Americas: Ball, ASI, industry release standard for sustainable aluminum production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), in collaboration with Ball Corporation and other aluminum industry leaders, recently introduced new, comprehensive criteria for a global standard for sustainable aluminum production that will further improve environmental, social and governance performance throughout the entire aluminum value chain. In Ball's 2014 sustainability report, the company announced its goal to work with ASI and support the...
Asia Pacific: New Zealand embarks on two projects for safe fresh produce
New Zealand's Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce. The two projects are namely: Understanding the Gaps – a Food Safety Literature Review; and The Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety. The projects have been financially supported by industry and government, demonstrating the broad support across Australia and...
Asia Pacific: Novasep opens office in Thailand
Novasep has opened an office in Bangkok, Thailand, which follows the opening of its subsidiary in Bangalore, India in December 2013. Prior to that, the company set up its Asia process development and engineering center in Shanghai, China, in 2012. Through this move into Southeast Asia, Novasep aims to meet increasing demand for high efficiency processes in the food and feed...
Asia Pacific: tna to exhibit bagger, conveyor at AUSPACK 2015
tna will highlight its flagship high performance packaging and distribution systems at AUSPACK 2015, Melbourne, Australia, March 24 to 27, 2015. It will showcase the tna robag FX 3ci high speed bagger, as well as the tna roflo HM 3 horizontal motion conveyor. Delivering throughput of up to 250 bpm, the tna robag FX 3ci high speed vertical form fill and...
Europe: Arla Foods Ingredients to offer lactose at online auction
Arla Foods Ingredients will be making its lactose ingredients available through the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) online auction platform from 15 April 2015. More than 900,000 tons of dairy ingredients are traded each year on GDT, the majority in the form of milk powder. However, limited volumes of lactose are currently sold through the platform. “GDT attracts more than 650 qualified buyers...
Americas: Fruit pieces Mini’s are available in Europe, US, says Taura Natural Ingredients
Taura Natural Ingredients’ Mini’s are available to manufacturers across Europe and the US. As tiny as a grain of quinoa, Mini’s is a range of extremely small real fruit pieces developed to enable food manufacturers to add the benefits of real fruit to applications where it has not before been possible. The company says there is an increasing demand across the...
Americas: Sidel wins patent claims against US company
Sidel has for the third time enforced its intellectual property (IP) rights on the same key innovation. The patent claims made by Sidel against the U.S. company Blow Mold Services (BMS) resulted in the later company being barred from selling new and rebuilt components featuring Sidel’s spindle chain technology and the validity of Sidel’s patent US 6,125,996 being reconfirmed. A critical...
Europe: Arla Foods Ingredients to offer lactose on online auction
Arla Foods Ingredients will be making its lactose ingredients available through the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) online auction platform from 15 April 2015. More than 900,000 tons of dairy ingredients are traded each year on GDT, the majority in the form of milk powder. However, limited volumes of lactose are currently sold through the platform. “GDT attracts more than 650 qualified buyers...
Europe: BPA exposure poses no health risks, finds EFSA
Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure poses no health risk to consumers of any age group (including unborn children, infants and adolescents) at current exposure levels, according to a comprehensive re-evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Exposure from the diet or from a combination of sources (diet, dust, cosmetics and thermal paper) is considerably under the safe level (the tolerable...
Europe: Novozymes shares its plans to partner for impact for the future
Novozymes announces its new corporate strategy, Partnering for impact, is accompanied by a new set of long-term social, environmental and financial targets and statement, "Together, we find biological answers for better lives in a growing world – Let’s rethink tomorrow." “I believe our new purpose encapsulates the very essence of Novozymes. It is our call to action and will guide...