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PPWR: New packaging requirements from August 12

The first new PPWR rules will apply from August 12, 2026. Producers and importers may then only place packaging on the EU market with a valid EU Declaration of Conformity. Food companies therefore need to determine their..

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Fungi take over the food industry

29 August 2022

A retail report by product discovery and purchasing platform RangeMe has explored CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) trends in the second quarter of 2022. A key finding is that demand for mushrooms is rapidly increasing. The ...

Nederland Vleesland shares honest story about meat production

29 August 2022

The meat sector has kicked off a social dialogue under the banner 'Nederland Vleesland, waar smaken verschillen' (Netherlands meat country, where tastes differ). With the launch of 'Nederland Vleesland' six partners in t...

Fonterra and DSM join forces on precision fermentation

26 August 2022

Fonterra and Royal DSM are establishing a new start-up company to accelerate the development and commercialisation of fermentation-derived proteins with dairy-like properties. The new start-up company will enable the ...

FWS wants a broad sugar tax as soon as possible

26 August 2022

The fresh drinks sector (FWS) is calling on the Cabinet and the House of Representatives not to implement the doubling of the consumption tax on soft drinks before 2023, but instead to introduce a smart soft drinks tax a...

ABN AMRO expects steady trend in demand for fish

26 August 2022

The demand for fish is rising. This is currently causing prices to recover. However, ABN AMRO analysts expect high inflation and lower spending capacity in the second half of this year to put pressure on consumer spendin...

Novel method inactivates pathogens on food

26 August 2022

A light-based, food sanitization technique successfully eliminated multiple harmful pathogens in a new study carried out by Penn State researchers. The technique shows promise as an effective alternative to the chemic...

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...

Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) postponed again

22 August 2022

The Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) has been postponed again. The exact details and terms of the BAR are still to follow. The purpose of this scheme is to support businesses affected by the Brexit in finding new sales ma...

Extreme heat in Spain hits olive, avocado harvest

22 August 2022

The La Vinuela reservoir is the most important water storage facility in the southern Spanish province of Malaga. But following months without rain and an unparalleled heat wave, the reservoir, which is normally 6 kilome...

From fruit stones to tasty food

19 August 2022

Kern Tec GmbH has developed a range of technologies that turn the fruit stones that normally end up in the rubbish into tasty food. More than half a million tonnes of apricot, cherry, plum and peach stones are thrown awa...

NVWA publishes Handbook Food Supplements

18 August 2022

The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has published a Handbook on Food Supplements, Fortified Foods and Herbal Preparations. Supplements are intended to supplement the daily diet and must be safe. T...

Criteria for European Nutri-Score adapted

18 August 2022

A seven-country working group in Europe has adopted adjusted criteria for the introduction of Nutri-Score. The changes are intended to make the index proposed by France more public-friendly with 'dietary recommendations'...

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 ...