Industry News
Non-hairy canary seeds suitable for coeliacs
Looking to expand dietary options for coeliacs, Joyce Irene Boye and colleagues developed a new variety of glabrous (hairless) canary seeds, which have been bred specifically for human consumption. [ + ]
Company fined $35K for cheese shredding accident
A dairy company was convicted and fined $35,000 following an incident in which a worker had a finger severed in a cheese shredding machine. [ + ]
Man fined for threatening NSW Food Authority officer
An Ulladulla man has been fined for threatening a NSW Food Authority officer who was conducting an inspection of a food business selling seafood from a fishing vessel. [ + ]
Keeping salad in the dark may make it healthier
You’d be amazed what plants get up to at night. US researchers have found that by manipulating the circadian clocks of fruits and vegetables, they were able to improve the amount of antioxidants they contain. [ + ]
Wine industry pushes for merger legislation
The wine industry has introduced a Bill into parliament that seeks to establish the Australian Grape and Wine Authority through the merger of the Wine Australia Corporation and Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation. [ + ]
Industry encouraged to promote science
A new publication designed to encourage businesses to promote the benefits of science and innovation has been published. Inspiring industry to inspire Australia aims to improve the way Australians perceive and value science. [ + ]
Anglomoil receives NSF certification
Anglomoil’s Synthetic Food Grade (SFG) lubricant range has been awarded ISO 21469 certification by NSF International. [ + ]
Factors that influence pre-harvest spinach contamination
Cost-effective strategies for control of produce contamination may become realities now that researchers have identified a variety of factors that influence the likelihood of E. coli contamination of spinach on farms prior to harvest. [ + ]
Fonterra invests another $30 million at Whareroa in Taranaki
Fonterra has announced a further $30 million investment to expand its dry distribution centre at its Whareroa site in Taranaki. [ + ]
Pregnant women need iodised salt and iodine supplements
Although bread in Australia is fortified with iodised salt, this alone does not supply pregnant women with sufficient iodine to ensure a healthy foetus, researchers from the University of Adelaide claim. [ + ]
Microfluidic chip could aid food safety
A new process for making a 3D microstructure that can be used to analyse cells could be useful in counterterrorism measures and water and food safety concerns. [ + ]
Online retailing to hit 20% by 2018
Online retailing will comprise 20% of the non-food market in Australia in five years, retail expert Stephen Kulmar predicts. The Australian retail market should expect a major shake-up, Kulmar said. [ + ]
Pro-Pac acquires Eco Food Pack
Pro-Pac Packaging has announced it will purchase the business and assets of Eco Food Pack Australia, a Sydney-based company that develops and sells food packaging trays for the fresh meat, seafood and poultry industries. [ + ]
Yoghurt summit stimulates further research
The inaugural Global Summit on the Health Effects of Yogurt brought together international nutrition experts, who presented the current state of the science on the health effects of yoghurt and identified research gaps that need to be addressed. [ + ]
World Food Prize for work on GM corn
Syngenta scientist Dr Mary-Dell Chilton has been named a laureate of the 2013 World Food Prize, which recognises individuals who have enhanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. [ + ]