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	Industry & markets Convenience to drive demand for US frozen food packaging A new study by the Freedonia Group has calculated that US demand for frozen food packaging is estimated to increase through 2011, driven largely by greater demand for convenience foods... Read UK raises packaging waste recovery and recycling targets DEFRA published new year-on-year packaging waste recovery and recycling targets yesterday, and is aiming at overall recovery of 74 per cent in 2010... Read Products New film lid aimed at reducing waste UK packaging solutions firm Paragon Flexibles is introducing a new flexible film lid called i-lid, which is designed to reduce the need for packaging materials and ensure food freshness... Read Safety & Legislation Time to prepare for the less saturated fat storm, says ADM The food industry has a window to research ways to reduce saturated fat in products before the UK's FSA starts its consumer awareness campaign at the end of this year, says an expert  who is anticipating a... Read FSA board discusses food safety Today's meeting of the UK Food Standards Agency's Board will include a progress report on food safety, highlighting achievements but also flagging areas of concern like rising rates of foodbourne illness... Read
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	Weekly Comment The ethical cocoa confusion While most consumers agree that ethically-sourced cocoa is no bad thing, an ever increasing number of different schemes risks muddying the issue and puzzling chocolate fans. Read Previous Headlines EFSA meeting examines draft opinion on animal cloning The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) yesterday held a meeting in Brussels with its Stakeholder Consultative Platform to discuss the Draft Opinion on animal cloning... Read Western diet pattern 'promotes metabolic syndrome' The high calorie, low fibre dietary pattern associated with the Western diet is associated with an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, says new research from the US... Read Study raises issue with broiler chicken welfare A new UK study concludes that the huge increase in growth rates of broiler chickens means that more than a quarter of these intensively-reared birds have difficulty walking, raising serious animal welfare and consumer... Read The significance of the EU labelling proposal Owen Warnock, partner and food law expert at international law firm Eversheds, unpicks the new EU labelling proposal and assesses what it may mean for food manufacturers... Read Saturated fat harder to cut than salt, says FSA The UK's Food Standards Agency today published its saturated fat and energy intake reduction programme, in which it accepts that cutting back will pose technical challenges for food manufacturers, but it plans... Read Technical / White Papers, Case studies, Web casts Meet global food safety standards and increase productivity - Technical / White Paper Unexpected maintenance issues? - Technical / White Paper Product Innovation Alerts - Free of Charge Indicate your research interests and receive alerts on relevant products and market innovations Ingredients and additives Packaging equipment and materials Processing equipment & plant design

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