Category: Markets
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Infant formula recall puts heat process control under scrutiny again. Novalac has recalled a specialist product in France after complaints involving illness and unusual sensory characteristics.
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EU seed reforms could reshape crop and ingredient resilience plans. The provisional agreement would replace older sector rules with a single framework covering plant reproductive material, sustainability assessment, and varietal access.
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PET bottle blowing efficiency has improved through pneumatic redesign work. IMI’s Industrial Automation sector has developed a bespoke blowing block solution for Tech-Long, increasing PET bottling capacity by 10% while reducing compressed air consumption.
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Undeclared milk has triggered a plant-based confectionery recall in Britain. Buttermilk Confections is recalling Honeycomb Blast Choc Bar because milk casein is present but not declared on the label.
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Britain’s dairy producer base has fallen below seven thousand holdings. AHDB data shows estimated producer numbers in Great Britain at 6,850 in April 2026, while average milk volumes per farm continue to rise.
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Blue maize flour is targeting clean-label European snack production lines. Limagrain Ingredients is presenting blue masa flour for tortilla chips, stackable chips, and Tex-Mex-style formats, combining colour, texture, and gluten-free functionality.
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Glass lightweighting and reuse are converging in European wine packaging. Vetropack has developed a 350g Rhinewine bottle and a 514g reusable variant for Austria’s wine bottle pooling scheme, targeting lower glass use, transport weight, and returnable packaging infrastructure.
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Low-carbon aluminium is entering European aseptic carton production at scale. Elopak is using renewable-electricity-based aluminium in standard ambient cartons made in the Netherlands, Denmark, and Ukraine, cutting the footprint of a Pure-Pak aseptic carton from 53g to 49g CO2e.
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Berlin Packaging has expanded its UK packaging services footprint further. The BlueSky acquisition adds containers, closures, dispensing, printing, and decoration capability across beverage and specialist markets.
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The BSDA has elected new leadership ahead of regulatory change. Peter Charles becomes president as soft drinks manufacturers prepare for DRS and public health measures.