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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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Showroom machines available

19 June 2025

At the moment, MULTIVAC is offering a selection of 11 showroom machines for sale, available immediately and only while supplies last. New to this selection are two flow packers. This offer is ideal for customers who n...

Paper cap sets packaging industry in motion

19 June 2025

Tetra Pak is the first in the industry to test a paper cap on its Tetra Brik® Aseptic 1000 Mid packaging. In partnership with Aneto, Spain’s largest broth producer, the company has launched a pilot aimed at accelerating ...

Rival Foods secures millions for plant-based meat alternatives

18 June 2025

Rival Foods, the Dutch FoodTech scale-up based in Amersfoort, has raised €10 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by pension investor APG on behalf of ABP. PYMWYMIC, ROM Utrecht Region, and existing sha...

‘Look-Smell-Taste’ now featured on 3,500 products

18 June 2025

Exactly one year after the launch of the Shelf Life Coalition, over 3,500 products now carry the ‘Look-Smell-Taste’ icons and the hand symbol. The coalition was initiated by Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling to reduce unnec...

New dietary guidelines from the High Health Council

18 June 2025

The Hoge Gezondheidsraad (High Health Council (HGR)) in Belgium has issued 17 new dietary recommendations aimed at improving public health. The focus is on reducing red meat consumption, increasing plant-based alternativ...

Residues on soft fruit: washing has little effect

18 June 2025

The summer season has begun, and strawberries, raspberries, and peaches are back on the shelves. Yet the same questions return each year: is this fruit safe to eat, and does rinsing it help? Social media is full of lists...

European vegetable production drops 7%: concerns mounting

17 June 2025

Uncertainty is growing; both in the fields and behind closed doors in Brussels. Over the past four years, vegetable production in the European Union has fallen by 7%. Climate challenges, rising costs and stricter regulat...

Alternative proteins are becoming less alternative

17 June 2025

What happens when shelves run empty, prices surge, and consumers are left looking for something else? In 2024, the alternative protein sector proved it’s no longer a niche but a growing pillar in the global push for effi...

Geopolitical pressure forces food sector to shift gears

17 June 2025

Geopolitical risks are placing increasing strain on the food and agri sector. From US trade tariffs to tensions in the Red Sea and growing concerns about cybersecurity — the list is getting longer. Between March and May ...

Chicken remains in high demand despite avian flu and price pressure

17 June 2025

Chicken prices are on the rise, production is stalling, yet demand remains remarkably strong. Across Europe—and especially in the Netherlands—the poultry sector is benefiting from an exceptionally tight market. The main ...

Dutch households underestimate their own food waste

16 June 2025

People in the Netherlands are willing to live more sustainably—especially when it comes to food. Yet over thirty kilos of food per person still ends up in the bin every year. What’s the issue? Most people don’t realise h...

Food fraud costs the food industry billions each year

16 June 2025

What’s really on the table? That’s the question the EUIPO is asking producers, retailers, and consumers to raise awareness of the risks of counterfeit food and drink. The damage goes beyond economics—it also threatens pu...

Faster PFAS detection and better removal

16 June 2025

PFAS are now found everywhere; in products, in the environment, and even in living organisms. Because these substances hardly break down, global concerns are mounting. Wageningen Food & Biobased Research (WFBR) is le...

How we eat in 2050: high-tech, local and sustainable

13 June 2025

Cooking will become optional, and grocery shopping a rarity. According to experts Morgaine Gaye (food futurologist), Joseph Poore (climate scientist), and data analyst Valentina Caldart, the food industry is on the brink...

EU imposes steep import duty on Chinese vanillin

13 June 2025

Chinese vanillin is set to become significantly more expensive in the European market. The European Commission has introduced a definitive anti-dumping duty of 131.1 percent. With this measure, Brussels aims to prevent E...