Clean-in-place (CIP) processes are often intensive and waste large amounts of energy, water and chemicals. New innovations in CIP technology allow plant operators to cut costs in an environmentally friendly manner while still conforming to regulatory safety standards. [ + ]

Even chocolate products can lose their gloss after a certain amount of storage time has passed and develop 'bloom' - a creamy grey/white patina. Now, armed with sophisticated analysis, companies can effectively protect their products from developing this unaesthetic coating or bloom.

Existing clean-in-place (CIP) processes are time intensive and waste large amounts of energy, water and chemicals. In Part 1 of this article the risks and costs associated with inefficient CIP processes were discussed, but new innovations in CIP technology can now allow plant operators to cut costs in an environmentally friendly manner while still conforming to regulatory safety standards. [ + ]

There are currently no approved treatments for children with milk allergies except avoidance, but that may be going to change. The clinical-stage specialty biopharmaceutical company DBV Technologies has begun enrolling cow's milk-allergic subjects in a Phase I/II clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Viaskin Milk, an epicutaneous patch for the treatment of children with IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy (CMA).

CHEP service centres are rolling out a number of measures to reduce wait times. [ + ]

Natural, edible coatings with an antimicrobial capacity have been found to increase the shelf life of soft cheeses.

Inventories in large warehouses could soon appear quite different and proceed to take flight, in the truest sense of those words.

As part of Nestlé's efforts to develop environmentally sustainable manufacturing at its Fawdon confectionery factory, near Newcastle in northern England, the company commissioned British company Clearfleau to build an on-site anaerobic digestion plant. [ + ]

Glanbia Nutritionals achieved energy savings and improved product quality and reliabiity in its cheddaring plant by replacing conventional rotary lobe vacuum pumps with Busch Mink claw vacuum pumps.

Computers in food plants have to be cleanable so they don't add any contamination load to the end products. So they must be able to withstand the cleaning and sanitation regimes of the plant. [ + ]

Is it possible to feed the whole world after a complete collapse of the agricultural system? [ + ]

Doubling or even nearly tripling saturated fat in the diet does not drive up total levels of saturated fat in the blood, according to a controlled diet study. [ + ]

2015 is the 30th anniversary of AUSPACK. As part of the celebrations, the AIP and the APPMA have organised a week of events: Packaging and Processing Week 2015. The week's activities include the Industry Excellence Awards, National Technical Forums and the presentation of the 2015 APPMA Scholarship. [ + ]

What will the top trends be for 2015 in the global food, beverage and nutrition sectors? According to Innova Market Insights, the top trends include clarity of labelling, snacks, convenience, protein and texture. [ + ]

Modern analytical techniques can help food producers to quickly and economically detect mycotoxins - harmful metabolic products of mould - at the processing location. [ + ]