Flight Plastics opens PET packaging plant
Flight Plastics has opened a plastic packaging plant which makes food grade PET packaging from recycled PET (RPET) flake.
Archives for January 31, 2014
RBS Group pumps £33M into KTC Edibles
RBS Group has provided £33M worth of funding to help boost UK fats and oils firm KTC Edibles’ organic expansion plans.
India’s buffalo traders expand China market via Vietnam
Indian buffalo meat exports to Vietnam have doubled in volume and tripled in value within a year as Chinese traders use the south-east Asian country for channelling their meat trade to bypass an official ban on direct imports, globalmeatnews.com has been...
Danish meat firm prepares to tap China organic market
Friland A/S, Denmark’s largest specialist organic meats producer, plans to adopt a market entry strategy of “thinking big but starting small” in China, following the company gaining an important foothold on the potentially lucrative Chinese organic meats...
Gruma Corp to FDA: Yes, it IS your job to determine if GMOs belong in all-natural products
Civil litigation over whether GMOs belong in ‘all-natural’ products will continue to clog up US courts owing to the FDA’s refusal to weigh in on this issue, says Mission tortilla chips maker Gruma Corp.
Whole grain breakfast cereals lead the pack for total dietary fiber contribution, but many Americans still falling short of recommendations
The fiber and whole grain intakes of many Americans are still falling well short of the recommendations, but food such as ready to eat cereals, yeast bread/rolls, and oatmeal are making significant contributions in the right direction, says a new study...
Huhtamaki fined after worker lost a finger in accident
Huhtamaki has been fined £7k and ordered to pay more than £3k in costs after a worker lost a finger in an unguarded chain on a machine.
Sample recovery in hygiene monitoring crucial, says Seward
Ensuring maximum sample recovery when monitoring hygiene in food factories is vital, according to Seward.
Public consultation ends April 30
FSA wants clear rules for raw milk
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is proposing to clarify rules for selling unpasteurized, or raw, milk and cream.
Looking back to look forwards
Although the New Year has come and gone, there is still the opportunity to both look back and forwards to see what has happened in the past 12 months and what might happen in the next 12.
Most important meal of the day? Bad breakfast in youth linked to metabolic syndrome in adulthood
Consumption of a poor breakfast during youth and development may programme an adult life of increased risks of metabolic syndrome, according to new research.
Pesticide toxicity vastly understated, claims new Séralini study
Major pesticides are more toxic to humans than their declared active principles, according to a new study by divisive French scientist Gilles-Eric Séralini.
Yildiz sells yeast unit for €162m
Turkish food group Yildiz Holding has sold its yeast unit Dosu Maya to French firm Le Saffre for €162m.
Hershey ‘very excited’ about mystery new product, reckons Brookside could be $500m brand
Hershey’s chief executive John Bilbrey says he is “very excited” about a mystery new product that will unveiled later this year, and believes fruit and choc snack brand Brookside could become a $500m global brand.
Civil rights body seeks to end Kellogg Memphis lockout
The National Action Network (NAN) has stepped in to try and end a three-month stalemate between Kellogg and more than 200 workers over casual labor contracts.