API completes holographic and embossing site
API has increased its holographic foil and film manufacturing capabilities after completing a £0.5m ($642k) investment at its Livingston facility in Scotland.
Archives for May 30, 2017
Patchi to double manufacturing capacity with new Dubai plant
Patchi has begun work on a new 122,000 square-foot chocolate manufacturing facility in Dubai to serve as a “springboard” into regional and overseas markets when it opens in 18 months.
Dubai launches Ramadan Fridge programme to feed poor
Dubai residents will be able to donate food through 80 new Ramadan fridges at mosques across the emirate.
Abu Dhabi redoubles safety inspections for Ramadan
Abu Dhabi food authorities have doubled down inspections over Ramadan, and at the time of writing have assessed almost 200 grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets in the emirate.
Grill or microwave mushrooms to preserve protein content, say fungal researchers
Microwaving and grilling are the best approaches to preserve mushrooms’ nutritional profile, a study reveals, trumping methods like boiling and deep-frying.
Booming meat plant to play key role in Russian turkey surge
Cherkizovo Group’s turkey plant, run in a joint venture with Spain’s Grupo Fuertes, hit full capacity this week and company executives hope to double the factory’s throughput.
UAE fish safety scare was nothing more than rumours
A senior government official has brushed off suggestions that fish and shellfish captured in UAE waters have been affected by pollution and unsafe for consumption.
Levels of contamination in Finnish chicken static
The chair of Finland’s Broiler Association (Suomen Broileryhdistys) Suvi Rantala-Sarjeant has told GlobalMeatNews there is no consistent rise in levels of so-called drug-resistant super bacteria found in Finland-sold fresh chicken.
LCI adds clean touch to functional bakery ingredients
Limagrain Céréales Ingrédients (LCI) has unveiled LCI Touch, its latest range of functional ingredients focused on clean label.
Time to rethink nutrition labelling, say scientists: Food is not just the sum of its nutrients
It's time to move beyond the single nutrient model that looks only at individual fat, sugar or protein content, say scientists. Foods are eaten whole and so their effect on health must also be considered in a more holistic manner.
Nestlé to give global Maggi brand a clean label revamp
Nestlé aims to “transform” the global Maggi brand by 2020 by cutting salt, swapping modified starches for simple ones and removing artificial emulsifiers and thickeners, it says.
Saudi sets date for 50-100% beverage sin tax next month
Saudi Arabia will begin to tax energy drinks and carbonated sodas from June 10, making it the first country in the Gulf to fix an implementation date.