RPC cuts costs to post profitRPC Group said strict cost cutting measures were responsible for it posting a half-year profit of £8m - despite the continued economic gloom and hints of polymer price rises. US food waste impacts climate, say scientistsAmericans waste about 1,400 calories-worth of food per person a day – or 40 percent of total food supply – with implications for climate change and obesity, claim US researchers. Australian food processors to get cash for eco schemeAustralia’s food processing sector has hailed a government move to grant a A$150m aid package to help it implement a national carbon footprint reduction scheme. UK dairies accelerate towards recycled plastic targetsProduction of recycled HDPE is accelerating fast as milk processors race to meet the 2010 Milk Roundup targets. |
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The WWF claims the pledge by UK cake and bread manufacturer, Premier Foods to take action on palm oil, by joining the GreenPalm certificate trading programme, will spur other manufacturers to follow suit.
The EU food and drink industry is keen for a deal in Copenhagen next month as ongoing uncertainty over climate change policy would undermine its ability to invest profitably and innovate, says the CIAA.
A diet rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids could delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease through the production of new brain cells and the strenghtening of neural networks, according to a new Spanish study.
A diet consisting of low fat dairy foods, wholegrains, and fruit and vegetables has been linked to lower blood pressure in the first British study of the DASH diet.
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Sidel has announced the development of what it says are the world’s lightest hot-fill PET bottles.