Fake food, drinks seizures in EU rise by 200%
The amount of fake food and drinks entering the EU grew by 200 per cent last year, with the higher quality of counterfeits making detection more difficult, the bloc's administrative arm said this week.
Archives for October 12, 2005
Typhoo sale shows UK tea market shift
Premier Foods will sell its Typhoo tea brand to Indian group Apeejay Surrendra as the good old British 'cuppa' tries to readjust amid coffee culture and private label dominance.
Italian fraud police seize Ruffino wine stocks
Italian fraud police have seized more than nine million bottles' worth of high quality Chianti Classico wine at the renowned Ruffino winery in Tuscany, seriously threatening the group's supplies at the start of the new season.
Fast take-down conveyer speeds up cleaning time
A new conveyor frame can be completely disassembled, without tools, in only three minutes, allowing processors to clean their machines and get production underway again faster.