Category: Topics
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Theegarten-Pactec has launched the FPC6, a new-generation flow-wrapping machine aimed at chocolate, confectionery, cereal and protein bars, functional foods, and snack applications.
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EFSA has opened consultation on draft data requirements for hazardous bisphenols in food-contact materials, adding another layer of pressure to packaging compliance across the food sector.
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Fairoak Foods has entered administration, with Quantuma appointed over the private-label manufacturer as efforts begin to find a buyer for the business and its assets.
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A USDA public health alert covering Blackwing beef and pork has raised fresh questions over inspection status, label governance, and distribution controls across wholesale and retail meat channels.
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Gilbert’s has recalled its turkey pastrami after Listeria monocytogenes was found in the product, triggering a formal food alert and a retail withdrawal across major supermarket channels.
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A widened porridge recall has sharpened focus on packaging resilience. Symphony Environmental is pitching pest-resistant plastic technologies as manufacturers and logistics operators look again at packaging integrity, warehouse controls, and food-contact compliance after a contamination alert in the oats category.
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The Food Standards Agency has moved forward with a broad rethink of regulation in England, opening work on a more nationally coordinated model for some large food businesses alongside wider changes to enforcement, registration, and transparency.
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UK food and drink exports reached record value in 2025. Shipment volumes recovered year on year, but EU trade and overall tonnage remained below pre-Brexit levels as imports climbed to a new high and manufacturers continued to diversify sourcing and export markets.
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Ferrara has moved Black Forest’s everyday gummy range to USDA Organic, extending ingredient certification, packaging refresh, and national distribution across a large confectionery line.
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NuCicer and Stricks Ag are moving high-protein chickpeas into commercial scale, linking breeding, acreage, processing, and ingredient market development in one supply programme.