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Issue #4 2016 – Digital version
In this issue: Conveyors; Snack Foods; Baking; Regulation; Food Grade Lubricants; Sugar Reduction; Dairy Packaging; Allergens; Dairy Processing; Waste; and much more...
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Regulation & Legislation
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200 ill after Hawaiian hepatitis A outbreak
23 August 2016 | By Stephanie Anthony, Editor New Food
Imported raw scallops from the Philippines have been identified as the likely source of the outbreak of hepatitis A in Hawaii...
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What’s driving the need to register food grade lubricants and cleaning products?
GFSI…FSMA…HACCP…FSCS…all of these used to be buzz words in the food industry but are no longer mere buzz words. They are now all key drivers behind ensuring chemical products, specifically lubricants and cleaners, are safe to use in the food processing environment. Over the past five to 10 years, product…
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Brexit permits new dissuasive sugar and salt packaging labelling
19 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Britain’s exit from the European Union has allowed for a new way to dissuade the public from purchasing products with excessive levels of sugar and salt...
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Dairy UK statement on child obesity strategy
19 August 2016 | By Dairy UK
The Chief Executive of Dairy UK, Dr Judith Bryans, has responded with disappointment at the UK government's widely criticised new plans to tackle child obesity, voicing her belief in the unfair victimisation of dairy as a principal cause of child obesity...
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Packaging materials and methods for dairy applications
18 August 2016 | By Professor Kata Galić, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb
Professor Kata Galić, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, looks further into the development and introduction of plastic materials, both alone and in combination with paper...
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Stevia: an ally to healthy lifestyles
18 August 2016 | By Chris Peterson, Communications Manager and Maria Teresa Scardigli, Executive Director, International Stevia Council
The last decade has seen dramatic shifts in public perception of healthy versus unhealthy ingredients. Natural sweeteners, like Stevia, are emerging as a key component of a broader strategy to reduce calories. Stevia product launches have soared over the last few years, and consumer tastes are adapting to lower calorie…
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Packaging materials and methods for dairy applications
Milk is the best example of a food product that, due to processing technology, packaging material and method, is able to extend its shelf life from hours into weeks and months. The first packaging of milk came with the introduction of sterilised milk processing, in which the glass bottle formed…
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Food allergens in the food fraud chain
18 August 2016 | By Valerie Tear, Food Safety Consultant
Food fraud is a challenge, both to food businesses and consumers, and is a growing concern worldwide. Couple this with the introduction of allergens into the food fraud supply chain and the results can have devastating consequences. The impact of food allergens entering foods undetected through food fraud can be…
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The application of seafood processing by-products in the food industry
18 August 2016 | By Dr. Reza Tahergorabi, Assistant Professor, Food and Nutritional Sciences, NC A&T State University (USA)
It has been reported by numerous popular media that fish stocks are declining and several commercial fisheries are currently over-exploited and will collapse by the mid-century. On the other hand, as with other foods, seafood processing generates large quantities of by-products. A typical example is fish filleting to recover boneless…
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Australian and New Zealand zoos call for palm oil labelling
16 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
New Zealand zoos today joined several Australian institutions in calling for increased transparency with respect to palm oil labelling on food products.
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Dried fruit: dispelling the sugar myth
16 August 2016 | By Jennette Higgs, Consultant Dietitian, California Prune Board
Jennette Higgs, International Dietitian and Consultant discusses and dispels the false myth of dried fruit as a sugar-filled dentist's nightmare...
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Nanoparticles to revolutionise shelf-life
15 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Iranian researchers have discovered how to improve polymeric materials in packaging by manipulating nanoparticles of clay and iron oxide.
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Oxford Economics: 4,000 jobs at risk from UK sugar tax
11 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell
Macroeconomic and industrial forecasting experts Oxford Economics predict that the UK may put 4,000 jobs at risk in the introduction of a new sugar tax.
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EHEDG goes global: taking food hygiene principles worldwide
10 August 2016 | By New Food
In response to a significant increase in membership, the European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG) is broadening its international footprint.
