ISO standard set for food traceability
26-Jul-2007 - A new international standard has been set for traceability along the food chain, setting out...
One audit, multiple certifications
25-Jul-2007 - One audit can achieve multiple food safety certifications under a new global service offered by...
Companies need to regain public trust, survey shows
25-Jul-2007 - Public apathy has set in over the safety of the food supply due to the...
UK skills academy establishes employee training resource
25-Jul-2007 - An online resource set up by a UK government agency claims to offer processors a...
Qualification offered for food hygiene managers
13-Jul-2007 - A new certification for hygiene managers targets those responsible for managing and assessing food safety...
New wheat identification process developed
26-Jun-2007 - A new wheat verification process that identifies proteins is faster than other methods, its developer...
Managers leaving food sector in record numbers
26-Jun-2007 - Resignation levels of managerial staff are up in the UK's food and drink sector with...
Processors flock to risk management services says study
12-Jun-2007 - The safety of food and drinks has risen to the top of UK boardroom agendas...
Freight rates and commodity prices rising
07-Jun-2007 - Record-high international freight rates and increasing commodity prices are raising the costs of imports, says...
Transport ministers call for action on congestion crisis
01-Jun-2007 - Transport ministers from 53 countries yesterday called for government measures to relieve the global container...
Agora's suppliers deliver to single point
31-May-2007 - Food processors supplying Agorà , one of Italy's largest retailers, will now have a single point...
Court upholds decision ending Germany's packing monopoly
28-May-2007 - The European the Court of First Instance has upheld a European Commission ruling that ended...
Unilever eyes job cuts in France
25-May-2007 - Unilever is planning to cut up to 200 jobs in France in an effort to...
Looking for reporter with engineer, food technologist background
22-May-2007 - Decision News Media is looking for a person with a background in mechanical engineering or...
UK to unveil new vocational qualifications to processors
21-May-2007 - A UK master-plan for a raft of 16 new vocational qualifications in food manufacturing will...
Regulator steps up unlicensed labour investigations
21-May-2007 - The UK authority charged with regulating the temporary labour market has stepped-up investigations to find...
UK wraps up skills training programme
30-Apr-2007 - The final stage of a skills training programme for food and drink workers in the...
Perspectives for Food 2030
EU research needs conference begins
17-Apr-2007 - About 150 experts are gathering here today in Belgium's capital city for a peak into...
Commission plans to raise environmental taxes
26-Mar-2007 - New European Commission proposals on 'green taxes' to be made this week could eventually lead...
Exclusive
Seven labour providers' licenses revoked
08-Mar-2007 - The licenses of seven labour providers to a major UK food processor were revoked last...
Book review
Meat handbook binds together industry knowledge
06-Mar-2007 - A handbook on meat products encapsulates the state of manufacturing knowledge accumulated by the industry...
Food sector vulnerable to emergencies, says study
06-Mar-2007 - Being lean and mean in the food and drink manufacturing sector might pay off in...
Minimum rate guides against unlicensed labour
06-Mar-2007 - UK food processors can use a new pay guide as a tool to determine whether...
Weekly Comment
No excuses for illegal labour
05-Mar-2007 - There is no legitimate defence as to why some companies continue to use illegal labour....
New programme to boost apprenticeships
01-Mar-2007 - The UK will create a new programme to boost the number of apprenticeships available in...
