RBS Group pumps £33M into KTC Edibles
RBS Group has provided £33M worth of funding to help boost UK fats and oils firm KTC Edibles’ organic expansion plans.
Archives for January 31, 2014
Flight Plastics opens PET packaging plant
Flight Plastics has opened a plastic packaging plant which makes food grade PET packaging from recycled PET (RPET) flake.
Danish meat firm prepares to tap China organic market
Friland A/S, Denmark’s largest specialist organic meats producer, plans to adopt a market entry strategy of “thinking big but starting small” in China, following the company gaining an important foothold on the potentially lucrative Chinese organic meats...
Huhtamaki fined after worker lost a finger in accident
Huhtamaki has been fined £7k and ordered to pay more than £3k in costs after a worker lost a finger in an unguarded chain on a machine.
Looking back to look forwards
Although the New Year has come and gone, there is still the opportunity to both look back and forwards to see what has happened in the past 12 months and what might happen in the next 12.
Pesticide toxicity vastly understated, claims new Séralini study
Major pesticides are more toxic to humans than their declared active principles, according to a new study by divisive French scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini.
Sample recovery in hygiene monitoring crucial, says Seward
Ensuring maximum sample recovery when monitoring hygiene in food factories is vital, according to Seward.
Most important meal of the day? Bad breakfast in youth linked to metabolic syndrome in adulthood
Consumption of a poor breakfast during youth and development may programme an adult life of increased risks of metabolic syndrome, according to new research.
Public consultation ends April 30
FSA wants clear rules for raw milk
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is proposing to clarify rules for selling unpasteurized, or raw, milk and cream.
Yildiz sells yeast unit for €162m
Turkish food group Yildiz Holding has sold its yeast unit Dosu Maya to French firm Le Saffre for €162m.