Quick Frozen Foods International back issues from July 2007:
Indian frozen food products.
Jul 01, 2007 ... The economies of China and India are hot these days, and so is Vegetable Manchurian, a Chinese-style cabbage-, cauliflower-, carrot- and onion-based vegetable dumping dish presented in a tangy garlic sauce garnished with scallions. Distributed under the Hot Wok Indian-Chinese sub-brand by ...
New fish and seafood products.
Jul 01, 2007 ... Greenland Shrimp (naturally prepared Pendalus borealis) are available under the La Caldera private label produced by Royal Greenland GmbH for sale by the Lidl discount retail chain. The 250-gram pack was recently offered for EUR 2.99 at an outlet near Frankfurt. The producer, which has ...
North American frozen products.
Jul 01, 2007 ... Seared Beef Tips in BBQ Sauce is available under Stouffer's Corner Bistro range of restaurant-inspired dishes that include Chicken Carbona and Seafood Scampi. Retailing for $4.00 and distributed by Solon, Ohio-headquartered Nestle USA, Inc., the 340-gram offering features Angus beef rib ...
New European frozen products.
Jul 01, 2007 ... Camembert Cheese in Brown Bread is marketed within the Hearty & Crunch range available under the Duc De Coeur line of products produced by Milchwerke Oberfranken West of Meeder-Wiesenfeld, Germany. The 280-gram twin-pack costs EUR 2. 79. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Salmon ...
East Asian frozen food products.
Jul 01, 2007 ... Ten-packs of Wanchai Port brand Shrimp Wonton are distributed in 150-gram bags that were recently selling for RMB 11.80 at a Carrefour store in Beijing. Among ingredients are baby shrimp, flour, pork, egg whites, sesame oil, fish powder, MSG, sugar and spices. The product is manufactured ...
Private label products showcase.
Jul 01, 2007 ... Beef Portobello is marketed at Safeway retail stores in the USA under the Eating Right private label range. Distributed by Lucerne Foods, Inc., of Pleasanton, California, the 225-gram single-serving ready meal was recently discounted to $2.25 from $4.19 for holders of store loyalty cards ....
Pinguin buys Padley plant, sells leper unit.(Reports from the UNITED KINGDOM)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Pinguin NV, Westrozebeke, Belgium, finalized a deal June 4 to acquire the assets and activities of British frozen vegetable producer Padley Vegetables Ltd., which has a product mix and customer base complementary to Pinguin's. Its factory lies in Boston, Linconshire, at the ...
Morrison's own label potato croquettes receive top British Frozen Food Award.(Reports from the UNITED KINGDOM)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Morrison's The Best Potato Croquettes, produced by Cheviot Foods Ltd., won the British Frozen Food Federation's Gold Award for Best New Vegetable-based Product at the organizations annual Gala Dinner and Dance June 14. The move to higher quality premium products in the frozen ...
Cold Stone Creamery teams up with Kahala.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Cold Stone Creamery and Kahala Corp. have gotten together to create a fast food and ice cream empire that aims at challenging private equity inroads into the industry. Meanwhile, the upscale ice cream and dairy treats chain continues to think outside the frozen box with ...
The Cone heads to Cherry Garcia fans, while Cookies & Cream make sweet scene.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... From fast-moving Cherry Garcia Cones (seen at right) to Slow Churned Rich & Creamy Cookies & Cream Light Ice Cream Bars (below) offered by Edy's, retail store cabinets in North America are full of new treats to eat this summer season. South Burlington, Vermont-based Ben & Jerry's Homemade, ...
J&J acquires whole Fruit Sorbet and Fruit-a-Freeze Fruit Bars.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)(J and J Snack Foods Corp.)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Pennsauken, New Jersey, USA-based J&J Snack Foods has added Whole Fruit Sorbet and Fruit-a-Freeze Fruit Bars to its range of retail frozen food products, having recently purchased them from Cool-Brands International. "These two premium brands fit our expanding portfolio of ...
Let there be new Light Ice Cream Bars and be Light Yogurt-Strawberry cones.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Ice cream producers and marketers in the United States and Germany are shining the spotlight on reduced calorie products with high flavor profiles, as more consumers seek to slim down without giving up on their desire to indulge in rich and creamy frozen confectionery. Blue Bunny Premium ...
Heat is on to promote Ice Cream & Novelties.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA-based National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association's (NFRA) sixth annual Ice Cream & Novelties Promotion is in full swing at supermarket frozen food aisles nationwide until the end of July. NFRA has partnered with 23 key ice cream and novelties brand ...
