Formation Systems has launched what it claims is the only process
Product Lifecycle Managmenet (PLM) software that completely
integrates the product development process from formulation to
packaging.
Fuller Smith & Turner, the brewer of London Pride ale, has
geared up for growth by investing in a £2 million new line of keg
racking equipment supplied by German manufacturer KHS, writes
Kim Hunter Gordon.
A vaccine that prevents liver abscesses in cattle could help
restore consumer confidence and save processors and packagers
millions, according to researchers in the US.
A chemical used as an anti-microbial in some food processing plants
could be endangering human health, claims UK resin flooring systems
supplier Degafloor.
Stopping the distribution of contaminated foods from the farm to
the fork is a ceaseless challenge for the food industry that relies
heavily on technology to identify any anomalies.
Illegal red colour in palm oils, salmonella in tortillas and
listeria in smoked salmon all featured on the EU's
food-linked risk alert system at the end of the year.
The US government science agency Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) has granted a license to a Minnesota firm to commercialise an
electrostatic system for reducing airborne dust and microorganisms
in poultry houses and hatcheries.
A hi-tech way of preserving open bottles of wine from oxygen
contact could prevent consumers and restaurants from being afraid
to open better bottles of wine.
Clariant Masterbatches Division is installing Milliken AlphaSan
antimicrobial agent in its masterbatch operations in order to
achieve complete product safety.
US secretary of health and human services said this month that he
was surprised that terrorists had not yet targeted the food supply.
Anthony Fletcher reports on a new product designed to ensure
that this never happens.
Dimaco has developed a system that ensures correct packaging labels
havebeen applied and that over-printed data such as pricing, weight
information and country of origin are legible.
Two thirds of edible oil producers in Russia believe that a
proposed new state standard on spreads in 2005 will hurt small
manufacturers, writes Angela Drujinina .
UK food agency continues work to minimise risk to the food chain
recalling within one week two different product ranges contaminated
with an illegal red dye.
Scientists in Ireland claim to have dramatically improved the
quality of gluten-free bread, presenting an opportunity for bakers
as the number of people with a known gluten intolerance grows,
writes Chris Mercer.
Only 40 per cent of Muscovites trust the information on food
product labels, with the ingredients listing considered the most
likely to be incorrect, according to a recent survey by the CVS
Consulting group. Angela Drujinina reports.
A new study of the world's smelliest cheeses suggests that
electronic nose technology could be a useful tool for quality
control and authenticity testing in the future.
Suppliers of natural flavours could gain a competitive edge with
the arrival in Europe of new facilities that ramp up production of
natural extracts produced through pervaporation, a membrane-related
technology that produces value-added...
The Canadian beef industry has lost an estimated $5 billion (€3.8
bn) since the discovery of a single BSE-infected cow in Canada last
year, according to a new report from BMO's Economics Department.
The knowledge gap between why people with low 'bad' cholesterol
levels are still susceptible to heart attacks gets narrower with
breakthrough research from a nutritional food scientist suggesting
that the little known chylomicrons...
Findings from a UK government-funded analysis of acrylamide, a
potential carcinogen identified in crisps and French fries two
years ago, will be revealed at a meeting next week under the
auspices of the UK food agency.
KHS Metec has developed a crate inspection system, equipped with
cutting edge detection modules, that boasts an output capacity up
to 5,000 crates per hour.
German firm S+S Metallsuchgeräte und Recyclingtechnik has enhanced
its metal detection range with the introduction of the Genius
Quattro control technology.
The primary food agency in Europe responsible for assessing risks
to the food chain concludes that more information on the potential
adverse reaction of peanut oil, used in food production, to peanut
allergic consumers is necessary...
Fundamental science identifies a further piece in the puzzle of why
humans are allergic to peanuts, tracking proteins from the gut to
the immune system, writes Lindsey Partos.
UK snack manufacturer Ginsters has installed a package coding
management system (PCMS) in order to increase packaging and coding
accuracy and protect its lucrative brand name.
UK food watchdog pinpoints the potentially carcinogenic red dye
Sudan IV in more palm oil products this week as the roll call of
recalled food products tips the 250 mark.
The EU has initiated a dispute against Canada and the United States
in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over the continued imposition
of sanctions against EU exports because of the EU's ban on hormone
beef.
Food formulators working in Europe will steer away from using GM
ingredients in their recipes as long as consumer sceptism towards
biotech foodstuffs continues but at a meeting herded by Europe's
food agency this week attendees...
Russia's meat processing sector could be on the verge of collapse,
with declining cattle numbers reducing domestic production and
government moves to reduce low cost imports combing to create a
serious shortfall in supplies....
Polar views and mixed messages on genetically modified foodstuffs
continue across the globe. Furthering the debate this week, a new
report contends that GM corn will not threaten indigenous species
in Mexico, opening the way for an...
Red, potentially carcinogenic, dyes continue to dog the UK food
chain with the food watchdog last week highlighting a further batch
of products for recall.
Testing equipment manufacturer DeltaTRAK has launched the FlashLink
Wireless System, a temperature and humidity sensor that expands the
use of RFID technology in food production.
The potential benefits to human health associated with the use of
antibiotics in chicken may outweigh the potential risks, according
to a risk-benefit analysis carried out by scientists in the US,
writes Anthony Fletcher.
A UK report has concluded that the safety of the tiny particles
created by the emerging nanotechnology industry has not been fully
assessed, write Anthony Fletcher and Phil Taylor.
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people not to eat
certain batches of fresh organic free-range chicken found to
contain traces of a nitrofuran, a banned veterinary medicine.
Denmark and Italy will use a meeting of EU agriculture ministers
this week to ask for a European task force to be set up on
genetically modified organisms (GMOs), reports CORDIS.
Brussels commits €188 million to food safety issues in the Union
linked to animal diseases, signing off the largest slice for
eradication of mad cow disease.
Evidence that the consumer backlash against GMOs is far from dying
down comes as consumer groups consolidate to launch a global effort
to push for a moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
in seeds, crops and foodstuffs.
Produkti Pitania, the Russian poultry processor, is to spend $50
million on bringing its production up to western standards amid
growing demand from consumers. But, asks Angela Drujinina,
how will it get over the problem of improving...
A Food Standards Agency survey suggests that a legal loophole is
being used by manufacturers to mislead UK consumers over the amount
of fat in packaged mince.
