First Milk ordered to pay £60,000 after cheese plant explosion
UK-based First Milk has been ordered to pay nearly £60,000 in fines and charges following a court case relating to an explosion at a cheese factory in Cumbria.
Archives for August 23, 2012
Barry Callebaut pumps millions into sustainable cocoa
Chocolate processor Barry Callebaut has paid €2.4m in premiums to Ivory Coast cooperatives in Africa for Rainforest Alliance certified cocoa.
No more crying over onion quality thanks to infra-red technology
Produce World Rustler will become the first UK firm to install Near Infra-Red (NIR) technology for detecting internal defects in onions.
Roshen Corporation expands footprint in Ukraine
Confectionery manufacturer Roshen Corporation has started production at its latest plant in the Ukraine, in which it has invested UAH 600m (€59.1m).
ILIP to continue produce-packaging research partnership
Italian packaging manufacturer ILIP intends to continue its research partnership with the University of Bologna – furthering its efforts to learn more about the effects of its packaging on the fresh produce it protects.
Avebe targets Asian frozen dumplings with innovation
Starch firm Avebe is targeting frozen dumpling manufacturers in Asia with a new ingredient that it claims will deliver better quality products.
Kerry takes seasoned approach to Russia
Russia’s leading provider of rubs and glazes, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Russia, is to showcase its fermented, smoke and functional solutions at Agroprodmash.
Russia adds to EU meat import restrictions
Russia has imposed additional restrictions on meat imports from the EU, citing the “unstable” epizootic situation on the Continent.
Concern over France’s sow stall progress
Nine EU countries are still unable to prove they will comply when the sow stall ban comes into force on 1 January next year.
Longer lifespans create new elderly nutrition concepts
As average lifespans push beyond 80 years, demand is growing for products that meet the particular nutritional needs of the elderly such as cognitive performance and bone health. But is it a generation that buys into nutrition-led disease prevention over...