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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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Consument besteedt meer aan duurzaam voedsel

04 October 2019

De Nederlandse consument geeft steeds meer geld uit aan voedsel dat voorzien is van een keurmerk. In 2018 kochten huishoudens voor 4,9 miljard euro aan dier- en milieuvriendelijk geproduceerd voedsel, een stijging van 7%...

The Dutch fight against food waste

03 October 2019

The Dutch have started to waste less food at home. In 2019, the Dutch wasted 34.3 kilos of food per person; almost 7 kilos less than in 2016. There is also less drinking washed away through the sink and the toilet. This ...

New field lab Smart Food Processing opened

02 October 2019

On Tuesday 1 October 2019, the field lab Smart Food Processing was opened at Food Tech Park in Helmond. Elly Blanksma-van den Heuvel, mayor of Helmond, performed the opening ceremony together with an impressive robot. In...

Food manufacturers stop using dye E171

01 October 2019

Remia, Mora, Mars, Goodbite, Lindt, Haribo and A.Vogel stop using E171 in their products. They promised foodwatch after the NVWA concluded last month that there is a possible relationship between consumption of the white...

Nederlanders zamelen fors meer kunststof in

01 October 2019

Nederlandse huishoudens hebben in 2017 veel meer kunststofverpakkingen ingezameld vergeleken met 2014. Dit blijkt uit een gedetailleerde analyse, uitgevoerd door onderzoekers van Wageningen Food & Biobased Research, ...

7 miljoen extra tegen voedselverspilling

01 October 2019

In de begroting van het ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (LNV) is ruim aandacht voor voedselverspilling. Het tegengaan van voedselverspilling is onderdeel van een bredere transitie naar kringlooplandbo...

Boeren protesteren tegen stikstofbesluit

01 October 2019

Op dinsdag 1 oktober komen zo’n 10.500 boeren bij elkaar in Den Haag. Ze protesteren tegen het stikstofbesluit van de Tweede Kamer. Daarnaast protesteren zij ook tegen het advies om de veestapel in Nederland in te krimpe...

The ESPERA NOVA ES-R

30 September 2019

This year, at IFFA, the ESPERA NOVA ES-R weighing and rewarding machine received the Meat Technology Award in the Digitisation and Automation category. The jury particularly applauded the outstanding digital functions, s...

Washing workwear: 5 considerations for the food industry

25 September 2019

Always sufficient stock and clean clothing are two of the most important KPIs for workwear. But there are more points of interest, especially for companies in the food industry. Jan Jozef Pluijm, senior account manager a...

Retail meets foodindustry

25 September 2019

Are you an entrepreneur of a food producing company? Do you want to know how to ensure that you remain relevant as a company in a changing chain? Be inspired by speakers from the retail sector on 7 November 2019 and come...

Man and robot work together in food processing

19 September 2019

On Tuesday 1 October 2019 the field lab Smart Food Processing will be opened at Food Tech Park in Helmond. The field lab is specifically aimed at food processing companies and aims to familiarize entrepreneurs with the (...

Crate washing in NL: the hidden costs

18 September 2019

In the aftermath of the study into the hygiene and quality of crate washes in the Netherlands (2018), Clean Machine received many questions from customers and relations in the industry. A recurring theme was the construc...

Multipond on the Fachpack

17 September 2019

At the upcoming packaging exhibitions Pack Expo Las Vegas, Fachpack in Germany and at the PPMA in England, Multipond will present the advantages of the new patented Argus system. The system will be shown live on a J-gene...

Search for balance in ingredients

10 September 2019

Less sugar, salt and fat – more natural products and ingredients. Less meat and other animal proteins – more vegetal alternatives. Fewer pesticides and CO2 emission – more attention to nature and the climate. All in all,...

Lavans set the standard for the food industry

06 September 2019

Lavans is the first laundry for workwear in the Netherlands to obtain the ISO 22000 certificate. With this unique certification for the renewed high-care laundry, the company from Helmond is fully in line with the hygien...