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Packaging Contaminants: Food contact material regulations in Europe
1 September 2015 | By Marinella Vitulli, Laboratory Manager, pH Laboratory, Florence, TÜV SÜD
Food packaging and food contact materials are essential to provide consumers worldwide with safe and nutritious food. Packaging manufacturers must be prepared to deal with a diverse global regulatory landscape, as well as customer procurement requirements based on voluntary standards. This article gives an overview of recent European regulations and…
Contaminants & Drug Residues: Safe seafood consumption for pregnant women and young children
1 September 2015 | By Edward Groth III, Groth Consulting Services
Providing fish consumption advice for pregnant women and young children requires weighing risk-benefit trade-offs. Seafood (I will use the words ‘fish’ and ’seafood’ interchangeably here to include both finfish and shellfish) provides important nutrients, such as the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3s) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), which…
Fusarium mycotoxin contamination in the human food chain
1 September 2015 | By Dr Silvia W. Gratz, Research Fellow at the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen / Dr Neil Havis, Researcher in Crop and Soil Systems Group / Dr Fiona Burnett, Head of the Crop and Soil Systems Group, Scotlands Rural College
Mycotoxin contamination poses an intractable problem in agricultural production. WHO estimates that over 25% of global food crops are significantly contaminated with mycotoxins causing annual losses of around 1 billion metric tons of food. Mycotoxins are formed during cereal growth or in post-harvest storage; so this problem may increase as…
Tef – Cultivating a healthy gluten free lifestyle
1 September 2015 | By Dejene Girma and Zerihun Tadele, University of Bern / Kebebew Assefa, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research
Originally domesticated in Ethiopia, tef is a wholegrain cereal that has become a lifestyle food alternative in the West. Its appeal is due to its gluten free qualities and its light and soft texture which can easily be combined with other cuisines. Tef products including tef flour, bread, cookies and…
Temperature control strategies for smarter energy use in refrigerated warehouses
1 September 2015 | By Kostadin Fikiin, Refrigeration Science and Technology, Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria), Chairman of the EHEDG Working Group ‘Food Refrigeration Equipment’
Temperature is generally considered as the single most important factor for determining food quality and safety. This definition means that a lot of other process parameters or storage conditions may more or less influence upon the food product in different industrial situations, but temperature is the main physical value as…
Fudge Kitchen: the sweet spot between industrial and artisan
1 September 2015 | By Sian Holt, Managing Director, Fudge Kitchen and Lisa Jones, Dandelion PR
Reportedly, fudge came into being after a teacher in Virginia, USA bodged a toffee-making demonstration in the 1800s. Hence the verb ‘to fudge,’ meaning to make a mistake. There has clearly been no fudging behind the stratospheric growth of gourmet Kentish fudge producers, Fudge Kitchen, for whom keeping true to…
Issue #3 2015 – Digital edition
30 June 2015 | By
In this issue: Ingredient replacement in low fat mayonnaise, Sensory Science Supplement, The RESFOOD Project, Live monitoring of mycotoxin risk in wheat crops during flowering, Food Safety Supplement, Plus lots more…
Food Safety supplement 2015
30 June 2015 | By New Food magazine
In this supplement: contributions from Leatherhead Food Research on novel techniques for meat speciation testing; Fera Science Ltd on preventing virus transmission in fresh produce; and Campden BRI on low moisture food decontamination techniques...
Hygiene supplement 2015
30 June 2015 | By New Food magazine
In our latest Hygiene supplement: contributions from the EHEDG on hygienic design for food factories; and Vikan on decontamination of food industry cleaning brushware...
Sensory Science supplement 2015
30 June 2015 | By New Food magazine
In this supplement: Sensory and analytical relationships in cocoa-based products; improving the sensory characteristics of whole wheat pasta; developing ASTM standards for sensory evaluation; and a preview of the 11th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium...
Ingredient replacement in low fat mayonnaise: Going with the flow
30 June 2015 | By Dr Bogdan Dobraszczyk and John Cawkwell, Physical Sciences Group, RSSL
We discuss the microstructure and some rheological aspects of commercial mayonnaises, ranging from a traditional mayonnaise to lower fat content mayonnaises and finally a low cost supermarket own brand mayonnaise...
Managing foreign body contamination risk in the food chain
30 June 2015 | By Simon Lott, Commissioning Editor, New Food
In May, UK supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons and Waitrose were forced to recall a variety of products with potato ingredients due to the presence of small metal pieces. While in this instance, this did not lead to any public health problems, such incidents are a constant concern for manufacturers…
The RESFOOD Project: Resource efficiency in the food chain
30 June 2015 | By Willy van Tongeren, René Jurgens and Wilfred Appelman, TNO | Ester Segal, Technion | Eva Petri, CNTA | Maarten Uyttebroek, VITO | Rafael Munoz Duque, ADESVA
The increasing demand for healthy and nutritious food requires an efficient use of the natural resources allocated to food production and processing. The EU funded project RESFOOD develops technologies and tools to overcome the barriers to a resource efficient food chain, leading to a reduction of water and energy use…
Optimising efficiency at the world’s largest dairy processing plant
30 June 2015 | By Arla Foods
In May 2014, Arla Foods officially opened its ‘zero carbon’ dairy processing plant in Aylesbury. The facility, which is a world first and the UK’s largest, brings together a number of innovative features and in doing so, acts as a showcase for the development of efficient and environmentally friendly design in…
Live monitoring of mycotoxin risk in wheat crops during flowering
30 June 2015 | By Sarah Wynn and Rebecca Carter, ADAS UK Ltd
Mycotoxins are a human health risk even at low concentrations, but cereals which can contain mycotoxins are a major dietary source, particularly wheat and maize. In this article, we describe monitoring methods that can be practically used in crop production to minimise the risk of contaminated grain reaching the food…
