Heateflex launches automated media preparation system
Heateflex Corporation has launched a product designed to streamline the media preparation process in food testing labs.
Archives for January 18, 2016
Moulded-fibre packaging for eggs & fruit
Hartmann to close German factory in ‘increasingly competitive European market’
Hartmann, which makes moulded-fibre packaging for eggs, will close one of its factory’s in Schwedt, Germany, at the end of Q2, 2016, axing 77 jobs.
Italian health ministry strengthens legal foundation of charcoal bread ban
Italian health chiefs have updated the wording of a ban on the use of activated charcoal in bread – giving it a stronger legal foundation.
Sesame oil reduces TAG, but not cholesterol: Review
Sesame significantly reduces triacylglycerol (TAG) levels, but does not affect cholesterol, according to a review.
JEM Raw sprouted nut butter spread outbreak over
An outbreak of Salmonella linked to nut butter spreads has ended, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Denmark lowers indicative levels for acrylamide
EU guidance levels for acrylamide do not protect consumers enough, according to the Danish minister for environment and food, as it sets lower indicative levels for Danish manufacturers.
Obesity places children at higher risk of blood clots, say researchers
A link between obesity and the formation of blood clots in the veins of children and adolescents has been established by researchers for the first time.
Cocoa processing rises 2% in Europe for 2015, finds ECA
Europe’s cocoa grind climbed 6% in the fourth quarter and 2% for the full year 2015, according to figures from the European Cocoa Association.
The money diet: Spend more on food to be healthier, says 2000-strong study
People who increased the amount they spent on food made healthier choices, ate less energy-dense food and lost weight, which has implications for food taxes and consumer subsidies, say the authors of the long-term Spanish study.
McDonald’s loses branches in Finland as rivals push for market share
Competing fast-food chains are snapping at McDonald’s heels in Finland as the global player closes branches.
SCIEX inks licensing agreement to help expand mass spectrometry adoption
SCIEX and the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have signed a licensing agreement for technologies around analytical chemistry equipment.