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Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater
Researchers have reported the presence of microplastics in fractured limestone aquifers, groundwater that is up to 25 percent of global drinking water.
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Effect of food labels on consumption and product formulation
Researchers have conducted a long term study on the effect of food labels on consumers' choices, and how it affects intake of fat, sodium and calories...
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Cutting food waste: grant open to help reduce food waste
In the UK, DEFRA has announced a £5 million pot to help businesses overcome the difficulties they face in redistributing food, so it is not wasted.
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APRIL Eyes up benefits for food manufacturers
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
This week’s recall roundup from the UK and North America includes incorrectly labelled food and contamination by Listeria monocytogenes.
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‘Sustainable palm oil choices should be easier for consumers’ says University of Cambridge study
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...
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Brewery removes ‘sacred’ Hindu symbol from packaging
A small Brewery has been called out by a Hindu activist group for inappropriate labelling that featured the 'Om' symbol on beer packaging...
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Why using X-ray systems for checkweighing is a smart choice
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.
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Support for changing labelling on energy drinks
The UK government has been advised to review current labelling rules on energy drinks and to ascertain whether energy drinks negatively affect health.
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Kelloggs and Pepsico adopt UK-style traffic light system
Traffic light labelling is to be adopted by some of Kellogg's cereals in the UK, and by PepsiCo for their European consumers.
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Food additives: consumers’ queries answered
In your role as a food producer, you’re sure to face questions from the public, especially in the wake of recent high-profile cases of contamination, recalls and mislabelling. The UK’s IFST has produced information to pass on to customers, outlined here.
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Extending the shelf life of food and beverages
A report has detailed possible novel packaging technologies in order to help extend the shelf life of foods and beverages...
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Enabling large-scale production of bio-based plastic bottles
Japanese researchers have developed a high-yielding method of using a glucose derivative of a non-food plant to synthesise FDCA.
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London supermarket UK first to introduce plastic-free zones
Thornton’s Budgens supermarket has become London's first store to introduce Plastic Free Zones, giving consumers plastic-fee packaging choices.
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Plastic waste turned into ultra-light supermaterial
Researchers have developed a method of using plastic waste and turning it into an aerogel with superior thermal insulation and strong absorption capacity.
