Food safety

EFSA positive on E 246 for cheese and meat products

EFSA has identified no safety concerns with the broader use of the preservative E 246. The application covers eleven additional food categories, including cheese and meat products. It also includes pomegranate arils, var..

Saving time with new high-speed doors at Beko

14 September 2020

The functionality of doors is underestimated, experts in the food industry know this. When building a conditioned room, Beko Groothandel therefore made an analysis of the new doors to be used. Nothing is produce...

Pioneering innovation: antiviral (wall) panels

14 September 2020

Forget mdf, plywood or chipboard! Discover Sealwise WCB; circular and fully waterproof panels made of recycled PVC. Sealwise WCB, because that's the name of the material, has a number of special properties, of which t...

Lots of potential for local fish

10 September 2020

Entrepreneurs have seen an increase in demand for locally caught North Sea fish among their customers in recent years. Nevertheless, fish from the North Sea is still relatively unknown and unloved among young people. Thi...

TastyBasics wins Annual Good Food Award 2020

10 September 2020

TastyBasics, with its Muesli Noten & Pitten, is the winner of the Annual Prize for Good Food 2020. The title is an award for the valuable contribution that the company makes to improving the diet of the Dutch populat...

Normec Foodcare joins StartLife

09 September 2020

StartLife and Normec Foodcare have joined forces to help innovative food (tech) startups help bring their impactful food products and technologies to the market faster. By making specialized knowledge and services more a...

Results NVWA inspection published sooner

26 August 2020

As of 1 September 2020, there will be a change in the disclosure of inspection results of the NVWA. Both the NVWA Publication Policy Rule and the Decree on the Disclosure of Supervisory and Execution Data will enter into...

Pioneering innovation in wall panels

25 August 2020

Have you heard of the Waterproof Construction Board (WCB)? Forget mdf, plywood or chipboard. Discover the durable and fully waterproof polyvinyl chloride Sealwise WCB. Think of wall panels in the production environment, ...

Unveiling new antiviral (wall) panels

18 August 2020

Wall coverings and partitions that are anti-bacterial and anti-viral; do you believe it yourself? Oh, they already exist... That's going to cost a lot then! It's not that bad, you say. Tell me... Sealwise WCB, the nam...

Introduction database food contact materials

05 August 2020

Both producers of packaging materials and food businesses have to comply with EU legislation on food contact materials, including packaging materials. Establishing that the packaging you use is safe is a tough job. Riskp...

Eating less meat doesn't just happen

21 July 2020

It is necessary to change ingrained everyday food routines in order to eat more sustainably and healthily, in the PBL study 'Changing food consumption' seven elements of policy have been elaborated to promote more sustai...

DNV-GL: Consumers concerned about food safety

16 July 2020

Consumers are significantly more concerned about food safety than environmental considerations, according to DNV GL’s ViewPoint survey. A total of 4,500 consumers from across the globe were asked about their food purchas...

Ambition increase Sustainable Fruit & Vegetables Barometer

03 July 2020

With the independent quality mark 'Barometer Sustainable Fruit & Vegetables', wholesalers can demonstrate that they are doing business in a more sustainable way. Criteria are sustainable business operations and the p...

Smart Food Alliance: Ten-point plan food system

02 July 2020

Sustainable and healthy food at a fair price is within reach, this is what the Smart Food Alliance states in their 10-point plan. Smart Food Alliance: "Our members are committed to making our food system future-proof. Th...

Corona-proof construction and production

18 June 2020

How are architects of industrial buildings and distribution centres preparing for the '1.5 meters era'? "There's only one real solution against corona and that's a factory without people. A robot doesn't get corona. This...

Ísey Skyr is taking on Nutri-Score

17 June 2020

In July Ísey Skyr will start placing the Nutri-Score on their products. This makes the company one of the first brands in the Netherlands to use the Nutri-Score. All products from Ísey Skyr are rated A. "By bein...