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High omega-3s claimed to increase risk of prostate cancer
Fatty acids derived from fatty fish and fish-oil supplements, usually lauded as ‘cardio cure-alls’, have been found to increase the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer. [ + ]
Dust: an explosive risk
History is littered with incidents of catastrophic dust explosions. It is possible, however, to minimise the risk by identifying and mitigating contributing factors. [ + ]
Calls for AUSVEG chair to step down
Vegetable growers are calling for John Brent to step down as AUSVEG chairman after he was accused of insolvent trading. Bunny Bite Foods’ administrator told creditors they may be able to make a claim against Brent for insolvent trading. [ + ]
Encouraging students into food science careers
A video describing how a food scientist developed a soy product that provides a high-protein, cholesterol-free and gluten-free vegetarian alternative that looks, feels and tastes like chicken is the latest addition to the IFT’s video series that shows what it’s like to be a food scientist. [ + ]
Turning wastewater into green energy
The United Farmer and Industry cane sugar mill in Thailand is one of the latest mills to use GWE Anaerobic technology. The plant has a capacity of 3500 cubic metres a day of wastewater, containing 22,750 kg per day COD of natural origin that can be broken down into biogas by anaerobic bacteria. [ + ]
What to do with 1.31 trillion plastic beverage bottles each year
The 446 billion PET containers used worldwide for beverage packaging in 2011 is expected to grow to 1.3 trillion by 2015. That’s a lot of bottles that have to be dealt with in the waste and recycling streams. [ + ]
They are what you ate
You are what you eat - and so are your offspring. And in the title bout featuring protein versus sugar, protein is the winner. [ + ]
BASF creates a new way to drink coffee
BASF’s compostable plastic ecovio has found its first production application in a system solution for coffee packaging. BASF has collaborated with the Swiss Coffee Company to develop a coffee capsule with aroma-tight outer packaging. [ + ]
NORD drives Little Creatures Geelong Brewery
A new model from NORD Drivesystems’ Industrial Gear Unit series has been selected as the main gearbox drive for the lauter tun at the Little Creatures Geelong Brewery. [ + ]
Ishida checkweighers key to 20% throughput increase
As part of a target to increase production throughput by 20%, one of the UK’s largest frozen vegetable processors and packers has installed five Ishida multihead weighers. [ + ]
Reducing energy and water usage in continuous-process cooking and cooling
Recent developments in continuous-process cooking have provided critical reductions in energy use. Capable of being integrated into existing rotary drum systems, these heat and water recovery systems are helping food processors realise significant cost savings. [ + ]
In-house PET production saves more than just time
Coca-Cola Amatil has tightened its supply chain by changing over to in-house production of PET containers, preforms and closures as part of its $629 Project Zero initiative. [ + ]
Bindaree Beef beats the carbon tax
A more energy-efficient rendering plant and directing all of its organic waste through a digester to generate clean energy from biogas will reduce Bindaree Beef’s carbon emissions by 95% and deliver annual operating cost savings of $2.44 million. [ + ]
Minimising unplanned downtime, acoustically
Flour milling specialist Whitworth Bros Ltd is minimising unplanned downtime and optimising scheduled maintenance with the MHC-Memo Pro acoustic monitoring system from Holroyd. [ + ]
MicroZap, macro effect
Microwaves could have a greater impact than just consumer convenience. MicroZap technology can extend the shelf life of fresh bread to 60 days - a result that could have positive implications for global food waste and food safety. [ + ]
