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Don’t Be Complacent About Hygiene in the Post-COVID Era: The Benefits of Full Facility Disinfection Across Air, Water, and Surfaces

By Ken Kershner, Global Commercial Director, Nuvonic The world would like to forget COVID and return to normal like a pandemic never happened. And that’s understandable. But we should not overcompensate and forget that bacteria, fungi, and viruses of myriad types are still with us and will continue to cause harm locally and occasionally globally. […]

Continuous processing more efficient than dealing with batches

By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers Products such as mechanically separated meat (MSM) and meat emulsions are commonly used in a wide range of products including sausages, chicken nuggets, patties and some minced meats. While different meat sources and products will have different processing and cooking requirements, it is important […]

Rethinking Packaging: Embracing drop-in natural alternatives to tackle plastic pollution, writes Stanley Mitchell

Modern society is characterised by our reliance on convenience. We are all guilty of choosing convenience over the most sustainable option – from single-use disposable coffee cups to the polystyrene packaging and plastic bags used to keep takeaway food warm. Over the past decade, however, the food and drink industry has been making some steps […]

Food label compliance: Double confidence with Belts & Braces verification process

With skeleton food safety crews, a leaner post-Brexit quality control workforce and Food Factory Managers wearing multiple technical hats, JentonDimaco Director Dr Russ Sion explores how a ‘belts & braces’ approach to label verification can save overtasked technical professionals sinking under the compliance and cost controls pressures. Food factory managers today are carrying the weight […]

Food Label Verification: A Future Shaped by Data By Dr Russell Sion, Director

In any business world, data is reshaping the landscape. Food processing is no exception. If we consider the next big technology development, it will inevitably be a non-incremental, non-organic, move away from human labour and towards automation. In food production humans generally perform two sub-tasks for each primary task. In virtually every case, one of […]

The Labelless Dilemma: Managing Product Marking for Labelless PET Bottles

Food and beverage brands are under constant pressure to reduce waste and improve the recyclability of their product packaging. Today, many global brands have taken steps to switch packaging to easily recycled mono materials, remove colours and additives, and reduce the number of parts in a piece of packaging – all in a bid to […]

MAKE IT DON’T FAKE IT

Steps that food processors can take to help prevent the circulation of unsafe food during the cost-of-living crisis and beyond. By: Jodie Curry, Commercial Manager, Fortress Technology Europe Research released by Trading Standards in England and Wales has revealed a worrying and growing trend in the fraud underworld, including treble the volume of counterfeit goods […]

Getting compliance ready for EU regulatory changes on food (and specifically palm) supply

The countdown will soon start on the European Union’s latest regulations aimed at cutting commodity-linked deforestation out of supply chains entering or exiting the bloc. With over 18 months until the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) comes into force, companies need to prepare for enhanced due diligence measures that will require them to trace commodities back […]

How Can We Attract the Next Generation of Manufacturers?

Do you know how many new workers are needed to enter the manufacturing sector annually to meet demand? The estimate from the government sits at around 168,000. And that’s to just meet needs by 2024. Where are we at? According to a recent study by Nineteen Group, 78% of industrial companies in the UK are […]

Fighting Food Waste in Retail with 2D codes

Across the globe, enough food is produced to feed 10 billion people, yet hunger and famine still prevail. Each year, around 931 million tonnes of food is wasted following production and processing; of this, 569 million tonnes (61%) is consumer waste, and 118 million tonnes (13%) comes from retail[i]. Sustainable development and fighting climate change […]

Category: Features & Interviews

Don’t Be Complacent About Hygiene in the Post-COVID Era: The Benefits of Full Facility Disinfection Across Air, Water, and Surfaces

Continuous processing more efficient than dealing with batches

Rethinking Packaging: Embracing drop-in natural alternatives to tackle plastic pollution, writes Stanley Mitchell

Food label compliance: Double confidence with Belts & Braces verification process

Food Label Verification: A Future Shaped by Data By Dr Russell Sion, Director

The Labelless Dilemma: Managing Product Marking for Labelless PET Bottles

MAKE IT DON’T FAKE IT

Getting compliance ready for EU regulatory changes on food (and specifically palm) supply

How Can We Attract the Next Generation of Manufacturers?

Fighting Food Waste in Retail with 2D codes

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