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PLM part of holistic approach for industry

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is still emerging in food and beverage with growth expected as more firms take a holistic approach, according to the president of CIMdata. Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s president,

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Horse meat: FSA considers review while EU reveals test results

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is considering commissioning an external review of its response to the horse meat crisis at a board meeting today (Wednesday). The review would make recommendations

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Thermo King Mobile ColdCube™ Containers Provide Precise Temperature Control and Easy Transport

New ColdCube™ containers from Thermo King provide powerful mobile cooling and freezing solutions that can be easily moved between different field applications. These lightweight, durable, flexible solutions can be loaded

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Form Through Function – Accurate Checkweighing From Sartorius

The Synus® from Sartorius combines flexibility and precision to offer the perfect checkweighing solution for areas where space is at a premium. The Sine wave or Sinusoid is a smooth,

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Queen’s University Belfast Launches New £33 Million Global ‘Food-Fortress’

    Queen’s University Belfast Launches New £33 Million Global ‘Food-Fortress’

Queen’s University has launched its new Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) which will improve global food safety through the establishment of an international ‘food-fortress’ in Belfast. An investment of

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Ahlstrom and Munksjö review extended by European Commission

The European Commission has extended its review period for the combination of Ahlstrom’s Label and Processing business and Munksjö. Ahlstrom and Munksjö submitted a proposal last week to the commission

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SMEs, Nestlé and Valor in ultrasound chocolate tempering project

A group of small-to-medium-sized enterprises along with multinationals Nestlé and Valor have embarked on a project to improve chocolate tempering using ultrasound. The Ultrachoc project, funded by the EU under

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Confectionery packaging ‘pushing speed limits’, says NCA supplier chair

Confectionery packaging speeds are nearing their peak with better in-feed and downstream equipment, combined with advances in printing technology, according to the chairman of the NCA’s Supplier Advisory Committee. Lee

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Kraft files patent for multi-purpose gum rollers

Kraft Foods (now Mondelez) has filed a patent for a chewing gum manufacturing process that can form the gum mass while cooling or heating at the same time. “Typically, the

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Horse meat mislabelled as diced beef sold in UK

Forty kilograms of horse meat labelled as diced beef has been sold in Preston and Liverpool, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The agency said it was told

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New system to trace food could have avoided the horsemeat scandal

The current horsemeat scandal could have been avoided if a system developed by the University of Wolverhampton to trace food was in use, according to experts. The University, alongside eight

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FSA Update on Testing of Beef Products For Horse DNA

    FSA Update on Testing of Beef Products For Horse DNA

The FSA (Food Standards Agency) in the UK has received the second set of test results from the food industry, which has been checking for the presence of horse DNA

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Certifiable Sustainable Building Care Complete Building Care Range with EU Ecolabel

The new TASKI Pur-Eco range from Sealed Air’s Diversey business is a complete set of advanced building care cleaning products with the latest EU Ecolabel certification for businesses that want

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Modern Day Metal Detection For Centuries Old Mill

    Modern Day Metal Detection For Centuries Old Mill

As Lock Inspection Systems’ recent installation at Bacheldre Mill illustrates, artisanal producers as well as large industrial food manufacturers stand to benefit from advanced in-line quality control. Bacheldre Mill in

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Neogen Europe offers on-site and contract laboratory meat speciation testing

Neogen Europe Ltd. uniquely offers easy and accurate meat speciation testing options that can be performed on-site, or by testing experts at the company’s UKAS accredited laboratories in Scotland. Its

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Value Engineering Key To Sustainable Future At £30 Million Eco Factory

Hull flooring firm Lasercroft specify BASF flooring package, with Ucrete UD200 and Mastertop 1325 comfort flooring amongst premium materials and equipment chosen for Kanes Foods new eco factory. The project,

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Food traceability simplified with auto ID tracking

The latest version of  the Accellos warehouse management system (WMS) from BalloonOne simplifies  traceability for food processors and distributors. The system provides full  visibility of raw material coming into the

