Industry News
Achieving safe and efficient magnetic separation in pet food slurries
Magnattack Global has developed the RE80 HT Meat Emulsion & Slurry Pipeline Separator. [ + ]
Organic yoghurt is the most sugary
Less than 9% of yoghurts and only 2% of children's yoghurts were classified as low sugar and achieved the green nutrition label in the UK. [ + ]
Scientists warn BPA substitutes are not safe
A recent paper has revealed BPA and its replacements can cause similar problems in mice, and likely humans, for up to three generations. [ + ]
2018's best new products revealed
Hum Honey Cold Fusion and Vegetarian Shiitake Dumpling & Prawn Hargow were among the winners of Fine Food Australia's 2018 Best New Product Awards. [ + ]
Recognising agriculture's emerging leaders
Young, forward-thinking people with a passion for the food and agriculture industries are encouraged to apply for the evokeAG Future Young Leaders Program. [ + ]
Comment invited on wine additive
FSANZ is calling for comment on an application to permit potassium polyaspartate as a food additive in wine. [ + ]
Start-ups to tackle food loss in Asia
Rabobank is launching the Food Loss Challenge Asia, which encourages start-ups to present their tech-based solutions to reduce food loss. [ + ]
Make the most of your time at Foodtech Packtech this week
Foodtech Packtech is NZ's premier exhibition for food and beverage processors and it is on from Tuesday until Thursday this week in Auckland. [ + ]
Wine drinkers say cork is king
In a blind taste test, consumers rated the same wine as superior when they believed it was closed with a natural cork as opposed to a screw cap or a synthetic cork. [ + ]
What is Kirin going to do with Lion?
With restructuring of Lion Dairy and Drinks over, owner Kirin Holdings has announced a strategic review with sale of the business unit one option. [ + ]
Are dinner planning behaviours generational?
NPD research found consumer behaviours around food are impacted by generational values, age and life stage. [ + ]
Eating less meat could save more water
Switching to a vegetarian or pescetarian diet could reduce a country's water footprint by up to half, a European study has found. [ + ]
Innovia Films has new branding
Innovia Films, a BOPP film manufacturer, has undergone a rebrand to make it align more closely to CCL Industries' corporate styling. [ + ]
ISO standards for infant formula ingredients
ISO, in cooperation with a number of international industry bodies, is developing a series of international standards on validated methods of analysis for infant formula. [ + ]
Fonterra amplifies its workforce
Fonterra's matchmaking service, amp, will allow employees to spend up to a third of their time on internal projects outside their normal role. [ + ]
