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Tamper evident solution
20-Aug-2002 - RPC Containers Market Rasen, the UK packaging provider, has redesigned two of the containers for McCormick's leading Schwartz brand of herbs and spices, to provide...
Food irradiation symposium
20-Aug-2002 - In the US a two-day symposium, entitled "Food Irradiation and Packaging for Irradiated Food," will be held in Boston, August 19-20. The vast majority of...
Food safety workshop
14-Aug-2002 - An environmental health exhibition in the UK next month is set to tackle the issue of food hygiene and food safety. Organised by the UK...
GM foods debate at FDA
14-Aug-2002 - Concerns in the US about the potential for future genetically engineered foods to cause allergic reactions has spurred the Food and Drug Administration to hold...
Food agency receives functional food application
09-Aug-2002 - Signs that the functional food market is gaining ground were revealed this week when the UK Food Standards Agency announced it is considering a 'novel...
New system tackles food surfaces
07-Aug-2002 - The words 'food safety' are on the lips of manufacturers, politicians and consumers across the world. In response to a seemingly increasing preoccupation with this...
Edible film fights Listeria in food production
06-Aug-2002 - Yesterday we reported on new research that suggests the dairy ingredient casein could be used in the packaging and coating of foods. Today we learn...
ISO standard for GM detection technique
02-Aug-2002 - The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation has accredited ISO-17025 standards to GeneScan USA, a network of biotech companies, for the detection and quantification of bioengineered...
Food industry reacts to allergen bill
02-Aug-2002 - The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) reported this week that the Senate Health, Education, Labour and Pensions Committee has postponed its review of a bill...
Biotech industry supports GM rule changes
02-Aug-2002 - As Europe looks set to tighten regulations on the labelling of GM foods there are signs to suggest that the US, despite being a severe...
Indian authorities seek better food safety information
01-Aug-2002 - A new body which would help educate Indian food processors about food safety practices has been proposed by Technical Consultancy Services of Karnataka (TECSOK), an...
Damage limitation from USDA
01-Aug-2002 - The US Agriculture Department, trying to repair its image after the second-largest recall in history, is considering new regulations that would require meat companies to...
Packaging gets acrylamide all-clear
29-Jul-2002 - A recent survey in the UK has concluded that it is very unlikely that paper and board packaging is a source of acrylamide, a chemical...
Bimbo to invest in production
25-Jul-2002 - Mexico's largest food company Bimbo will invest 40 million pesos (€4.2m) in a power savings program, mainly in the areas of production and distribution, the...
Meat scares continue in Japan
04-Jul-2002 - Just when the Japanese food industry appeared to be settling down after a period dogged with food scares and consumer fears, the industry was stung...
X-ray detection for dairy products
30-Apr-2002 - Thermo Goring-Kerr, the German X-ray equipment specialist has developed a range of X-ray detection equipment specifically for the dairy industry. The equipment has been designed...
Foil technology extends chocolate shelf-life
29-Apr-2002 - German packaging company VAW has developed a new foil, which it claims extends the shelf-life of chocolate and other foil-wrapped foods. Working with a standard...
New slider technology launched
29-Apr-2002 - Supreme Plastics, a UK-based flexible packaging company, has recently launched its Topzip sliding closure system for the increasingly popular pouch style packaging market . The...
New agency for food processing standards
22-Apr-2002 - Thai food producers and the Thai government are to work together to boost food exports over the next five years, with a target of one...
Dutch destruction of contaminated meat and seafood angers China
22-Apr-2002 - China has warned Dutch authorities that it will not put up with the destruction of its exported meat and seafood, found to contain trace residues...
New packaging solution for fresh produce
18-Apr-2002 - Arca Systems, specialising in plastic returnable transit packaging (RTP), has recently introduced a new high quality, perforated container, designed for the distribution and merchandising of...
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