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New technology launched for delicate product packaging

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FSA opens contact material deadline talks
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has begun consultation with food and beverage manufacturers over their progress in bringing plastic packaging contact materials in line with health and safety rules... Read


New polystyrene milk bottles reduce costs, waste, claims BASF
BASF, a major chemicals and plastics producer, has teamed up with beverage bottle manufacturer ALPLA to create a bottle for milk and yoghurt drinks using impact resistant Polystyrene (PS-I)... Read


US: New food safety tools target small meat firms
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced the development of web-based resources to help small meat and poultry processors with HACCP implementation... Read


New technology launched for delicate product packaging
Packaging firm Bosch has designed a new range of packaging and processing solutions designed specifically for handling delicate products such as tray baked goods, biscuits and chocolate confectionery... Read


France suspects industry of fiddling food prices
French prime minister Francois Fillon has pledged to weed out food companies that are using current high commodity prices as an excuse to boost their own margins, even if they don't actually affect their products... Read


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Vegetables, but not fruit, may slash diabetes risk
A higher intake of vegetables, rich sources of fibre, antioxidants, and magnesium, may reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by almost 30 per cent, suggests a new study... Read


Kerry's careful strategy overcomes cost increases
Collaboration with customers, cautious pricing, a simplified structure and innovation all helped Kerry Ingredients achieve profit increases despite soaring raw material costs... Read


Cargill's barley betafiber achieves heart health claim
Cargill's barley beta concentrate is set to receive a new health claim from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) linking the ingredient to a reduced risk of heart disease... Read


Bakery turnaround boosts ABF profits
Associated British Foods (ABF) yesterday forecast that profits from the grocery division, which includes bakery products, will be much higher than the £20m loss posted last year... Read

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US: Convenience foods boost packaging demand, report
The increasing popularity of convenience and prepared foods will play a large part in the growth for converted flexible food packing, according to a new report... Read


MEP animal welfare group against animal cloning
A group of MEPs has called on the European Commission to prohibit cloning of animals for food... Read


USDA forecasts lower dairy prices
Milk production in the US is expected to increase slightly in 2008, and prices will decline, according to forecasts by US Department of Agriculture's (USDA)... Read


Less concern over salt, fat and food safety, says UK survey
The latest consumer survey conducted by the UK's Food Standards Agency points to a drop in concern about salt and fat levels in foods, which the agency says reinforces the need for awareness-raising initiatives... Read


UK free of foot and mouth, trade resumes
Food manufactures and packers in the meat sector are breathing a sigh of relief as the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) reinstates the UK's status as free from Foot and Mouth... Read

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