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Study uncovers 50 other acrylamide-like chemicals

Handheld device launched for contaminant detection

New production facility ensures supreme food safety for Hahn

Oxygen sensor offers maintenance benefits

Chemicals vital for optimum cleaning, says study

 
   
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Brewer uses solar power to cut oil use

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Study uncovers 50 other acrylamide-like chemicals
Acrylamide and 50 other heat-induced compounds in foods may cause cancer, scientists have concluded in a report released yesterday of a major three-year EU study into the chemical... Read


Handheld device launched for contaminant detection
Microbiology company Hygiena has launched a new palm-sized rapid detection instrument, designed to help manufacturers spot contaminants in no more than 15 seconds... Read


New production facility ensures supreme food safety for Hahn
GC Hahn has opened the doors to its modernised production site in Lubeck, which aims to cater to the increasing demand for the very highest standards in food safety and traceability... Read


Oxygen sensor offers maintenance benefits
A new electro-chemical oxygen sensor allows beverage manufacturers to accurately measure gas levels during production, while reducing downtime needed for maintenance, its manufacturer claims... Read


Chemicals vital for optimum cleaning, says study
New research suggests that while chemical detergents are the most effective way of removing micro-organisms, they are also the most expensive, highlighting the problems food processors face in balancing food safety... Read


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Brewer uses solar power to cut oil use
A brewer in Germany is in the process of installing solar panels that could cut its oil consumption by 60 per cent... Read


Fonterra tracks carbon footprint across supply chain
Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy companies, has become the latest processor to announce it would measure carbon emissions across its entire supply chain... Read


Process recycles PET into food-contact plastic, claims company
A US-based company yesterday claimed to have developed a process to turn recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into plastic that can be used to package foods... Read


Premium products boost Finsbury sales
UK bakery Finsbury Foods managed to increase sales by an average of 17 per cent across all divisions, despite a ten per cent rise in ingredient costs... Read

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Worm genome researched to save potatoes
Researchers in the UK are taking a novel approach to improving the competitiveness of the potato market - decoding the genome of a parasitic worm to find out how it can have such a devastating effect on crops... Read


Heat exchanger designed to handle powders, bulk solids
A new heat exchanger can prevent contamination of foods while indirectly heating or cooling free-flowing powder and bulk solids, its manufacturer claims... Read


Industry attacks bottled water critics
Increasing criticism over the environmental impacts of consuming water from bottles instead of a tap supply is needlessly misleading consumer opinion, according to an international association representing the... Read


Spirits group calls for Chinese counterfeit crackdown
A quarter of all spirits brands claiming to be of European origin now sold in China are counterfeit, according to an EU liquor association... Read


Nanotech projects for food sector outlined at conference
Nanoengineered products for the food sector -- including a smart RFID nano sensor -- took centre stage at a two day conference held 20-21 November in Braga, Portugal to discuss the science of the miniscule... Read

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