How to navigate new EU food regulations
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has issued a guide to help food firms in the UK meet new legislative requirements.
Archives for January 20, 2006
Noni juice product achieves EU approval
A new noni juice product is fit for sale across the EU, according to the UK's food watchdog.
USDA sugar forecasts fall further, industry calls for imports
With the nation's sugar supplies still low, manufacturers of products that use sugar have again appealed to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow for extra imports in order to avoid shortages on the market.
Slugs suspected of spreading E. coli strain
The humble and much-maligned slug, a common garden pest and victim of numerous salt attacks, could be a factor in the spread of E. coli in salad vegetables.
Coating protects floors from temperature changes
A new concrete coating is designed to protect floors at food and beverage plants from dramatic temperature fluctuations and to resist bacteria.
Frutarom develops mental health ingredient
Flavours and extracts firm Frutarom has developed a wild green oat extract to boost mental health, it revealed yesterday.
Cracking the pig genome could lead to better meat
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to fund research to crack the code of the pig genome, something that could lead to better meat for consumers.
Industry to hold science pow-wow on innovation research
The EU's food industry will meet with scientists next month to hammer out an action plan on how to translate research into new and better products.
Taste and behavior are hardwired into the brain
Different tastes are associated with different behavior, and it is all controlled by specific cells in the brain, says new research from UC Berkeley, findings that could have implications for the food industry.
Parmalat scandal hearing scheduled for March
A court hearing on 1 March will decide whether 13 bank executives and four global banks should be sent to trial over the collapse of Parmalat.
Sensor measures small flows of liquids
A flow sensor is designed for the automated measuring low volume liquids in food plants.