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British meat industry to introduce DNA testing

DNA testing on meat products will be introduced in tbe wake of recent cases of horsemeat contamination in British meat. The decision was made following a meeting between the Food

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FSA Tests Find Horse Meat in NI Cold Store

    FSA Tests Find Horse Meat in NI Cold Store

As part of its ongoing investigation into mislabelled meat in the UK, the FSA has tested a quantity of frozen meat currently detained in a cold store on the premises

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FoodDrinkEurope Launches Guidance on Food Allergen Management for Food Manufacturers

    FoodDrinkEurope Launches Guidance on Food Allergen Management for Food Manufacturers

FoodDrinkEurope has launched its Guidance on Food Allergen Management for food manufacturers. The first Guidance of its kind sets out general principles to manage specific pre-prepacked foods causing allergy or

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Food and Drink Forum’s food technical manager gains IFST Registered Scientist Award

Food technical manager Richard Wigley has gained a Registered Scientist Award (RSci) from the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST). Richard heads up the technical team at The Food

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Detector Delivers Assurances to Raw Ingredient Supplier – With Over 100 Tonnes Inspected

    Detector Delivers Assurances to Raw Ingredient Supplier – With Over 100 Tonnes Inspected

A high frequency metal detector from Lock Inspection Systems has successfully assisted one of the UK’s leading raw ingredients suppliers in meeting stringent BRC standards, inspecting over 100 tonnes of

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High velocity air jets said to enable faster freezing

GEA Refrigeration Technologies has developed a HVF-Freezer (high velocity freezer) that uses newly designed air jets in a bid to

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Breakthrough in Identifying Source of Equine DNA in Irish Beef Burgers

    Breakthrough in Identifying Source of Equine DNA in Irish Beef Burgers

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD has announced a major breakthrough in the joint

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Clean up the Dirt Trax in your Production Area and Warehouse! Help keep the dirt, dust and contamination out!

Dirt, dust and moisture can lead to both danger and expense when it is introduced to warehouse and production areas.

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One of the United Kingdom’s Largest Refrigerated Hybrid Trucks Features Innovative, Sustainable Solutions from Thermo King

Energy-saving concept truck completes successful pilot test in London Brussels, Belgium, January 15, 2013 – One of the United Kingdom’s

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Great Vision from AutoCoding Systems at Dairy Crest, Davidstow

AutoCoding Systems and Dairy Crest, Davidstow are no strangers when it comes to developing applications to meet specific requirements.  They

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Mobil SHC Cibus™ Production Facilities Earn Food Safety Management Certification

ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties Company, a division of Exxon Mobil Corporation, is the first lubricant provider to garner ISO

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Mobile Sample Monitoring of Protective Gas Packaging

Less need for sample gas, measurement of the gas pressure in the packaging and a brighter and more brilliant display:

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Ensuring Food and Beverage Safety and Quality with Product Inspection Systems

By Neil Giles, Marketing and Communications Manager, Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection Division The use of innovative product inspection systems, such as

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Company of the year for Reading business

RSSL has been named as Company of the Year with more than 100 employees by the Society of Food Hygiene

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Thermo King Recognizes STAF With Energy Efficiency Leader Award

    Thermo King Recognizes STAF With Energy Efficiency Leader Award

STAF, a leader in refrigerated retail transport serving the greater metropolitan Paris area, has expressed a growing interest in the

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A One-source contractor for food floors

When you need to repair or replace your floor in the main production area it would be sensible to contact

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The right floor for Wrights Pies

    The right floor for Wrights Pies

Wrights Pies of Crewe are in the process of a £4million expansion program which has just seen the completion of

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What is the Value in Product Integrity?

