SIG Combibloc to supply Costa Rica’s biggest dairy company
Dos Pinos, Central America and the Caribbean’s largest dairy company, has become SIG Combibloc’s first customer in Costa Rica.
Archives for January 14, 2016
Commission under pressure to act on mandatory meat & dairy origin labelling
The European Commission overstated the cost of mandatory country of origin labelling and must extend it to include lightly processed dairy and meat products such as cheese and sausages, say MEPs in a draft resolution intended to pressure the Commission...
European Parliament committee to vote on three objections
MEP urges rethink on ‘outrageous’ new formula marketing rules
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has urged fellow politicians to support his objections to new rules on the marketing of baby foods, formulas and foods for special medical purposes in a vote today, which he says fails to safeguard the practice...
Dairy permeate market starting to take off
Dairy permeates are becoming more well-known, according to a US Dairy Export Council official, but changes will need to be made for it to reach its full potential.
Bord Bia figures show healthy dairy sector in Ireland
Figures published by Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, show the UK remained a key market for Irish dairy exports, accounting for almost one third of the total.
only 1/3 objections tabled were backed by the ENVI Committee
MEPs back objections to sugary baby food - but cast off concerns on infant formula
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) accept rules on sugary cereal-based baby food should be revised, but have voted against changing a draft on the marketing of infant formula and medical foods.
GEA opens lab to test powder filling systems for food and dairy industry
GEA has opened an in-house test laboratory at its facility in Hamilton, New Zealand, to test powder filling systems for the food and dairy industry (for infant formulas, coffee, and sports drinks for example), for flowability, bulk density and particle...