Archives for February 8, 2011

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Krones launches flexible labelling bloc

Krones has developed a labeller capable of handling a broad sweep of different labelling operations at speeds of up to 72,000 containers an hour.

EFSA statement on sweetener studies due this month

By Jess Halliday

EFSA has said it will issue a scientific statement by the end of February on two recent studies that drew into question the safety of artificial sweeteners, but has indicated that while further analysis or research may be merited, the findings are not...

CLA gains EU hearing as Novel Foods status beckons

By Shane Starling

Nine months after the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) handed in a positive safety assessment for conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), the weight management ingredient will be assessed by the European Commission as it continues its protracted journey to...