PET recycler cited by OSHA after worker injury
Marglen Industries has been cited for two violations totalling nearly $70,000 after a worker’s fingers were amputated while working on a machine.
Archives for October 15, 2012
E.coli threat prompts sprouted seeds measures
EU Member States have endorsed strict hygiene measures for ready-to-eat sprouted seeds to prevent incidents such as the deadly E.coli O104 outbreak in Germany and France last year.
IFF to invest $50m in Turkish plant expansion
International Flavors and Fragrances (IFF) has said it will invest $50m in its existing Turkish facility over the next three years, in order to support the company’s development in emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
EFSA assesses safety of ten flavouring substances
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has assessed the safety of a range of flavouring substances in new opinion documents, reaffirming the safety of eight compounds and requesting further information for two.
Special edition: Natural sweeteners
Forget diet soda, stevia 3.0 is all about ‘re-inventing the regular’, says PureCircle
Food manufacturers are increasingly seeing stevia as a way to “reinvent the regular” by helping them deliver incremental calorie reductions in everyday foods, rather than simply serving as a replacement for artificial sweeteners in ‘diet’ products, says...
EU call for limit on livestock transport times
A formal call for the European Commission to propose eight-hour journey-time limits for livestock being carried across the European Union (EU) has been made at the European Parliament.
Vegetarians have longer life expectancy than meat eaters, finds study
Following a vegetarian diet could mean you live more than nine years longer than you might by consuming meat based diets, according to new research findings.
World Food Day
Food security is an industry issue, says Worldwatch expert
The food industry could be a powerful player in ensuring food security - and that makes sense from both an ethical and a business perspective, according to Danielle Nierenberg, director of the Nourishing the Planet project at the Worldwatch Institute.
Powdered fruit ingredients could help consumers reach intake targets
Powdered whole fruits incorporated into foods, drinks and supplements as functional ingredients could be a way for industry to improve the nutritional value of products and increase fruit intake, suggest researchers.