Category: Opinion
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interpack 2026 will spotlight major shifts in FMCG packaging operations. In this Markem-Imaje perspective, Rémy Fontanet outlines how regulation, traceability, efficiency, and connected packaging are reshaping production strategy.
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Hybrid meat offers food manufacturers a pragmatic route to reformulation. Dr Briony Sayers of ACI Group argues that partial meat substitution can improve nutrition, reduce emissions, and retain the taste and cooking performance consumers expect.
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Choosing inspection technology depends on product, packaging, process, and risk. In this expert analysis, Mettler-Toledo’s Kati Hope explains when metal detection, x-ray, or a combined approach best fits contaminant risk, packaging format, and production-line demands.
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Frozen food inspection tightens as speed, density, and cold converge. Adam Green, Market Manager at Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray, explains how x-ray systems handle overlapping products, thawing risks, hygiene demands, and false rejects on frozen lines.
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Satiety begins before eating and extends long after digestion begins. Karsten Smet, CEO of ACI Group, explores how aroma, food structure, protein, and fibre influence appetite regulation and why formulation strategies increasingly focus on designing foods that trigger earlier and longer-lasting feelings of fullness.
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Audits keep exposing the same food safety weak points worldwide. Ann-Kathrin Kuehle, Industry Insights Manager at Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, says gaps cluster around HACCP execution, hygienic design, allergen and foreign-body controls, and food safety culture.