Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

WTO to investigate EU ban on US poultry

20-Nov-2009 - be “totally absurd". She was supported by John Bowis (EPP-ED, UK), who said it would be "outrageous

No health threat from radiation in UK food chain

17-Nov-2009 - No health threat from radiation in UK food chain ... The amount of radiation absorbed by the UK population through the food chain remains low ... The amount of radiation absorbed by the UK population through the food chain remains low ... in a typical UK diet,” said a FSA statement. It added that the highest detected doses were one and artificial radiation dose to the UK public is 2.7 millisievert. Report The RIFE report is compiled

Silver-coated poultry crates help cut bacteria contamination

13-Nov-2009 - supplier Anglia Autoflow (AA). The crates are now being used by major UK turkey producer Bernard -Rasmussen Bernard Matthews Farms head of UK technical operations, said: “The antimicrobial protection continues

Rexam sells its Petainer business

12-Nov-2009 - UK private equity companies Next Wave Ventures and WHEB Ventures have acquired global packaging ... UK private equity companies Next Wave Ventures and WHEB Ventures have acquired global packaging

Meat processors anxious on FSA bid to cut inspection funding

10-Nov-2009 - Proposals by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to cut its funding of meat control inspections ... Proposals by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to cut its funding of meat control inspections

‘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

Supply chain waste map for meat and fish

04-Nov-2009 - and retail supply chain within the UK. The project team will be contacting companies across the supply chain, representing over 80 per cent of the meat and fish species consumed in the UK. Companies

Industry backs bisphenol A safety in can linings

04-Nov-2009 - ) among them. Both EFSA and the UK Food Standards Agency told FoodProductionDaily.com in June 2009

New valve delivers quicker filling and dispensing

03-Nov-2009 - Integral valve from the UK-based, bag-in-box specialist, Rapak. ... Integral valve from the UK-based, bag-in-box specialist, Rapak. ... in the UK paper business have been partially mitigated by its strategy of growing box converting operations , becoming a net buyer of paper and the performance of its UK and Continental European corrugated box

Velvety PETG film protects drinks from light damage

30-Oct-2009 - headquartered in Atlanta. It operates 27 manufacturing facilities in the US, Mexico, the UK, Poland and China.

Fonterra drops Anchor brand share in UK

20-Nov-2009 - Fonterra drops Anchor brand share in UK ... Fonterra has sold its remaining 25 per cent stake in UK joint venture Arla Foods Fonterra (AFF ... Fonterra has sold its remaining 25 per cent stake in UK joint venture Arla Foods Fonterra (AFF ... cream products in the UK. Fonterra Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Mason said the joint venture had but Arla now has a license giving it full rights to the Anchor brand for all dairy categories in the UK

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News in brief

Greencore sells bottled water business

19-Nov-2009 - The company, which is a major supplier of ready meals to the UK market, said the sale

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Hershey confirms interest in Cadbury

19-Nov-2009 - written to Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld urging the company “to come clean on its plans for Cadbury and its UK

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Folic acid supplements lift cancer risk: Study

18-Nov-2009 - UK and Australian food safety officials should pay particular attention to a new study linking ... UK and Australian food safety officials should pay particular attention to a new study linking ... for breadmaking and in the UK, which has said that it plans to do so. Heart patients in Norway, where foods and the UK, if mandatory fortification is introduced, would also provide important information about the long

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Hershey and Ferrero could bid for Cadbury

18-Nov-2009 - -growth-focused confectionery company (with a potentially retained UK listing) rather than being paid c.50 per cent equity in a

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Europeans’ Christmas food spend to remain stagnant

17-Nov-2009 - cent. The UK, however, remains stuck in recession with the economy contracting by 0.4 per cent from to spend €215 on Christmas fare. Meanwhile, consumers in Germany, The Netherlands, and the UK

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Calorie guidance could be too low, says SACN

16-Nov-2009 - Scientists advising the UK government have called for an increase in recommended energy ... Scientists advising the UK government have called for an increase in recommended energy ... the growing obesity problem in the UK. Some press reports suggested that the Department of Health

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Arla plans billion litre milk processing plant near London

16-Nov-2009 - investment in its UK business, but only this week did it reveal the extent of that investment. Due . This represents one fifth of the yearly milk consumption in the UK. Arla is currently finalising its search

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Report reveals green packaging progress and potential

13-Nov-2009 - Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... Figures from the Dairy UK sustainability report reveal progress on green packaging ... Dairy UK published its first ever Sustainability Report this week, ahead of the Copenhagen targets, confirming that the UK is on track to meet the 2010 goal of incorporating 10 per cent recycled ... green packaging, recycled materials, Dairy UK

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Colour ADI adjustments: What it means for industry

13-Nov-2009 - on levels or the range of foods they are used in, says the UK’s FSA. Campaigners, meanwhile, are still ... on levels or the range of foods they are used in, says the UK’s FSA. Campaigners, meanwhile, are still ... ), Sunset Yellow (E110), Tartrazine (E102), and Azorubine/Carmoisine (E122). The UK’s Food Standards the Southampton study made consumers wary to their presence, but UK ministers approved a ‘voluntary ban

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