Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

Sidel claims world’s lightest hot-fill PET bottle

20-Nov-2009 - standard cap for carbonated soft drinks, has been made lighter. The base has also been revised, making

Coca-Cola begins global launch of plant-based PET bottle

17-Nov-2009 - carbon footprint than conventional PET bottles, said the company. Kate Krebs, director

Can volumes stagnant, closures decline but profit on target, says Rexam

13-Nov-2009 - by consumers towards a larger size format for bottled water and carbonated drinks,” said Mountain. Larger

‘Unauthorised' drinks to be reformulated on health fears

09-Nov-2009 - -based and non-carbonated. They will also be adapted to meet specific UK, European and Australian regulations

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Mocon to open 'strategic' Indian lab

05-Nov-2009 - and pharmaceutical/medical packaging. The water vapour, oxygen and carbon dioxide permeation testing services

Supply chain waste map for meat and fish

04-Nov-2009 - . The initiative will measure the cost and carbon footprint of this waste. The scheme will also look for resource mapping because of their high embodied carbon and short shelf-life. “Identifying where

New method to inhibit E. coli in sprouts

02-Nov-2009 - A treatment method using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) can help ensure the safety ... A treatment method using supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) can help ensure the safety ... Supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) treatment is a non-thermal food preservation technology .08.014 Title: Potential use of supercritical carbon dioxide to decontaminate Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria

Canada’s first organic preservative and disinfectant

30-Oct-2009 - for pure, natural products they can trust and many companies are eager to find solutions to meet

Asda green packaging scorecard to launch next year

27-Oct-2009 - quickly the focus will shift in this direction. If you look at the total carbon foot print for packaging , it comes to only 1-2 per cent. But its net carbon footprint is actually negative because the product waste

Beef import rule change threat to Australian meat industry

22-Oct-2009 - processing sector was likely to be undercut by imports exempt from carbon taxes. New rule “We have would be unfairly disadvantaged as imported beef imports would not be subject to a carbon emissions tax

Beneo Institute seeks to give functional foods “new oxygen”

17-Nov-2009 - professionals and industry associations will foster an atmosphere of confidence and trust and will also ensure

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KHS unveils growth plans for Plasmax PET barrier system

17-Nov-2009 - transparent layer of glass. The silicon oxide barrier prevents oxygen from penetrating PET bottles and carbon

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Prevention is the best medicine for health care reform: Survey

16-Nov-2009 - reform, according to a new poll from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. ... reform, according to a new poll from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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GLG and Weider row over Sweet Naturals contract

12-Nov-2009 - it of misrepresentations by GLG and its chairman/CEO, and of a breach of trust. Weider said in a statement: “In

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Recessionary dynamics boost private label soft drink sales

12-Nov-2009 - . It is a lot more generic as a product type than carbonated drinks that are often tied to a specific recipe

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Oven may cut costs for diverse product bakers

12-Nov-2009 - where carbon and other foreign matter can get trapped. “The belt can be easily scraped and oiled

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News in brief

German mineral water producers adopt Bericap’s closures

10-Nov-2009 - . The DoubleSeal SuperShorty is suitable for mineral water and carbonated soft drinks up to 8 g CO2 /l

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Dietary supplement ads review to continue through 2014

10-Nov-2009 - director, confirmed: “ Misleading dietary supplement advertising negatively impacts trusting consumers

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Fizzy drinks set to recover growth

06-Nov-2009 - The global carbonated soft drinks market is predicted to rebound next year after seeing its ... The global carbonated soft drinks market is predicted to rebound next year after seeing its ... Carbonates report said that growth in the sector slowed significantly in 2008 with the rate dropping to 1 .4 per cent from three per cent in 2007. Nevertheless, carbonates still dominate the soft drinks ... carbonate, obesity, diet

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Paper aims to debunk livestock production ‘myths’

06-Nov-2009 - lower carbon footprint than cattle fed on corn, they argue that the amount of energy used to produce

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