FOOD BUSINESS GULF & ME July-Sept 2019 | Page 11

NEWS “DDW, The Color House” brand. DuPont originally acquired the business in 2017 as part of their acquisition of FMC's Health & Nutrition business. “This is the perfect opportunity to expand our portfolio with unique new products and deepen our position in blending and emulsions. The associates at both sites are very experienced and will ensure that we can continue to provide outstanding products and services during the transition,” explains Ted Nixon, CEO of DDW. Dustcontrol launches a new process extraction and general cleaning range for the food industry Hygiene requirements within the food industry are extremely stringent. The Swedish company Dustcontrol is now launching an extraction product line for the food industry: “Good For Food (GFF)”, to be used especially “When Clean Is Not Enough”. The system is designed to contribute to safe and hygienic food production. “We have developed a complete system that makes it easy for food producers to manage material waste and cleanliness in their production processes”, explains Donna Wei Stenberg, project manager for Dustcontrol's new food industry product line. Dustcontrol has almost fifty years' experience in developing advanced extraction systems and dust extractors for all types of manufacturing industries. Dustcontrol has now expanded its product range with the introduction of extraction equipment that contributes to safe and hygienic food production. The initiative for the new system comes from one of the company's customers, a major food manufacturer in Germany. 9 declare 'added sugar' in addition to the standard total sugars on nutrition facts panels - even if some of those sugars are added by way of fruit juice powders or concentrates. Implementation is staggered, with large companies obliged to meet the requirements by January 1, 2020 date, and smaller businesses by 2021. But the change is already forcing businesses to re-think how they formulate their products, in order to avoid the negative perception associated with added sugar. However, a simple solution is at hand, in the form of fruit purees, says Welch's Global Ingredients Group. Purees are not included in the definition of added sugar and therefore the fruit sugars naturally present in purees only need to be included in the total sugars declaration. Purees offer an effective strategy for clearing FDA's new 'added sugar' hurdle Fruit purees are emerging as a viable solution for US food companies as they work towards complying with challenging new rules on the labelling of sugar. The FDA introduced new labelling regulations in 2016 and the compliance date of January 1, 2020 for these is looming large. The soon-to-be-implemented rules will mean that manufacturers and brands will be required to JULY-SEPTEMBER 2019 FOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST