Processing
Find out the best practices, methods, technologies and equipment to produce winning products.
Europe: Indicia Production buys safety solutions provider
Indicia Production, a company specializing in the manufacture of ready-to-use culture media and sterile liquid products, has acquired METIS Biotechnologies, a company that develops,...
Europe: FAM sells 4 cutting units to Lamb Weston, Meijer
Lamb Weston and Meijer have ordered four machines for their production plant at Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, from FAM.
The FAM Tridis 240P machines...
Americas: Paper, analysis to enhance food safety on fresh produce
Scientists report in Analytical Chemistry that they are closing in on a way to use a combination of color-changing paper and electrochemical analysis to...
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...
Americas: Corbion introduces emulsifier for consistent baking
Corbion releases SweetPro V100, an emulsifier that provides consistency, better performance and easier handling.
The ingredient has demonstrated its ability to enhance aeration and emulsion...
Americas: Ardent Mills expands voluntary recall of flour products
Ardent Mills has voluntarily recalled certain brands of flour and flour products as requested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
CFIA requested this expanded...
Asia Pacific: DuPont offers approved food enzymes in Japan
In June, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare granted DuPont approval for three bakery enzymes to be used as processing aids in Japan....
Americas: Researchers use light to improve food safety
A team of researchers applies the use of light and other technologies to better the world’s health care, food safety, and biosecurity systems.
Yong Chen...
Asia Pacific: Wilmar buys 50% of Aalst Chocolate
Wilmar's subsidiary KOG Investments has acquired a 50% equity interest in
Aalst Chocolate, a home-grown chocolate manufacturer in Singapore.
The other 50% stake in Aalst Chocolate...
Americas: More consumers snack on cereals
Mintel finds 43% of US cereal consumers eat cereal as a snack at home, ranking as the second most common reason to consume cereal,...