Edy's debuts more Dibs flavors in retail ice cream snacks line.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Rocky Road and Coffee are the latest flavors available under Edy's Dibs range of bite-sized ice cream snacks distributed in 266-ml retail cartons containing 60 pieces. Other items in the line, which is produced by Union City, California, USA-headquartered Dreyer's Grand Ice ...
Langnese delivers Milchzeit in Germany with new six-pack of kid-size Happy Milk.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)(Langnese-Iglo GmbH)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Langnese, Unilever's German ice cream subsidiary, has a new product that it predicts will please both children and parents. It sees Milch Zeit as a between-meals snack that the youngsters will enjoy while giving them plenty of calcium-rich milk. Milchzeit, literally "Milk Time," ...
CCCP alive and swell as Russky Kholod treat.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Despite frosty talk from President Vladimir Putin about his opposition to NATO plans for installation of a missile defense system on the soil of former Warsaw Pact countries, the real Cold War being waged in Russia these days is over sales of ice cream. And Moscow-headquartered Russky ...
Look mom: there's less mess with new, long lasting Slow Melt Popsicle treats.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Unilever is betting that its Slow Melt Popsicles will be a winning choice among mothers in North American who buy ice pops for their children this summer. The recently launched product--distributed in packs of 20 featuring cherry, lemonade and strawberry-kiwi flavored treats--retails for ...
Tetra Pak masters low-temp ice cream technology in small places.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Creamier ice cream and capacity improvements in production are among the benefits of low temperature ice cream technology. Now, the growing range of low temperature processing equipment in the Hoyer DeepBlue[TM] range from Aarhus, Denmark-based Tetra Pak-Hoyer is providing manufacturers ...
Atlas has scoop on ice cream logistics.(ICE CREAM SCOOPS)(Atlas Cold Storage and Logistics)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Summertime, and the ice cream logistics business is easy for Atlas Cold Storage. The provider of customized logistics solutions to the frozen and refrigerated foods industry has many years of experience handling ice cream products. The company operates 52 warehousing-distribution centers ...
AEW Delford's new generation of Slicers give processors a cut above the ordinary.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... AEW Delford provides a new generation of machines that offer processors greater speed and accuracy with higher volumes, yields, on-weight percentages, lower product giveaway and better product presentation. Take the PolySlicer 3000 Vision. The latest version of AEW's ...
Rovema's improved VPL-400 takes bagging to even higher level.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The VPL-400 for production of flat-bottom bags and Stabilo[R] Seal bags has been upgraded by Rovema to incorporate modern linear servo technology. The stainless steel unit now allows setting of functions such as sealing time, sealing pressure, cooling time, speed and both vertical and ...
Stellar performance promised for spiral freezer product line.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Long known for designing and building refrigerated warehouses, Stellar Systems has recently entered the spiral freezer market in earnest--offering design, engineering, fabrication, installation and maintenance services. The new Freezing Systems division has developed a ...
Where's the frozen beef? At B + C Tonnies, with help from reliable Packfrost systems.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... B + C Tonnies Fleischwerk GmbH & Co. KG, Rheda-Wedenbrtick, Germany, producer of self-service meat products, has expanded its production capacity by multiples over the past 10 years. High-performance freezing technology--with a minimum of defrost cycles as well as low ...
Military satellite technology makes for improved sorter.(Equipment and Technology)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... When the Virto Group, Spain's largest vegetable processor, tried out the frozen version of the Buhler Sortex K optical sorter at its Ultracongelados de Cortes division, the results were so positive that the company decided to have 15 machines installed this year. An order of ...
GEA's Refrigeration Division extends reach by buying aero heat exchanger of Canada.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany, has bolstered its Refrigeration Division by recently acquiring Aero Heat Exchanger Inc., Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of industrial food freezing equipment to markets in North America, Europe, ...
Latest CombiScale weighers said to perform 30% faster.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... A third generation of multi-head weighers, the HD3, said to work 30% faster than previous versions, has been launched by CombiScale. Available in 12 and 14 head 2.5L bucket configurations, the new combination scales are not only fast but accommodate a maximum weight of 66 pounds ...
The T-Rex of detection-removal systems, FluoRaptor is debuted by Key Technology.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The FluoRaptor, new from Key Technology, is a fluorescencesensing laser sorter designed to maximize the detection and removal of defects, extraneous vegetable matter and foreign material based on differing levels of chlorophyll as well as color, size, and shape. Using what is ...
Say goodbye to box cutters with better packing system.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Tired of getting complaints and even returns from customers after products at their end were damaged when somebody used box cutters to open the cartons? Better Packages says it has the solution. The BP E-Z Pull Tab[R] System, an add-on for case sealers, eliminates the need for ...
Bradman Lake grows in Britain with new factory at Norwich.(Equipment and Technology)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Bradman Lake is putting millions of pounds sterling into a new manufacturing plant in Norwich, England. The facility will be home to the Group's brands Autowrappers and Europack, which will start production of packaging machinery within. The ...
Catwalk performances at the CFS stand Become a 'Purr-fect' draw at IFFA show.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The meat of the matter at the IFFA Exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, was increased efficiency and cost savings. At the CFS stand, the focus was on daily operational challenges of meat processors: variety and flexibility, cost per kilo or pack, food safety and environment. This ...
Designing frozen food industry clothing depends on input from industry workers.(Equipment and Technology)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Dressing for success in the frozen food and refrigerated warehousing industries means keeping warm above all else. And who better than cold storage workers to give advice on how to achieve that? That's why Walls Industries, Cleburne, Texas, USA, seeks their input. "For every ...
Norway's Borealis A/S rolls out tough vacuum packaging film.(Packaging Trends and News)
Jul 01, 2007 ... BorForm, a polyolefin for film-based vacuum forming packaging for frozen foods, has been introduced by Borealis A/S. Developed in cooperation with packaging converter Tommen Gram, BorForm addresses performance, aesthetic and environmental requirements of processors and consumers ...
Ampac packaging acquires Mohawk Northern Plastics.(Packaging Trends and News)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Cincinnati, Ohio, USA-based Ampac Packaging LLC recently bought Mohawk Northern Plastics, Auburn, Washington, for an undisclosed sum of money. The acquired firm is now operating as a unit of Ampac Flexibles, headed up by George Thomas. Mohawk, a fully-integrated flexible ...
Triangle weighs in with better accuracy.(Packaging Trends and News)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The Selectacom A612 belt-feed weigher from Triangle Packaging Machinery allows processors to accurately control and weigh food products. The unit easily handles boneless chicken breasts, bone-in poultry parts, marinated poultry and meat items and many sticky, wet or difficult ...
Lubriplate names Stephen Morrow sales VP.(Packaging Trends and News)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Stephen A. Morrow has been appointed vice president of sales at Lubriplate Lubricants Co., Newark, New Jersey, USA, which produces lubricants for the food processing industry that are marketed around the world. "Our company's synthetic product sales have grown substantially ...
Weighing in with new Z bucket, Weighpack upgrades baggers.(Packaging Trends and News)
Jul 01, 2007 ... A new bucket conveyor is the latest addition to an extensive conveyor line available from Weighpack, Inc. Meanwhile, Weighpack has also upgraded its high speed VFFS (vertical form fill and seal) bagger series. The XPDIUS is now available in full stainless steel models (XP800, ...
Lantech offers high-volume stretch wrapper with RFID capability.(Packaging Trends and News)
Jul 01, 2007 ... A new stretch wrapping system from Lantech, the RS-6000, is said to chum out 180-200 loads per hour without film breaks Meanwhile, Lantech is introducing RFID tag-reading capability as a standard option on all its semiautomatic pallet stretch wrappers. The company demonstrated a ...
Ryson Spiral Conveyors.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Ryson Spiral Conveyors provide valuable space savings and high throughput, while needing little maintenance. Available in stainless ...
Fallas Automation, Inc.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Offering maximum flexibility, Fallas case packing systems deliver 12-18 month ROI. Gravity or robotic, speeds up to 200 per minute, lay flat or ...
Triangle Package Machinery.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Triangle Package Machinery: VFFS Bag Machines, Combi Weighers, Vertical/Horizontal Cartoners. Phone: +1 ...
Wire Belt Co. of America.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The leading manufacturer of USDA-accepted metal conveyor belts. Engineered with up to 86% open area, Flat-Flex[R] belts are perfect for ...
Gregor Jonsson.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Jonsson shrimp peeling systems peel shrimp faster, better and cheaper than any other method. Any size, style or kind of shrimp is gently, ...
KBD Group/Kajima.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Kajima/KBD Group: planning, design, construction of frozen food and cold storage plants. Phone: ...
Mollenberg-Betz.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... A one-source mechanical refrigeration contractor for design and installation of refrigeration systems for cold storage facilities, food and dairy ...
