Detectamet is rolling out a host of detectable accessories for food and drink manufacturers, from tote bin liners to ear plugs and hygienic gloves. The company told FoodProductionDaily that increased international adoption of British ...
Tags: nitrile, British Retail Consortium, BRC, Detectamet, recalls, contamination
Posted by Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor -- Packaging Digest, 12/5/2012 3:45:13 AM U.S. demand for post-consumer recycled plastic is forecast to rise 6.5 percent per year to 3.5 billion pounds in 2016. Gains will be driven by a ...
Tags: plastic recycling, PET, HDPE, beverage bottles, thermoformed containers
Cold plasma technology can kill E.coli microbes within packaging, so proving a useful tool in situations of post processing contamination, according to researchers. An study in the Journal of Applied Microbiology claims that a ...
Tags: Journal of Applied Microbiology, E.Coli, cold plasma, polypropylene
Comment – Greg Cameron The NSW government policy to have only one container terminal for all of NSW at Port Botany is disadvantaging regional economies. Although the NSW government claims that Port Botany container terminal is ...
Tags: container terminal, regional economies, access to a container terminal
Cargill has recalled over 29,000 pounds of ground beef in the US over fears it would be contaminated with salmonella. The company said the recall of 29,339lbs of beef in the north-east of the country was initiated as a result of its own ...
Tags: Beef, health, salmonella
US-based supermarket chain PUS-based supermarket chain Publix Super Markets is recalling 45 various cake products over Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Publix has initiated the recall following a notification from its supplier ...
Tags: Publix Super Markets, recall, food safety, food industry, cake products
US-based company Xan Confections is voluntarily recalling 13 of its gourmet peanut butter chocolate products over salmonella contamination. The voluntary recall was issued upon learning that Sunland, supplier of the peanut butter used in ...
Tags: Xan Confections, recall, gourmet peanut butter chocolate, food safety
US-based supermarket chain US-based supermarket chain Stop & Shop has announced that it removed organic mini peanut butter sandwich crackers following a recall by Late July Organic Snacks. The recall was made due to Salmonella ...
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Cerebos has recalled its Foster Clark's dairy dessert due to possible contamination with small pieces of plastic. According to an announcement from Food Standards Australia and New Zealand, the nationwide recall includes five Fosters ...
Tags: Dairy Dessert, plastic, Clark's desserts
Odra Deli and Wholesale Meat is voluntarily recalling Krakowska Sausage in Canada as the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The affected product, Krakowska ...
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Ontrack and Big W are recalling Truly Gifted Spice Rack 12 Bottle Spice Set in Australia as the peppercorn portion of the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). The ...
Tags: Ontrack, Big W, peppercorn, food industry
US-based chain of family entertainment centers Chuck E. Cheese's has introduced two gluten-free products for kids - an individual size gluten-free cheese pizza and a chocolate fudge cupcake. The company noted that the products have been ...
Speculations about Stratford Blue Box program not meeting its goals have been addressed by several bodies and recycling firms, more so after the latest agreement with Bluewater Recycling Association (BRA). Brian Leyser Recycling claimed ...
Tags: gable cartons, mixed paper, Paper Fibres
S&P of California is recalling 1800 jars of its Su-nun Crush Roasted Thai Red Pepper due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The recall was initiated after a routine sampling by ...
Tags: salmonella contamination, routine sampling, weakened immune systems
The Public Health Agency of Canada has XL Foods beef plant in Alberta has been linked to a new E.coli contamination case. The consumer was affected last month and is still recovering. This will take the total number of people affected ...
Tags: public health, beef plant, a massive recall