Europe: Tetra Pak releases Coconut Handbook online
With growing global demand for coconut-based products, Tetra Pak has launched an online version of its Coconut Handbook.
Providing an in-depth guide to the entire...
Americas: AIOE releases guide on hygienic equipment design
The Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), founded by PMMI in 2011, recently released a guidance document entitled One Voice for Hygienic Equipment...
Europe: Testing finds 17% potato crisp products are high in acrylamide
About 17% of potato crisp varieties sampled from major retail food outlets in the UK have high levels of acrylamide, a known carcinogen, reveals...
World: Asia, US invest in creating market-ready bioplastics products, finds report
Bioplastics production capacity is set to increase from around 1.6 million tons in 2013 to approximately 6.7 million tons by 2018, according to the...
Americas: Perstorp’s plasticizer for food contact use
Perstorp has obtained opinion from an international law firm with food contact legislation knowledge that its Pevalen non-phthalate PVC plasticizer can be used in...
Europe: BASF, Omya work on coat-ready barrier solutions
BASF and Omya are working on coater-ready barrier solutions for paper and cardboard packaging.
In future, this will provide a service for customers who for...
Americas: Arca Continental to invest in region
Arca Continental plans to invest 10 billion of Mexican pesos (US$0.52 billion), an increase of 43% compared to 2016, primarily to strengthen its operations...
Europe: XL Group launches insurance solution for product contamination coverage
XL Group has launched its integrated insurance solution developed specifically for the food and beverage (F&B) industry.
Designed to respond to multiple risk exposures, the...
Americas: More consumers eat plant-based foods for health
The market for plant-based alternatives is still evolving as consumers begin to leverage these items because of food allergies or they are seeking what...
Americas: Kalsec receives SQF certification
Kalsec has received the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Level 2 certification under the Global Food Safety Initiative Edition 7.2.
The certification is for food ingredient...