Industry News
Middleby relaunches Thurne branded slicing systems
Middleby Corporation has recently acquired the Marel slicing business and is reintroducing the Thurne brand name as part of its portfolio of processing brands. [ + ]
AIP calls for help to support Foodbank
The AIP is supporting Foodbank to pack Christmas hampers - and they need your help. [ + ]
Google app will count calories in Instagram 'food porn'
Google has responded to our appetite for 'food porn' by developing an artificial intelligence project to calculate the calories in your latest Instagram. [ + ]
Tracking food poisoning outbreaks with genomic sequencing
As the cost of genomic sequencing technology drops, it offers new opportunities for the identification and management of public health issues. [ + ]
Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre board members announced
Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL) has appointed four leading food and agribusiness sector experts to the board of the organisation, which is developing the Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre. [ + ]
Commemorative BioCups support Indigenous programs
To celebrate National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) and NAIDOC Week (5-12 July), Qantas has released two limited edition inflight coffee cups for both weeks. [ + ]
AIP announces Australia's first Certified Packaging Professional
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has announced that Pierre Pienaar is the inaugural recipient of the Certified Packaging Professional designation. [ + ]
First PET bottle made entirely from plants
The Coca-Cola Company has unveiled the world's first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant materials. [ + ]
Tetra Pak package receives sustainability award
Tetra Pak's Prisma Aseptic 1000 with bio-based plastic received a gold award for sustainability at the WorldStar awards held in Milan. [ + ]
Juice company, supermarket fined for misleading labelling
The ACCC has issued fines totalling $20,400 to Supabarn Supermarkets and The Real Juice Company for misleading labelling on two juice products. [ + ]
FSANZ invites submissions on maximum residue limits
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has called for submissions on a proposal to introduce maximum residue limits (MRLs) for residues of agricultural and veterinary chemicals that may occur in food. [ + ]
Vaccines developed for H5N1, H7N9 avian influenza strains
Researchers have used a new method to develop vaccines for two strains of avian influenza that can be transmitted from poultry to humans. [ + ]
Parents will pay a premium for naturally sourced colours
Kalsec, a producer of natural flavour extracts, colours, antioxidants and hop products for the food and beverage industry, has released the results of a consumer study.
[ + ]Standard for testing transmission of water vapour in packaging
ASTM is developing a new standard to test the transmission rate of water vapour into packaging materials. [ + ]
