Based on the present results, the Hexa-Cover covering system meets the requirements for the award of the test mark DLG APPROVED with regard to the test criteria “Ammonia and odour emission reduction”.
ISM Ingredients focuses on raw materials, functional ingredients, semi-finished products and ingredient-based innovations for the sweets and snacks industry. Here, international suppliers of ingredients meet manufacturers, product developers and procurement decision-makers to create new recipes, trends and solutions for the products of tomorrow.
ISM Manufacturing focuses on machinery, systems, packaging solutions, automation and technologies for high-performance sweets and snacks production. Here, technology providers meet manufacturers, production managers, technical buyers and decision-makers to present solutions for efficiency, quality, flexibility and sustainability and to reliably translate product ideas into industrial-scale implementation.
Mycotoxins (toxic substances produced by fungi) are a significant hygiene problem in both foods and feeds worldwide. These are secondary metabolic products formed by mould fungi that have a toxic effect in various ways already in very low doses in vertibrates and humans.
Since the end of 2011 steviol glycosides have been authorised and can thus be used as highly intensive sweeteners in the EU. Already in the run-up to the authorisation, the sweetener, frequently called “Stevia”, attracted a great deal of attention in the media. This article aims to provide an overview of the properties and possible uses of this relatively new sweetener of natural origin