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PFM buys up Italian packager

The PFM Group has announced the take over of SPS Packaging, the Italy-based packager specialising in the design and production of automatic wrapping systems for snacks, biscuits and confectionery.

UK lowers soy protein content for health claim

The UK's Joint Health Claims Initiative has reduced the minimum amount of soy protein required in a product for the soy health claim, allowing a greater number of foods to display the cholesterol-lowering message.

Why the sweet tooth?

Research carried out by the US-based Howard Hughes Medical Institute has moved closer to understanding why some people cannot resist the impulse brought on by sweets.