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Novel Foods: Are you ready for the new rules?

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently updated its guidelines for novel food applications. This revision, set to take effect in February 2025, marks a significant step for companies aiming to introduce ne..

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The impact of stainless steel on food safety

13 June 2017

Stainless steel, predominantly austenitic steel, is widely used in the food and beverage industry in equipment used for processing, storage, and transportation of products, because it is easy to clean and has a high corr...

Ensuring hygiene is always up to audit standards

13 June 2017

As a company, how far do you need to go in terms of working hygienically? Gert Visscher, director of Eco2Clean, regularly asks food manufacturing companies that question. There is no clear-cut answer. One thing he does k...

Aim: to win (back) trust

13 June 2017

Food manufacturing companies are responsible for the safety of the products that they source and the products that they sell. It’s no longer enough to have blind faith in the supplier’s food safety certificate. Moreover,...

Chain-oriented approach is necessary

13 June 2017

The European Parliament is calling on EU countries to reduce their food waste by 30% by 2025 and subsequently by 50% by 2030 (compared with 2014 levels). Parliament has introduced this target in draft waste legislation w...

Jan van As: Pioneer in innovation and sustainability

13 June 2017

What started more than 60 years ago as a stall on Amsterdam’s Albert Cuyp market has grown into an impressive business. The company called Versvishandel Jan van As handles over 4,000 tons of fresh fish each year. Sustain...

How can you ensure that your new product is safe?

13 June 2017

Bad news sells more newspapers than good, and that’s especially true in the case of food safety. The media have a field day when any shortcomings are discovered. In that respect, it’s better to keep your company out of t...

The impact of stainless steel on food quality

13 June 2017

Stainless steel was developed in America over a hundred years ago for use in the weapons industry. Nowadays, stainless steel – based on the combination of iron, chromium, nickel and often also molybdenum – has become an ...

High-care, high-risk and clean-room technology

09 May 2017

Customers and governments alike are imposing ever-stricter microbiological requirements on food. Therefore, although cost-intensive, it is definitely advisable to use a high-care area when working with higher-risk food p...

Hygiene matters

09 May 2017

Hygiene and efficient cleaning processes are essential in ensuring food safety. Surfaces and equipment must be easy to clean, and waste water from cleaning processes must be disposed of quickly through efficient drainage...

New: remote disinfection

09 May 2017

The company called Simpel Desinfecteren has introduced a new disinfection system for permanent installation which automatically disinfects the production area at pre-set times. While the Nocospray and Nocomax disinfec...

‘Hygienic design is about reducing the risk'

09 May 2017

At Dutch Food Industry, we observed one day of the ‘Hygienic Design Training’ by Commercial Food Sanitation, an Intralox company. An international group of food industry professionals went back to school for three days, ...

Quality is the common thread

11 April 2017

The biblical expression ‘Live inclusively’ has been passed down by the founding family to become the motto of Dutch fruit and vegetable processing company HAK. Frans Kuijpers, head of the quality department, willingly ex...

Taking slicing and packaging to the highest leve

11 April 2017

Ton Aarnink’s meat factory is based in the Dutch town of Meppel. With his knowledge of the business, his strong team and top-quality machines, this seasoned butcher can make virtually any meat product. Ton Aarnink has...

Winnaar Jaarprijs Goede Voeding 2017

11 April 2017

Albert Heijn/Koninklijke Vezet heeft met de producten Courgette-spaghetti, Bloemkoolrijst en Broccolirijst de Jaarprijs Goede Voeding 2017 gewonnen. Het product kreeg zowel de meeste stemmen van de publieksjury als van d...

Responsible packaging

06 March 2017

Since December 2016 Henri van de Bilt, a BRC/IFS-certified manufacturer of meat products, has been disinfecting sustainably using Nocolyse Food. This has enabled the company to integrate extra safety into its disinfectio...