By Stephen Jacobs, Global Product Manager, Fruit and Vegetables, Bühler.   As consumers and retailers continue to demand uniformity in

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Demand For in Process Contaminant Removal is Rising Significantly

By Hitesh Hirani,Group Technical Director of Lock Inspection   With food and pharmaceutical manufacturers looking to extract every ounce of

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Acticool. – The active spiral cooler for the bakery industry: ultrapure climate for optimum product result

    Acticool. – The active spiral cooler for the bakery industry: ultrapure climate for optimum product result

The bakery industry makes extremely high demands on issues like process safety, reproducibility and process hygiene, in particular with regard

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TT-Thermo King Receives Dealer of the Year Award from Thermo King

    TT-Thermo King Receives Dealer of the Year Award from Thermo King

During the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, Germany, last month, leaders from Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control

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VWA Top Student Wins Prestigious RSPH Food Safety Award

    VWA Top Student Wins Prestigious RSPH Food Safety Award

Wayne Bonadie, a student with food industry training experts, Verner Wheelock Associates, gained the highest marks in the country when

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Vitiva Announces Opening of Vitiva Analytical Services

Vitiva, Slovenia, opens Vitiva Analytical Services to offer analytical, applications and R&D services. The new service is part of Vitiva’s

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Interroll Offers Smart, Hygienic Solutions for the Food Industry

The task of the food processing industry is to take crops or farm animal products and use them to produce

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Star Delivers Another Cool Solution For Logistics Firm

    Star Delivers Another Cool Solution For Logistics Firm

Global logistics specialist Kuehne + Nagel has invested in another environmentally efficient chill store cooling system from Star Refrigeration. Kuehne

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Zero loss refrigeration dryers operating at low cost

    Zero loss refrigeration dryers operating at low cost

The latest Tundra range of refrigeration air dryers, now available from Hi-line Industries Ltd, have been designed to the highest

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ZERO LOSS REFRIGERATION DRYERS COMBINE PERFORMANCE WITH RELIABILITY FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY

The latest Tundra range of refrigeration air dryers, now available from Hi-line Industries Ltd, have been designed to the highest

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UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND NATIONAL SALES MANAGER APPOINTED FOR SHOES FOR CREWS EUROPE

Shannon, Ireland,  July 2012 – Shoes For Crews, a worldwide leading and fast growing supplier of slip resistant footwear and

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OspreyDeepclean’s Innovative Dry Steam Technology Saves Food Production Plants Millions of Litres in Water

Hygiene systems specialist, OspreyDeepclean is launching innovative dry steam technology systems to help the food manufacturing sector clean efficiently and

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Produce World Pioneers Internal Defect Detection in Onions

    Produce World Pioneers Internal Defect Detection in Onions

Produce World Rustler, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of onions and other alliums, will be the first company in

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Latest Report Shows EU Controls Ensure Safe Food

    Latest Report Shows EU Controls Ensure Safe Food

A European Commission report just published shows that thanks to the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF)

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Salt Reduction Reaching its Limit

    Salt Reduction Reaching its Limit

An independent report examining ways of further reducing salt in foods has been published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC)

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Accident Prevention in the Food and Drink Industry

More than 5,000 injuries within the UK food and drink manufacturing sector are reported to the Health and Safety Executive

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BPC Welcomes EFSA Poultry Inspection Recommendations

    BPC Welcomes EFSA Poultry Inspection Recommendations

The British Poultry Council has welcomed the broad findings and recommendations of the comprehensive EFSA study of EU poultry meat

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$3 Million Earmarked For UK Laboratory to Coordinate World FMD Reference Labs

    $3 Million Earmarked For UK Laboratory to Coordinate World FMD Reference Labs

The world reference laboratory for foot and mouth disease (FMD) at Pirbright in Surrey has been acknowledged by the FAO

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Risks For Public Health in Poultry Meat Inspection

    Risks For Public Health in Poultry Meat Inspection

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific opinion published recently, suggests that traditional poultry meat inspection may not suffice to

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Excalibur improve refrigeration efficiency at Cargill by 30%

Part of Cargill since 2008, Freeman’s of Newent are a primary chicken processing business, supplying independent butchers and the retail

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