The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has defended bisphenol A (BPA) in the wake of a study which links exposure of the chemical to narrowing of the arteries.
Irish dairy giant Glanbia has been granted permission to build a new processing plant – a development planned in anticipation of its potential joint venture with Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited.
The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform is making headway in preventing cocoa and coffee crop losses, improving supply and yields for manufacturers.
The Ministry for Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has decided to give another lease of life to its Mega Food Parks Scheme (MFPS) and lure the food processors again to setup mega food parks across the country.
An ammonia leak at a Pilgrim's Pride processing plant sickened dozens of workers Aug. 24 and forced the evacuation of more than 700 workers from the plant.
After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki few decades ago, the world has witnessed ionising radiation processed foods in the market and subsequently, that has assumed the commercial potential.
The trade fair duo, Drink Technology India (DTI) and International PackTech (the seventh edition of an international exhibition and conference for processes, packaging and printing), continues to grow.
Valdata Systems, a US-based provider of chemical management systems, has announced that Kerry Ingredients plant in Clark, New Jersey, has upgraded to the most recent version of its manufacturing execution system.
UK-based First Milk has been ordered to pay nearly £60,000 in fines and charges following a court case relating to an explosion at a cheese factory in Cumbria.
BASF has added a flexible laboratory coating and laminating facility to its coating center to boost developing of adhesive systems for flexible packaging, labels, tapes and functional film coatings.
Faerch Plast has created a single layer packaged food tray that it hopes will compete against containers using multi-layer materials and solve potential recycling issues.
Italian packaging manufacturer ILIP intends to continue its research partnership with the University of Bologna – furthering its efforts to learn more about the effects of its packaging on the fresh produce it protects.
Food manufacturers shifting their operations from Australia to New Zealand across the Tasman Sea have come under the scanner in the region with workers alleging the practice is being used as a threat.
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) says it is adopting the British Retail Consortium's (BRC's) on-pack recycling label to provide consumers with information on what packaging materials local authorities collect for recycling.
The Co-operative Food, a UK-based retail chain, has changed the packaging on its own-brand onion to a recyclable material, a move which allows about 32 tons of packaging to be recycled annually.
The first comprehensive analysis of fish stocks targeted by MSC certified fisheries has concluded that stocks are healthy and well-managed to ensure continuing sustainability.
