APRIL Eyes up benefits for food manufacturers
14 January 2019 | By OAL
Leading food tech, OAL, is delighted to announce the formal launch of the world’s first artificial intelligence-based vision system, APRIL Eye, for date code verification...
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This week’s recall roundup: undeclared nuts and Listeria shakes
11 January 2019 | By New Food
This week’s recall roundup from the UK and North America includes incorrectly labelled food and contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.
‘Sustainable palm oil choices should be easier for consumers’ says University of Cambridge study
4 January 2019 | By New Food
A Cambridge study has stated that consumers need to have easier choices when it come to palm oil, and that the use and publicity of ecolabels could help...
Brewery removes ‘sacred’ Hindu symbol from packaging
4 January 2019 | By New Food
A small Brewery has been called out by a Hindu activist group for inappropriate labelling that featured the 'Om' symbol on beer packaging...
Why using X-ray systems for checkweighing is a smart choice
12 December 2018 | By Eagle Product Inspection
X-ray inspection systems provide unrivaled performance for contaminant detection. They also perform a wide range of inline quality checks, from determining mass and providing 100% inline checkweighing inspection to assisting manufacturers meet local weights and measures regulations for package weight compliance.
Support for changing labelling on energy drinks
10 December 2018 | By New Food
The UK government has been advised to review current labelling rules on energy drinks and to ascertain whether energy drinks negatively affect health.
Kelloggs and Pepsico adopt UK-style traffic light system
29 November 2018 | By New Food
Traffic light labelling is to be adopted by some of Kellogg's cereals in the UK, and by PepsiCo for their European consumers.
Extending the shelf life of food and beverages
14 November 2018 | By New Food
A report has detailed possible novel packaging technologies in order to help extend the shelf life of foods and beverages...
Enabling large-scale production of bio-based plastic bottles
12 November 2018 | By New Food
Japanese researchers have developed a high-yielding method of using a glucose derivative of a non-food plant to synthesise FDCA.
London supermarket UK first to introduce plastic-free zones
8 November 2018 | By New Food
Thornton’s Budgens supermarket has become London's first store to introduce Plastic Free Zones, giving consumers plastic-fee packaging choices.
Plastic waste turned into ultra-light supermaterial
5 November 2018 | By New Food
Researchers have developed a method of using plastic waste and turning it into an aerogel with superior thermal insulation and strong absorption capacity.
FDA consider new labelling for sesame allergies
1 November 2018 | By New Food
With an increase in the number of people allergic to or being affected by sesame in foods, FDA commissioner has spoken about the next steps in labelling.
This week’s recall roundup: Salmonella strikes again!
26 October 2018 | By New Food
This week’s recall roundup from the UK and North America includes lead-filled curry powder and mislabelled snacks.
Seafood, Drinks and Hygiene – UK Focus 2018
26 October 2018 | By New Food
Richard Watson assesses the current UK seafood picture, the New Food team looks at the altruistic beverage brand, One, and Andy Buchan explains why hygienic design could help save you from a food-safety-related product recall.
Refined fibre in processed food could have negative health effects
22 October 2018 | By New Food
The addition of refined fibre to processed food could be detrimental to human health, with research suggesting it could lead to liver cancer.
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