No Threat to Consumers from COPs in Packed Meat
GERMANY - Cholesterol oxidation products (COPs) from meat packed under a modified atmosphere (MAP) do not harm consumers,...

Moy Park First to Support Courtauld Commitment
UK - Moy Park has become the first poultry company to sign up to the Courtauld Commitment having become a signatory of Phase...

Steak-Shaped Satisfaction, Perfectly Portioned
AUSTRALIA - Tender juicy steaks cooked to perfection could soon be as simple to prepare as turning up the heat and watching...

FSAI Advises Leak-Proof Poultry Packaging
IRELAND - Following the publication of a survey of Campylobacter contamination of poultry carcasses in EU countries, the...

Poultry Plant Switches to Environment-Friendly Boxes
US - Mountaire Farms has switched to recyclable, wax-free boxes for product to reduce the environmental impact.

Potential of Dairy-Based Package Wraps Outlined
US - Food-packaging products made from dairy ingredients could provide a viable alternative to petroleum- based packaging...

Superchilling And MAP Boost Salmon Shelf Life
CHILE - A combination of super-chilling and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) can extend the shelf life of Atlantic salmon...

Study to Bring Benefits to Meat Sector
UK - New research will develop detailed 'resource maps' to identify the amount of food and packaging waste generated and...

Carbon Footprinting Guide for All the Dairy Industry
UK - Dairy UK and the Carbon Trust are announcing major plans for an industry-wide carbon footprinting guide, as a new report...

CME: Meat Packers Try to Compensate for Losses
US - The past few months have caused wild fluctuations for pork and beef packers just as they have for producers, reports...

IGA Drives Aussie Pork Message
AUSTRALIA - Over the next few weeks IGA supermarkets will start to use distinctive labels to help Australian consumers more...

New Food Safety Measures Introduced in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Among a series of new measures to improve food safety, larger slaughterhouses will have to remove specific...

Fish Canning Line to be Sold
UK - The Shetland Norse Preserving Company Ltd is to auction a complete process and canning line for packing fillets of herring,...

Butchers Onboard Promoting Aussie Pork
AUSTRALIA - From 10 April 2009, butchers across Australia will help consumers more clearly identify home-grown, fresh Australian...

Award for PolyClip
GERMANY - Industrie Forum Design Hannover (IF) has given the IF product design award 2009 to German food industry clipping...

Smart Packaging Alerts to Meat Dangers
US - If you have ever wondered whether the milk in your grocer’s refrigerator might have gone bad or if you left the pre-packaged...

Danish Crown Opens New Plant
SWEDEN - Danish Crown has opened its new case ready production facility (prepacked products) in Jönköping.

Arla Foods Target Eco-Friendly Milk
GLOBE - Arla Foods aims to cut 25 per cent of its emission of green house gases (GHG) within production, transport, and packaging...

Re-usable Milk Bottles Begin a Cleaner, Greener Cycle
UK - A new project aims to develop cost effective labels and adhesives that won’t compromise the recycling of milk-bottle...

Food Giant Launches 'Raw Milk Support Programme'
BEIJING - Tetra Pak, one of the world’s leading suppliers of food and beverage processing and packaging solutions, today...