Bottle case packer cuts costs, reduces damage
A new case packing machine for bottles can help processors speed up production lines and cut costs, its manufacturer claims.
Archives for July 18, 2006
Scientists look to fish gelatin as emulsion stabilisers
Food scientists are continuing to explore the potential of fish gelatin as stabilisers for food emulsions, in keeping with the trend to replace synthetic with natural emulsifiers.
Tate and Lyle set to double sucralose production
Global ingredients manufacturer, Tate and Lyle, has announced that expansion at its new artificial sweetener facilities is on target - heralding an imminent boost in supplies to manufacturers.
French activists fined after Lactalis dairy attack
Protestors who stole €2,000-worth of milk and cheese from a Lactalis dairy factory and then handed out the products free in local villages, said they would continue the fight against falling milk prices, after escaping prison sentences Tuesday.
EU should consider capping the CAP, says commissioner
Mariann Fischer Boel, EU commissioner for agriculture, said Monday that the commission could consider putting limits on the Single Payment Scheme if it is found that the scheme is not efficient.
PET recycling rates increase across EU
European post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) collection recycling rates reached 796,000 tonnes in 2005, a 15.1 per cent increase over the previous year, according to a trade association.