FMC raises gum prices on spiralling energy costs
Major food grade carrageenan supplier FMC BioPolymer passes spiralling energy prices onto the market, announcing a price hike for its pharmaceutical and food brand products by 5 to 10 per cent.
Archives for October 5, 2005
UK junk food ban sends ripples through industry
New mandatory minimum standards for UK school food means that food makers will have to drastically rethink their marketing strategies.
Ishida Europe involved in better food training initiative
Ishida Europe has donated a state-of-the-art packing machinery line for a new technical food training centre at the University of Lincoln's Holbeach campus in the UK.
Food allergies to food waste, EU funds massive food projects
From food allergies to food waste, the EU injects millions of euros into five new research projects that are set to bring a range of benefits to the food industry.
New test tackles E.coli contamination
US firm Nymox Pharmaceutical rolls out a new treatment to tackle contamination of the potentially fatal E.coli food pathogen.
EU fines for exceeding milk quota
The EU fines for member states exceeding their milk production quotas highlight a problem in the system, but there are more pressing issues for now, says the director general of Dairy UK to DairyReporter.com
Danisco seeks clearance for bakery enzyme in Australia
Changes to Australia's food code continue, with the nation's food agency calling on companies and organisations to comment on a host of new proposals, including applications from DSM Nutritional and Danisco Australia.