they needed to increase...
