FOODPROCESSING

Online edition May 2024 | Food Safety

On January 1, 2026, new allergen policy will take effect in the Netherlands. The Dutch directive is the result of close consultation between the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport, FNLI, CBL, NVWA ..

Learning, innovating and developing for a new market

12 September 2022

GEA supports startups, ingredient suppliers, and food processors in developing, scaling, and producing the nutritious new foods consumers are looking for. How do they do that? With years of expertise, specialised 'New...

Coding, labelling or inspecting meat substitutes?

12 September 2022

'Your success gives us pleasure'. At De Koningh they go out of their way to help you. With their reliable products and optimal service they make the difference every day. "For over 50 years small and large food companies...

Packaging is the new raw material

09 September 2022

Whether we like it or not, very strict laws and regulations are coming our way in the field of packaging. We find ourselves in the calm before the storm. Warning: DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE if you are a fan of short-sighte...

Effective energy savings in steam production

06 September 2022

How do you save energy in the production process? As much as 75% of the potential energy savings in the industrial sector are related to steam installations and engines. This is partly because steam is a very common ener...

Exploding food storage costs cause new setback

31 August 2022

The rise in food prices is not only linked to increased production costs. Storage costs are also rising sharply. Fruit, vegetables and meat are stored in cold stores that require a lot of energy, according to Financieele...

MULTIVAC nu ook op Slavakto 2022

30 August 2022

Zoek je een flexibele oplossing voor het verpakken van vlees(producten) in kleine of middelgrote batches? De oplossingen van MULTIVAC voor zowel rauw als verwerkt vlees bieden een uitstekend investeringsrendement. Voor s...

The print head is crucial in an inkjet printer

23 August 2022

Several facets play an important role when choosing a small character inkjet printer. Of course the technical specifications, ease of use and reliability. Especially the print head of the machine determines for a large p...

Simple method discovered to destroy PFAS

22 August 2022

There’s finally hope for a simple, cheap way to destroy a class of ubiquitous environmental toxins found in shampoos, fast-food wrappers, and fire-dousing foams. A common ingredient in soap, mixed with water and an organ...

Iglo: frozen food key in fight against food waste

17 August 2022

Although 75 percent of Dutch people think about wasting food when they buy fruit and vegetables, the same percentage regularly throw vegetables away because they have passed their expiry date. Iglo suggests that much of ...

Vion strengthens position eastern Germany

17 August 2022

Vion Food Group is on the highway to the new states of Germany – with tens of millions in investment and expansion of its site in Thuringia. Vion Food Group has long supported the trend towards greater regionalism among ...

Fisheries to shrink by 10 to 15 per cent until 2030

16 August 2022

The trawler fisheries is in dire straits. After two difficult coronary years, in which the fishery was hit by falling prices and turnover, high fuel costs are causing problems in many cases. About a third of fishermen ex...

KIDV compares international disposal logos

03 August 2022

The KIDV has made an initial comparison of the use of disposal logos on packaging in various European countries. KIDV published an overview of this, which makes it clear to companies which logos are used in those countri...

Sustainable straws turn out to be unsustainable

02 August 2022

As an alternative to plastic straws, paper straws are mostly used nowadays. These straws are often advertised as 100% biodegradable, but are these plastic alternatives really sustainable and biodegradable? Two bachelo...

KIDV makes packaging guidelines clear

25 July 2022

The corporate world faces many challenges in the area of packaging legislation and policy. The Sustainable Packaging Knowledge Institute (KIDV) has published a timeline in which many of these aspects are listed. The curr...

Flexcraft speeds up robotics deployment in food industry

18 July 2022

Picking up a bag of crisps or a slippery chicken breast is a real challenge for a robot. An ambitious, multidisciplinary research team is working on versatile robots for the agricultural and food industries that can cope...