Meyer Machine Co.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The next generation Sealed Dumper was designed to eliminate debris that fall from boxes and pallets into your product. In addition, the Sealed Dumper ...
Nelson-Jameson.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... A complete color-coded system helps your sanitation program by assuring that plant tools stay in the areas they are meant to ...
Suffolk Cold Storage.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Eight blast cells in Virginia with capacity of 40 pallets each. Two convertible coolers (3,600 pallets). Freezer capacity of 20,000 pallets with 29 ...
Easy X-Raying from Eriez.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... A new generation of automatic X-Ray inspection systems, Eriez' E-Z Tec XR Series, is now available. The equipment identifies contaminants, ...
Advanced Food Equipment.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... For more information: Phone: +1 740-392-4303; Website: www.afpe.com; Address: P.O ....
FEMC.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... FEMC tames your wildest projects! Give us a call, or visit us on the web and discover how FEMC's line of packaging applications can help ...
Thermo Fisher.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... APEX 500 High-Performance Metal Detector. Advanced detection of metal contamination in package/processing applications. Phone: +1 ...
Kliklok-Woodman.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Kliklok-Woodman offers complete solutions for packaging with flexible film or paperboard structures. Systems for top-load, end-load and wrap ...
General Machinery.(PRODUCT & SERVICES INFORMATION GUIDE)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Hydrauflaker 2501 with block capacity up to 10" x 24" x 24" (25.4cm x 60.96cm x 60.96cm) Phone: +1 920-458-2189; fax: +1 ...
Ecuador's tropical fruit pulp great to gulp as cool, refreshing exotic beverage treats.
Jul 01, 2007; ... Perched high on the equator, Ecuador's capital city Quito is home to a number of fist-rate, though relatively small-scale, processors of exotic tropical fruit pulp packed in frozen form for juice reconstitution by foodservice operators as well as consumers at home. Among them is Leenrike ...
Phoenix-based Inventure Group buys Rader Farms for $21 million.(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... The Inventure Group, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, has purchased Rader Farms, a Lynden, Washington processor and marketer of premium frozen blueberries, raspberries, berry blends and other fruit products, for approximately $21 million in cash. The acquisition provides Inventure access ...
Tiefkuhlkost in osteuropa und russland auf der uberholspur/L'Europe de l'est sur la voie rapide de l'economie croissante de l'alimentation surgelee/Europa del este, imparable en la mercado de alimentos congelados.(In dieser Ausgabe: WICHTIGE TIEFKUHLKOST-NEWS/EN MANCHETTE DANS CE NUMERO/En este numero: TENDENCIAS INTERNACIONALES DE LOS ALIMENTOS CONGELADOS)(market grows for frozen food in Eastern Europe)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Die Presseagentur Just-Food hat kurzlich eine Untersuchung in zehn osteuropaischen Landern durchgefuhrt und berichtet, dass der dortige Tiefkuhlkostmarkt zwischen 2000 und 2005 eine jahrliche Wachstumsrate von 7,2% verzeichnen konnte. Obwohl die regionalen Lieferanten den Markt dominieren, ...
Gesunde babynahrung, gesunde babys; neue produkte finden eine nische in der tiefkuhlkost/Des aliments sains pour bebe pour des bebes en bonne sante : des nouvelles entreprises se lancent dans une nouvelle niche de produits surgeles/Comidas de bebe sanas, bebes sanos: un nuevo nicho del congelado.(In dieser Ausgabe: WICHTIGE TIEFKUHLKOST-NEWS/EN MANCHETTE DANS CE NUMERO/En este numero: TENDENCIAS INTERNACIONALES DE LOS ALIMENTOS CONGELADOS)(Tastybaby, Bobobaby, Plum Organics and others offer frozen food for babies)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Tiefgekuhlte Babykost? Sie kann sicherlich nicht mit Pizza und Shrimps konkurrieren, aber sie ist eine junge und wachsende Kategorie, und wird noch interessanter, seitdem mehrere Firmen auf dem Markt sind: und dies nicht nur in Nordamerika, sondern auch in Grossbritannien, Australien und ...
