Food safety
Campden BRI to host online conference on tackling industry pathogens
With coronavirus continuing to affect the entire food and drink sector, research organisation Campden BRI will hold a three-day online conference focusing on how to control SARS-CoV-2. as well as other pathogens including Campylobacter and Listeria.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Pecan Deluxe Candy gains double A safety grade from British Retail Consortium
Pecan Deluxe Candy Europe, which specialises in inclusions for confectionery and snacks has confirmed that it has gained a double A grade from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) global standard for food safety within its operations.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Sustainability
Ensuring production line equipment safety remains a core consideration
Despite the best efforts of manufacturing companies, problems with product quality can and do occur that can potentially have both reputation and financial consequences. Batch monitoring and recording can help to ensure that, in the event of a problem, the affected products can be quickly identified, and measures taken to pinpoint and rectify the root cause. Neville Child global product line specialist, Recording and Control, ABB, explains how this can be achieved.
Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Metal filter system devised for chocolate and biscuits manufacturers
Netherlands business Goudsmit Magnetic Systems has devised a metal filter solution for the confectionery sector, aimed as business operating within decoration of cakes, biscuits and yoghurt-based products.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Mettler-Toledo adds latest checkweighing systems to its portfolio
Equipment business Mettler-Toledo has launched a new series of washdown resistant checkweighers for precision weighing applications in food manufacturing environments including bakery companies.
Business news, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Bühler pays tribute to the ‘father of optical sorting’ Herbert Max Fraenkel
The Bühler group has paid tribute to former colleague, inventor and engineer Herbert Max Fraenkel, who died aged 95, having been celebrated as the ‘father of optical sorting’ for his work on the world’s first ever Sortex Sorter, the Sortex G1.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Processing, Sustainability
Kerry taste and nutrition business expands clean label food protection
Irish-based taste and nutrition business Kerry, the Taste & Nutrition company has expanded its clean-label food protection capabilities through the acquisition of two companies IsoAge Technologies and Biosecur Lab Inc.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Bunge Loders Croklaan responds to proposed European legislation on key oils
Netherlands-based Bunge Loders Croklaan, which delivers a wide range of oils and fats for the confectionery and bakery sector, has made mitigation measures over 3-MCPDe in its oils portfolio ahead of proposed changes to European legislation.
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Wrapping systems tackle major industry production challenges
Confectionery Production discusses the latest developments in wrap packaging systems and how to invest in an uncertain global marketplace. Daisy Phillipson reports
Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Automation, inspection and sorting systems making their mark on industry
Tony McDonald, sales and marketing director of Ilapak UK, examines automation in inspection and production facilities, and we also cast our eye over sorting equipment developments from Fortress and Tomra
Whitakers Chocolates retains highest quality and safety rating
UK confectionery business Whitakers Chocolates has retained its key AA+ grade accreditation in the 2019 British Retail Consortium (BRC) audit.
Bühler UK achieves seventh Queen’s Award with its sorting technology
Development teams within Bühler UK have been in celebratory mood after the business claimed a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, recognising its pioneering research into camera technology used within industry sorting machines.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Sustainability
Tomra set to release confectionery sorting system for ProSweets
An innovative sweets sorting system for from Tomra Food, part of the Norwegian TOMRA Group, will be showcased for the first time at ProSweets Cologne this month.
Sweetdreams awarded Grade A BRC accreditation
British confectioner, Sweetdreams Ltd, has been certified a high grade A accredition by BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Food Safety Standards.