Advances in the use of LC/MS/MS for the Analysis of Antibiotics in Food
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27-Aug-2010 - CPC Packaging UK said yesterday that high raw material prices were partly behind the firm going into administration this week as it confirmed almost two thirds of its workforce had already been made redundant.
19-Aug-2010 - Many consumers around the globe are turning away from meat as health, price and ethical concerns grow. But the latest market research indicates that meat substitutes are failing to pick up the slack.
18-Aug-2010 - Packaging of poultry products could play a key role in helping the meat reach its full growth potential, according to a Packforum seminar organized by global specialty packaging provider, Sealed Air.
17-Aug-2010 - Vegetarian protein options have come a long way from the once-ubiquitous lentils and tofu as food scientists have stepped up to the challenge of creating innovative meat substitutes.
16-Aug-2010 - Do you want a statin with that cheeseburger and milkshake? Touting pharmaceuticals as the neutralisers of fast food is not the answer to unhealthy diets and even the suggestion sends out the wrong message.
16-Aug-2010 - Rising demand for meat will drive the Chinese food processing industry to record double digit growth, according to market research organization RNCOS.
10-Aug-2010 - Summer 2011 will see the first commercial installation of an IFT recognised and FDA approved technology which is claimed to improve flavour, nutrient retention and texture of foods as well as significantly reducing process times over conventional systems.
03-Aug-2010 - A new in-line guided microwave spectrometer cuts costs and downtime, while boosting the speed and accuracy of measuring a raft of key food product properties, said Thermo Fisher Scientific.
29-Jul-2010 - In the first part of a special edition on plant efficiency, we look at the results of a recently published Australian project, which found that a combination of computer modelling and dehydrator redesign can cut energy bills in half in dried fruit manufacture.
26-Jul-2010 - Let's get talking about nanotech. The science of the very small has filled the food industry with big ideas – but industry is torn on how to present nanotechnology to consumers, stalling product development.
23-Jul-2010 - Pea protein is gaining in popularity, with new product launches containing the ingredient up 21 per cent in 2009 over the previous year, according to data from Mintel’s Global New Products Database.
19-Jul-2010 - Food giant ConAgra won a top award for its Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers package and product platform at this week's Institute of Food Technologist's (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago, Illinois.
15-Jul-2010 - A £10m extension to increase production capacity at Moy Park’s Ashbourne poultry processing site by 25% is due for completion this autumn, FoodManufacture.co.uk understands.
15-Jul-2010 - Bemis has completed the sell-off of two flexible packaging operations to Exopack Holdings for US$82m.
12-Jul-2010 - The largest frozen foods processing unit in the UK has been completely destroyed by a fire that started at around 6.30pm last night.
12-Jul-2010 - Watchdogs provide much needed protection in an uncertain world. So why is the UK government determined to kill off the Food Standards Agency?
05-Jul-2010 - Here’s a radical thought for the marketers - the benefits of antioxidants may not be related to antioxidant activity. Last week’s NutraIngredients Antioxidants Conference suggested some tough choices are ahead.
17-Jun-2010 - The European Parliament yesterday backed proposals to extend country of origin labelling (COOL) to all meat, poultry and fish and dairy products.
15-Jun-2010 - Bemis has signed definitive agreements to sell off two of its US packaging operations aquired as part of the Alcan takeover for $81m to Exopack Holding Corps.
14-Jun-2010 - Sorry guys, the World Cup is not all about football. It’s about food too, and this year’s tournament should kick off a whole new debate about our sporting food culture.
10-Jun-2010 - Northern Foods bosses "have not and are not looking to sell" Holland's Pies, the firm has insisted following its controversial decision to suspend the pie maker's md.
28-May-2010 - Cargill is planning to build a new chicken processing facility in Russia so it can supply locally rather than shipping from France.
28-May-2010 - Nanotechnology has been a buzz word in the food industry for years but that has done little to turn ideas in a lab into commercially viable innovations.
27-May-2010 - The introduction of a new touch screen control panel helps easy, safe and efficient operation of its multihead weigher with analytical systems that could help reduce downtime and boost throughput, said Bilwinco.