Tiefgekuhlter broccoli ist der konig der berge, beziehungsweise des anden plateaus in ecuador/L'industrie du silure en pleine toumente: antibiotiques, melamine et Wal-Mart/La industria del pez gato en co stantes dificultades: antibioticos, melamina y Wal-Mart.(In dieser Ausgabe: WICHTIGE TIEFKUHLKOST-NEWS/EN MANCHETTE DANS CE NUMERO/ En este numero: TENDENCIAS INTERNACIONALES DE LOS ALIMENTOS CONGELADOS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Die Farbe der ecuadorianischen Wahrung ist grun, denn der hellste Stern am landwirtschaftlichen Exporthimmel in Ecuador, das im Jahr 1999 zur Stabilisiemng der eigenen Wahrung den US-Dollar als offizielles Zahlungsmittel eingefuhrt hat, ist der Broccoli. In den aquatorialen ...
Markt fur wels vom pech verfolgt: antibiotika, melamin und Wal-Mart/Tu as vu maman : la nouvelle glace a l'eau longue duree, fait moins de saletes!/El brocoli congelado es el rey de la Montana, o mas bien de la Coordillera andina, en Ecuador.(In dieser Ausgabe: WICHTIGE TIEFKUHLKOST-NEWS/EN MANCHETTE DANS CE NUMERO/En este numero: TENDENCIAS INTERNACIONALES DE LOS ALIMENTOS CONGELADOS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Es begann damit, dass drei amerikanische Sudstaaten ein Einfuhrverbot fur importierten chinesischen Wels aufgrund von Antibiotikaruckstanden verhangten. Dann wurden in Amerika hldustriechemikalien im Futter fur die Welszucht gefunden. Eine weitere Uberraschung konnte sein, dass ...
Schau mama: weniger ferkelei mit dem Neuen langsam schmilzenden eis am stiel/Les brocolis surgeles sont les rois de la montagne, ou plutot du plateau de andes/Mira Mama: con el helado que se derrite muy despacio es todo mas limpio y sin goteos.(In dieser Ausgabe: WICHTIGE TIEFKUHLKOST-NEWS/EN MANCHETTE DANS CE NUMERO/En este numero: TENDENCIAS INTERNACIONALES DE LOS ALIMENTOS CONGELADOS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Unilever wettet, dass ihre Slow Melt Popsicles (langsmn schmilzendes Eis am Stiel) in diesem Sommer der Favorit bei den nordamerikanischen Muttern sein werden, die ihren Kindern ein Eis am Stiel kaufen wollen. Das relativ neue Produkt--das in 20er Packs im Einzelhandel zu $ 3,79 verkauft ...
Sweet success for M&S, R&R.(In dieser Ausgabe: WICHTIGE TIEFKUHLKOST-NEWS)(R&R Ice Cream UK Ltd. )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Marks & Spencer Toffee Honeycomb Dairy Ice Cream, produced by R&R Ice Cream UK Ltd., took top honors recently from the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) as Retail Product ...
Promarisco honored by Restaurant Giant.(En este numero: TENDENCIAS INTERNACIONALES DE LOS ALIMENTOS CONGELADOS)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Promarisco, an Ecuadorian shrimp exporter headquartered in Guayaquil, has received the 2007 William B. Darden Distinguished Supplier of the Year Award. The award was presented at Darden Restaurants' annual vendors conference in Chicago. Promarisco was one of only eight suppliers ...
With flour power again in full flower, pastamania shapes up as meant: al dente: now that carbohydrate-counting is out of favor, consumers are increasingly reaching for carbladen flavor to savor. Among the ways that frozen food makers are dishing it out are with durum and semolina flour-based pasta in all their many creative forms. Mangiare!(PASTA TRENDS)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Good-bye and rest in peace, Dr. Atkins. Hello Michael Angelo s Fettuccini Alfredo! From bread to boccolotti and agnoltti to ziti, carbohydrate-heavy comfort foods are back on the front burner in diet-delirious North America. Not that pasta favorites like spaghetti and lasagna ...
Turnabout coming in Danish market? Convenience may trump high prices: a new generation of consumers and retail shoppers may finally be willing to pay more for frozen foods, and that could very well create a viable market for higher quality products.(SCANDINAVIA MARKET REPORT)
Jul 01, 2007; ... Although opinions vary from one processor to the next, there are signs that Danish consumers are demanding better quality frozen foods and, more importantly, are not quite as price sensitive as in the past. Long considered to be of poor quality, frozens have been regarded ...
EU member countries take tough stance on safety regulations for frozen food.(News from Europe)
Jul 01, 2007 ... Frozen foods shouldn't get off easy when it comes to safety rules, the European Union's member states said in comments on a draft international code of practice. "At many occasions, the provisions are optional ('may be') when the members would have preferred a more prescriptive ...