United Biscuits invests in booming Nigerian biscuits market with A & P Foods buy
United Biscuits has acquired a stake in biscuits company A & P Foods, bolstering its position in the booming Nigerian biscuits market.
Archives for February 12, 2014
product inspection systems
Quality control ensures consumer and brand protection
Brand protection is important when it comes to automating quality control processes, according to Ishida.
EU concessions on meat needed in US negotiations, says official
The European Union (EU) will have to make concessions on meat in its negotiations with the US for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a senior European Commission official warned last night (Tuesday).
Better broccoli: Researchers identify method to increase shelf life and beneficial compounds
The combined application of two natural compounds to broccoli could help to increase levels of its suggested anti-cancer compounds while also increasing shelf life, say researchers.
Ferrero moves to enhance Serbian hazelnut production
Italian confectioner Ferrero has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Serbian government to support hazelnut growing in the country.
Product Inspection Systems
X-ray machines moving on up
X-ray inspection machines are being moved up the production line in some food factories, according to Eagle Product Inspections.
'We'll make food labelling clearer': Scottish government
Consumers in Scotland will receive far clearer information about the origins of their food, the Scottish government has pledged, after launching a new partnership yesterday (February 11) to deliver that promise.
Confectionery industry prepares to battle its sugar demons
The US National Confectioners Association (NCA) and leading US firms say sugar has been ‘unjustly’ victimized in recent months and the public should be free to enjoy a sweet treat if they so desire.
HEINEKEN WANTS REVIEW OF RULING WITH 'SIGNIFICANT FLAWS'
‘Ooh Ah, Cantona’s gone too far!’ UK regulator raps Kronenbourg advert
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) says two Heineken adverts for Kronenbourg 1664 beer featuring former Manchester United soccer star Eric Cantona are misleading.
Show us the documents: NGO threatens EFSA with court action
Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN) has said it will take the European Food Safety Authority to the European Court of Justice after the agency denied access to documents relating to its new science director, Juliane Kleiner, PhD.
Eating the rainbow: The effect of food colour on consumption
Colourful foods often are thought to be more appealing than monochrome foods – but what evidence is there for colour’s effect on consumption? And why is colour important?
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Having the vision for quality control
Vision sensors from SICK inspect every product that leaves the belt at a frozen food manufacturer in Belgium to ensure every product is what the label says it is.
Cooking with hemp? UK researchers reveal high oleic hemp oil with industrial potential
UK scientists have developed a new strain of hemp plants with 'dramatically increased' contents of oleic acid, making it an attractive oil for industrial use.
Product inspection systems
False rejections 'should not be underestimated' - Heuft
“Better too much than too little" is a policy that prevails worldwide when it comes to removal of supposedly faulty products from the production line, according to Heuft.
Product inspection systems
Increasing sensitivity demanded in metal detection
Supermarkets are behind the demand for increasing sensitivity when it comes to metal detection, according to Fortress.
Two-thirds of EU states reject approval of GM maize – but it’s not over yet
A majority of EU member states voted against approving a genetically modified (GM) maize variety for cultivation in Europe at a Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday – but the Commission may still approve the crop under EU rules.
Czech lamb and sheep meat production rises
Despite the decrease in production reported in the majority of meat segments in the Czech Republic last year, local lamb and sheep meat production rose in 2013, according to data released by the state-run Czech Statistical Office (CSU). Production of...
Ginsters: 'Manly' ad campaign will fuel male interest
UK-based pasty maker Ginsters wants to re-engage with its core male audience through a £4m ($6.58m) advertising campaign but said the tone does not aim to be 'laddy' or alienate female consumers.