Archives for April 24, 2003

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New inspection systems for glass and plastic packaging

Agr TopWave LLC, a manufacturer of laboratory and on-line testing/quality control devices for plastic containers is about to launch a number of new devices to measure the consistency and quality of container packaging.

Karlshamns, a challenging year

Despite a tougher economic climate, Swedish ingredients company Karlshamns managed to achieve volume growth in all business areas for the first three months of the year with group net sales increasing by some 9 per cent to SK 853 million.

Acrylamide, one year on

Risk assessors from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) repeated their call for the levels of acrylamide in foods to be reduced as far and as quickly as possible. Speaking one year after the Swedish National Food Administration...

New blight-resistant chickpea

A new chickpea variety called Sierra has been released by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their co-operators in the US. Sierra's high yield and disease resistance to Ascochyta blight are expected to appeal to the economic tastes of...

Tough quarter for flavour company

Lower sales volumes and higher selling expenses resulted in a drop in net sales for the first quarter ended 31 March 2003 for US company Technology Flavors & Fragrances (TFF).

Ways to glaze

A new alternative to the traditional egg wash for bakery products has hit the market with ICI subsidiary National Starch & Chemical launching Versa-Sheen glazing agent.

Food safety seminar

UK-based Food Industry Training - Reading is to organise a seminar on current key issues affecting food safety, particularly in the UK. 'Due diligence underpins everything that the UK food industry does,' said the group this week.