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BPEX backs UK food review

27-Aug-2003 - A major review of the way food and catering services are purchased by the government will give British pig production a boost, according to the...

Water ways

27-Aug-2003 - UK firm Waterwise Technology has developed a range of ozone generators with fully serviceable cells for use in food process water applications. When used in...

Double safe

22-Aug-2003 - US firm Swift has implemented a new double pasteurisation system at six of its American beef processing plants. The company believes that this will significantly...

Seal of approval

20-Aug-2003 - Packaging Automation , the heat-sealing equipment specialist, has installed a second of its Vision 4000 machines at a state-of-the-art salad factory in the UK. Launched in...

Italian food preservation technology bought up by US company

04-Aug-2003 - BioGentec has completed a definitiveagreement to acquire InnoFood, owner of proprietary rights to a food processing technology developed by Modofood of Brescia, Italy. The agreement...

Surebeam gets the nod

31-Jul-2003 - SureBeam, a leading provider of food hygiene technology in the US, has been awarded a US patent on an in-line processing system that is said...

Gripping stuff

25-Jul-2003 - Lloyd Instruments, a major company in the field of materials testing, has just published a new catalogue of grips and fixtures for its materials testing...

Better detection rates

23-Jul-2003 - Lock Inspection Systems is to preview its Compact Vertical Fall metal detector for the first time at the forthcoming PPMA, to be held in the...

Ivex achieves ISO certification

22-Jul-2003 - Ivex Packaging's UK division, part of the Reynold's FoodPackaging group owned by the aluminium giant, Alcoa , has achieved aISO certification after implementing a range of...

Glanbia meats safety expectations

22-Jul-2003 - Glanbia Meats, County Clara, has won the 2003 Excellence Ireland National Hygiene Award category for a record sixth time. This year's category includes meat, fish...

Food processing in the US reviewed

22-Jul-2003 - The US Food and Drug Administration has contracted with the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) to conduct an in-depth review of preventive measures that food...

Spray away

16-Jul-2003 - US public health and safety company NSF International has registered WD-40's professional silicone spray lubricant.This is the first consumer lubricant to be registered through the...

Benefits of a bonescan

10-Jul-2003 - Dutch poultry processing operation Broviand has recently completed the installation of its Spectral Fusion Technologies (SFT) bonescan system and believes it is already enjoying significant...

All pumped up

10-Jul-2003 - Alfa Laval is launching the Solid C series centrifugal pumps, a new series of centrifugal pumps for standard sanitary duties. As the next generation of...

Packager wins safety award

09-Jul-2003 - Mondi Packaging UK's Great Yarmouth site has been awarded Silver in the Anglo American CEO competition for outstanding performance in occupational safety. As part of...

Better baking

19-Jun-2003 - Mettler Toledo, suppliers of safety and compliance systems for food and beverage processing, has supplied Italian pasta and bakery producer Barilla with a dosing, sanitising...

Dow Corning hits top gear

11-Jun-2003 - Dow Corning has launched a line of synthetic gear oils that is said to extend drain intervals by three times over conventional mineral oils while...

USDA: meat processors must combat Listeria

05-Jun-2003 - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that plants making ready-to-eat meat products must add Listeria-killing ingredients to their products. The move follows a...

SureBeam opens Brazilian plant

19-May-2003 - SureBeam has announced the opening of its new Brazilian food processing centre in Rio de Janeiro. The company, which produces electron beam technology used in...

Australasia alerts manufacturers over ingredients

05-May-2003 - Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has contacted food manufacturers and food retailers about whether their food products may contain ingredients supplied by Australian's largest...

Ishida provides multi-head weigher to automate Tulip sausage packaging line

24-Apr-2003 - Steff Houlberg, now a part of Tulip Food Company, has partnered with Ishida Europe to automate the packaging of its long sausages in plastic pouches....

Stable Micro Systems patents blade design

17-Apr-2003 - Stable Micro Systems has been granted full US Patents for its blade design which is incorporated into the recently-launched Powder FlowAnalyser accessory, forming part of...

New methods to reduce cheese damage

16-Apr-2003 - Researchers at a Dutch university claim to have developed a model that predicts how cheese will change when a force is applied to it. The...

Teleco launches trouble-shooting technology

27-Mar-2003 - Teleco a leading provider of voice data and video products has introduced the first digitally operated, trouble-shooting technology, Perfect Watch. The system is aimed at...

Plastic bottle unscrambler

25-Mar-2003 - Posimat, the Spain-based provider of unscrambling and conveyor logistics solutions, is about to launch its Posimaster Multichute high-speed bottle line unscrambler at the Hispack show...

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