Archive
Packaging
-
What is a declaration of compliance for food packaging?
A written statement from the packaging supplier that the material meets the applicable food contact rules for a defined use. For plastics…
-
EU Labelling Requirements: What Regulation 1169/2011 Asks For
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 governs food information to consumers across the Union. This guide walks the mandatory particulars, explains why the food…
-
MOQ Negotiation for Frozen and Dried Products
A minimum order quantity is an arithmetic result, not a policy. This guide breaks the number into its production, packaging, pallet and…
-
Food-Grade Packaging Materials and EU Compliance
Food contact compliance in the Union is a documentary chain, not a property of the material. This guide sets out the framework…
-
How should cold-pressed oils be stored?
Cool, dark, full and sealed. Oxygen, light, heat and catalytic metals drive degradation, and for the least stable oils such as flaxseed…
-
Cold-Pressed Seed Oils: What the Term Means and Which Numbers Prove It
Cold pressing preserves flavour and minor components and gives up yield and shelf life in exchange. This guide sets out what the…
-
How should dried herbs be stored for export?
Cool, dry, dark and sealed. Humidity is the controlling variable, light is the underestimated one, and the liner is quality-critical rather than…
-
What is a flexitank?
A flexitank is a large single-use flexible bladder fitted inside an ordinary 20 ft dry container, turning a standard box into a…
-
Bulk Commodity Logistics: Container, Vessel, Flexitank or Bag
A decision guide for moving agricultural bulk: break bulk and handysize vessels, bulk containers with liners, flexitanks and ISO tanks for liquids,…