Amcor uses oxygen-scavenging PET for wine
Amcor has taken out a license to bottle wine using Constar International's oxygen-scavenging polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
Archives for August 30, 2006
Fruit and veg juice may reduce Alzheimer's risk
Drinking three glasses of fruit or vegetable juice a week could cut the risk of Alzheimer's disease by a whopping 75 per cent, according to a population based study from the US.
Bottled water sellers face lawsuit deadline
Lawyers in the US have warned they will sue any US retailer that has failed to recall, by the end of this week, bottled water found to contain cancer-causing bromate above the legal limit, BeverageDaily.com has learnt.
Cognis creates new cost-cutting baking agent
European ingredients group Cognis has developed a baking agent which claims to lower costs and improve performance in the baking of all yeast-based products such as croissants and buns.
Stanelco to expand tests of its Greenseal technology
UK-based Stanelco will begin testing the use of its radio frequency technology heat sealing method with a food packaging company within the next two months, according to a company spokesperson.
Guinness troubles dampen Diageo spirits
Sales of Guinness have slipped in the beer's Irish homeland over the past year, its maker Diageo has announced, taking the shine off a solid sales rise for the drinks firm.