Archives for December 12, 2011

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Chinese expansion to more than double capacity at JK Sucralose

By Jane Byrne

JK Sucralose’s upgrade to a facility in China, which will be completed by June next year, is set to more than double the sweetener supplier’s annual capacity in the short term, and narrow the gap with market leader Tate & Lyle.

Food industry warned against rushing into labelling changes under FIR

By Jane Byrne

The food industry should not rush into making labelling changes to ensure compliance with the new Regulation on Food Information (FIR) as there is a fundamental lack of clarity on how to implement some of the mandatory declarations, claims a regulatory...

Heated industry outcry over EU proposals for chilled foods

By Ben Bouckley

The UK food industry is up in arms about an EU suggestion that food hygiene regulations be changed to require that all chilled food be kept at a constant temperature of 2C during storage and transportation.