food Marketing & Technology

The most important global event to concentrate exclusively on nutraceuticals, raw materials, and functional food and drink ingredients, Vitafoods Europe, is set to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, by staging its biggest edition to date.

Food waste has increasingly become a global challenge as there is a greater awareness of the environmental impact from the disposal of wasted food and its packaging. At a retail level, meat products that have reached the end of their shelf life cannot be sold and must be disposed of. Disposal may have economic costs associated with it or the products may end up in a land fill, potentially creating the greenhouse gas methane. The environmental impact from disposing of expired food is a major sustainability issue.

Attention to product purity has never been greater, creating the need for food processors to eliminate foreign objects before they reach the consumer. Detecting metal early also mitigates damage to equipment, thus reducing downtime.

Inhaling fine flour dust over time poses a medical risk for employees, as the tiny particles get into the lungs and respiratory tract, often causing so-called “baker’s asthma”. An award winning alternative hydrothermally-treated release flour is now available.