Practical Guide to Metal Detection-Food Industry
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30-Apr-2003
Fat analysis for food
The Foss Group has released a new system for acid hydrolysis of food and feed samples - the Soxtec 2047 SoxCap System, based on Tecator...
29-Apr-2003
Food safety focus for FP6
An information day on the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) will take place on 21 May in Toulouse, France, organised by the European information centre and...
FDA food safety statement
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a statement on the National Academy of Sciences' report, 'Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food'. The...
28-Apr-2003
New safety method for seafood processing
Global Food Technologies, a privately held biotechnology company targeting the food safety market, has announced a scientific method for significantly reducing and eliminating disease-causing surface...
25-Apr-2003
Food Industry Training organises safety seminar
UK-based Food Industry Training - Reading is to organise a seminar on current key issues affecting food safety, particularly in the UK. 'Due diligence underpins...
New inspection systems for glass and plastic packaging
Agr TopWave LLC, a manufacturer of laboratory and on-line testing/quality control devices for plastic containers is about to launch a number of new devices to...
24-Apr-2003
Ishida provides multi-head weigher to automate Tulip sausage packaging line
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....
23-Apr-2003
International foodservice growth helps to boost latest Ecolab results
Ecolab, the global cleaning and pest elimination provider, has announced record first quarter sales reflected largely by the growth of its global foodservice markets. Ecolab's...
Single market and food safety
"Free trade has to be safe trade," said Dr Patrick Wall, chief executive of the Irish Food Safety Authority commenting on a new agreement in...
22-Apr-2003
X-ray bread
ADM Milling has made one of the first purchases of a newly launched C-Cell Bread Imaging System in the UK. Considered to be the most...
18-Apr-2003
Genescan hits Japan
GeneScan, involved in the molecular biological testing of food and feed, made moves in Japan by naming FASMAC of Kanagawa, a subsidiary of Nippon Flour...
17-Apr-2003
Stable Micro Systems patents blade design
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...
16-Apr-2003
New methods to reduce cheese damage
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...
Food profiling technology
Axaron Bioscience has launched its iGentifier, a transcription profiling technology for the food industry designed to identify genes and biochemical pathways. With the EC heavily...
15-Apr-2003
Aquentium expands Food Safe operations
Aquentium has announced that the company has located several facilities in the State of Maryland, US for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Food Safe. "For the past...
GMOs, the next step?
Last week the European Commission threatened 12 EU member states with court action if they continue to ignore new EU legislation regulating the release of...
14-Apr-2003
New tools to toxic bacteria
New methods for the detection of enterotoxins (diarrhoeal toxins) from Bacillus cereus have been developed by European scientists. The discovery paves the way for the...
11-Apr-2003
EU twelve face court action over GM crops
Twelve out of the 15 European Union Member States could soon face court action should they continue to ignore EU legislation on genetically modified crops....
08-Apr-2003
Food Safety Summit attendance jumps
Reflecting current worries about the safety of the food chain, attendance at last month's Food Safety Summit in Washington D.C. jumped by a staggering 34...
07-Apr-2003
Cyprus, the food industry and EU enlargement
A crucial issue at the heart of the European food industry today is the imminent enlargement of the European Union. For the ten newcomers, the...
04-Apr-2003
FSAI embraces transparency
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) yesterday made a further step towards openness and transparency with the launch of a new tool to improve...
IT in food
ITAFE 2003 - the international congress on information technology in agriculture, food and the environment - will take place from 7 to 10 October in...
03-Apr-2003
Food safety not a game
"Food safety is not a political football," said the European Consumers Organisation BEUC in response to recent reports on a proposal to divide the location...
FDA urges global food suppliers to register
Food producers across the globe are being urged to register as soon as possible with the US Food and Drug Administration in order to comply...
02-Apr-2003
FAO fights for food chain
Food safety is once more in the limelight this week with the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Monday advocating a new approach...
IOP tackles packaging problems
The Institute of Packaging has launched its web-based 'Unlimited Packaging Solutions', allowing its members to help one another solve packaging queries. UPS provides instant web-based...
01-Apr-2003
Bax system adopted by USDA
Dupont Qualicon's BAX system - a genetics-based screening method - has been adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection...
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