Industry News
Importing food has hidden environmental costs
A study found that importing food can be equally as damaging to the domestic environment as exporting food. [ + ]
Aussies eating more vegies with smartphone app
A report by CSIRO shows 80% of participants were 'always' or 'usually' eating three types of vegetables at dinner after using its VegEze app. [ + ]
Fonterra reduces Brightwater emissions by 25%
The coal boiler at Fonterra's Brightwater dairy factory is about to get an upgrade, adding capacity to burn wood biomass to generate steam. [ + ]
Nestlé opens two consumer healthcare factories in China
Nestlé is investing CHF 150 million (AU$201 million) in two new consumer healthcare factories in the China Medical City in Taizhou. [ + ]
Clean meat start-up 3D prints steak
Aleph Farms has developed a technology to 3D print clean meat that mimics the same structure and taste as traditional cuts of meat. [ + ]
Student's shrimp bioplastic internationally recognised
Fifteen-year-old Angelina Arora will represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pennsylvania. [ + ]
ACCC criticises progress on cattle industry reform
The ACCC said the cattle industry has made "little progress" on the 15 recommendations it made to bring about better transparency. [ + ]
Carrots are king
Australian fresh vegetable exports up 61% in the last five years. [ + ]
Bühler and Microsoft partner to increase availability of safe food
A digital alliance will use AI, intelligent cloud and IoT solutions — as well as blockchain technology — to help eliminate contaminated grains. [ + ]
Kill food pathogens in the gut without antibiotics
Bacteriophages can target specific foodborne disease pathogens in the gut without affecting the rest of the gut microbiome. [ + ]
Clean Seas Seafood uses rapid freezing technology
Clean Seas Seafood is offering its Spencer Gulf Hiramasa Kingfish in a frozen format using its newly developed liquid nitrogen rapid freezing technology. [ + ]
$2.4m boost for grains R&D in WA
The McGowan government is investing an additional $24 million to help battle increasing competition from overseas grain producers. [ + ]
Turi and OSI merge
A 50/50 merger between Turi Foods and OSI Group has created Turosi Pty Ltd. The merger will provide more benefits and options to all clients. [ + ]
No more 'veggie sausages' in France
France's decision to ban the use of meat-related words to describe vegan food products, such as 'burger' and 'steak', has received a mixed reaction. [ + ]
NZ focus: food safety, biosecurity, fisheries and forestry
NZ's MPI is establishing four business units focusing of food safety, fisheries, forestry and biosecurity. [ + ]
