FNI Team
Europe: FSA advises children against drinking raw milk
In the light of three separate incidents involving six cases of E.coli O157, including five cases in children, potentially linked to the consumption of...
Americas: Plastipak Packaging to acquire APPE for €360M
Rigid plastic manufacturer Plastipak Packaging has been selected as the successful bidder to acquire the APPE Packaging Division owned by La Seda de Barcelona...
Americas: More men are found to shop for groceries than before,...
More men are grocery shopping for themselves or their families now than in the past, but they are not happy about it, according to...
Europe: TRM Packaging, Flint Group open color laboratory in UK
UK-based TRM Packaging and Flint Group have opened a new color laboratory to provide companies with complete integrated color management services, as well as...
Americas: General Mills lowers sales, earnings expectations due to slow growth
Due to continued weak food-industry trends in the US and slowing growth in key emerging markets, General Mills is reducing its sales and earnings...
Europe: Mettler Toledo releases guide on safety in hazardous areas
The new Hazardous-Area Safety Competence Guide from Mettler Toledo explains how to avoid dangerous situations when manufacturing in hazardous areas with compliant equipment, a...
Americas: Consumers value packaging in e-commerce order fulfilment, finds survey
With continued growth in e-Commerce, retailers need to take a closer look at their packaging for fulfilling online orders, according to new data from...
Asia Pacific: FSANZ calls for comments on gluten free claims on...
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposal aimed at ensuring gluten free claims can continue to be made...
Americas: Consumers want fresh donuts with longer expiry date, finds survey
Corbion Caravan research has found that 90% of consumers rate the expiration date as extremely or very important before buying donuts.
The research also found:
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Europe: Henkel introduces adhesive for PET, can labeling
Henkel has extended its Technomelt EM range with Technomelt EM 132-22.
The pressure sensitive adhesives range offers high-performance adhesives for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and can...