Industry News
Label designers be aware — shoppers don't wear their reading glasses
Who wears their reading glasses while they grocery shop? Around 70% of adults need corrective eyewear but it seems that only 30% of shoppers actually wear their glasses while doing their grocery purchasing. [ + ]
Munters receives 2017 Energy Innovation Award
The 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards announced Munters as the winner of the 'Industry Energy Innovation' award. [ + ]
Championing small business initiative launches
An initiative designed to champion small businesses has been launched by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). [ + ]
Global inequalities in the cost of meat
Meat prices vary dramatically between countries, but this does not take into account the average minimum wage. Affordability for meat is relative to the labour hours, and the 2017 Meat Price Index from Caterwings outlines this. [ + ]
Stolen avocados sold on Facebook
The demand for avocados has increased dramatically in recent years and has led to thieves in New Zealand selling stolen avocados over social media. [ + ]
IBM blockchain consortium champions food safety
A new blockchain collaboration has been formed to help reduce the number of people falling ill due to contaminated food every year. [ + ]
Coca-Cola's $1 million prize for sugar substitute
Coca-Cola has launched two sweetener challenges on the HeroX crowdsourcing platform to find sugar substitutes, one aimed at the public and the other at scientists. [ + ]
Bulla opens new factory for nut-free ice-cream
Bulla Family Dairy has addressed customer enquiries about the nut ingredients in its products by dedicating an entire factory to producing nut-free ice-cream. [ + ]
Possible cure found for peanut allergy
Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, a follow-up study by Prota Therapeutics suggests probiotic and peanut immunotherapy (PPOIT) treatment could build long-term resistance against allergic reactions to peanuts. [ + ]
Award finalists announced for next week's Australian HACCP Conference
The Australian HACCP Conference has announced the finalists for next week's 2017 awards. [ + ]
Why does expensive wine taste better?
Research has found that price tags influence our tastebuds. Wine that is perceived to be expensive supposedly tastes better due to a placebo effect that influences the reward areas in the brain. [ + ]
Sunburn could be caused by poor eating habits
A study has found that those who eat late at night may be more at risk of sunburn and long-term effects such as skin ageing and skin cancer. [ + ]
Health checks for South Australia's sheep flock
Meat & Livestock Australia has announced a $3 million investment (over three years) with the aim of reducing the incidence and costs of endemic health conditions affecting South Australia's sheep flock. [ + ]
How and why does water enhance the taste of whisky?
It all gets back to the chemistry of the flavour compounds in whisky. [ + ]
One capsule or two — the new way to add milk to your coffee
Researchers have developed a milk capsule that dissolves when placed in a hot drink. Not only does this reduce the consumption of packaging material, the capsules are easier to use than conventional plastic containers. [ + ]
