EFSA weighs up hoodia novel food application
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is considering a novel food application for purported weight loss plant hoodia parviflora.
Archives for February 15, 2016
Makulaku guides sleigh to US with Happy Reindeer organic licorice
Finish firm Makulaku Confectionery hopes to double its exports in the coming years by taking new organic licorice brand Happy Reindeer to the US, Canada and the UK.
Sugarfree gum could save UK healthcare system millions, claims Wrigley-backed study
Britain’s National Heath Service (NHS) could save £8.2m ($11.8m) a year if all the territory's 12-year olds chewed three pieces of sugarfree gum a day, says a study in the British Dental Journal.
ISM & ProSweets 2016
LoeschPack FCB F-Series packs 1,500 chocolate bars/min in hot sealable film
LoeschPack showcased its FCB F-Series, which can pack up to 1,500 chocolate bars in hot sealable film at a speed of over 80 metres a minute, at ProSweets recently.
And the winner is… First European Plastics Innovation Awards
The European Plastics Industry represented by EuPC and PlasticsEurope, and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), have announced the winners of the first edition of the European Plastics Innovation Awards 2016.
Printpack to expand manufacturing operations despite closing Virginia factory last year
Printpack, a US flexible packaging converter, will invest $25.7m to expand its manufacturing operation in Newport News, Virginia, despite closing its Fredericksburg plant last June.