Breaking News on Food Processing & Packaging

US dairy industry plea to boost raw milk regulation

18-Nov-2009 - US dairy industry plea to boost raw milk regulation ... Raw milk products pose a “significant food safety hazard” and facilities that make them should ... Raw milk products pose a “significant food safety hazard” and facilities that make them should ... The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF that are triggered by registration with FDA. Under the present rules, raw milk plants are also exempt from national ... National Milk Producers Federation, raw milk, International Dairy Foods Association

Risk of infant, foetal mortality from Listeria higher than believed

16-Nov-2009 - bacterium sometimes found in soft cheeses made from unpasteurised milk and in processed, ready-to-eat foods and refrigerated foods, such as pasteurised fluid milk and soft-ripened cheeses. Listeriosis rarely results

Improved monitoring of two zoonotic diseases, EFSA

12-Nov-2009 - and salads – including ready-to-eat pre-cut vegetables and sprouted seeds * Raw and low heat-treated milk -treated milk. The body concluded: “Access to good quality data is essential for EFSA in providing

Call for ‘pink revolution’ in India’s meat and poultry sectors

05-Nov-2009 - of the global market for milk and milk products, the time has now come for a pink revolution in the country

Milk and meat drive N Ireland food processing growth

04-Nov-2009 - Milk and meat drive N Ireland food processing growth ... Increasing sales of milk, meats and baked goods fuelled a six per cent growth in Northern Ireland ... Increasing sales of milk, meats and baked goods fuelled a six per cent growth in Northern Ireland ... . Sales of milk and milk products rose by £58.2m, poultry meat by £34m, beef and sheep meat by £31.2m , while the bakery subsector grew by £19m. The milk/milk products and beef/sheep meat subsectors ... Northern Ireland, milk, meat

New valve delivers quicker filling and dispensing

03-Nov-2009 - products including liquid egg, milk and creams as well as detergents and chemicals. Convenient to use

Velvety PETG film protects drinks from light damage

30-Oct-2009 - Light exposure can damage the quality of yogurts, milk, and fruit juices, negatively affecting

China packaging firm reaps rewards from food safety law

20-Oct-2009 - of the melamine-tainted milk scandal in 2008. “With the positive economic indicators in China

No concern over fluorinated chemical levels in food - FSA

20-Oct-2009 - , offal, meat, eggs, milk, dairy products, bread, cereals, popcorn, vegetables and jams. Almost three

Indian processed foods should be tax free, says Assocham

19-Oct-2009 - producer of food commodities including fruits and vegetables, milk, wheat, rice and spices. But the nation

Fonterra drops Anchor brand share in UK

20-Nov-2009 - litre milk processing plant near London. The Scandinavian dairy company said the facility

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Hershey launches travel confectionary range

19-Nov-2009 - exclusive format initially in one variant, Milk Chocolate with Almond. Packaged in a box the company says

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Child food allergies on the rise in the US

17-Nov-2009 - percent and milk allergies accounted for 12 percent, claims the author. “The data show there is a that co-exist with food allergy,” said Branum. The most common allergies among children are cow’s milk

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Probiotics intake beneficial against infections in kids: study

17-Nov-2009 - allocated to receive LGG at a dose of 109 colony-forming units (CFU) in 100 ml of a fermented milk product or placebo that was the same post-pasteurized fermented milk product without LGG over a period of three

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Price pitched high for organics in France

17-Nov-2009 - have dovetailed out from initial milk, flour and butter offerings to more elaborate ranges

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Indiana dry milk processor gets grade A certification

16-Nov-2009 - Indiana dry milk processor gets grade A certification ... PacMoore, an Indiana-based manufacturer of dry milk products, has received grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) certification. ... PacMoore, an Indiana-based manufacturer of dry milk products, has received grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) certification. ... Grade A milk must be produced in a way that would make it sufficiently safe for consumption as a drink. Although there is also such a thing as grade B milk, also known as manufacturing grade milk

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Arla plans billion litre milk processing plant near London

16-Nov-2009 - Arla plans billion litre milk processing plant near London ... Arla Foods has unveiled plans to build a one billion litre liquid milk processing facility ... Arla Foods has unveiled plans to build a one billion litre liquid milk processing facility ... to be operational in 2012, the milk processing plant will have the capacity to produce 1bn kg milk annually . This represents one fifth of the yearly milk consumption in the UK. Arla is currently finalising its search

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Sterols do not affect antioxidant defences: Study

16-Nov-2009 - details Using a phytosterol-enriched milk provided by Unilever, the effects of three assigned the participants to receive 2 grams of phytosterol-enriched low-fat milk, or a plain low-fat milk

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Report reveals green packaging progress and potential

13-Nov-2009 - climate talks next month. The trade association gave an update on progress towards Milk Roundup material into milk bottles. The report said the figure should be reached by the end of next year

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Milk Link opens new cheese packing unit

12-Nov-2009 - Milk Link opens new cheese packing unit ... Milk Link has opened a £1.4 million speciality cheese packing unit at its creamery in Malpas ... Milk Link has opened a £1.4 million speciality cheese packing unit at its creamery in Malpas ... standards when it comes to packing the food they sell – using Milk Link’s expertise and the latest , director of the speciality cheese unit at Milk Link. ... Milk Link

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