Industry News
High fructan barley
CSIRO has developed a barley variety high in fructans which will enable food producers to deliver wholegrain food with greater potential health benefits provided by one natural ingredient. [ + ]
JMP takes three of six APPMA awards
JMP Engineering had plenty to smile about at the APPMA Awards of Excellence: the company took out three of the six awards, including the Export Achievement and Customer Partnership Awards. [ + ]
Emhart Glass named as O-I preferred supplier
Emhart Glass and Owens-Illinois (O-I) have signed an agreement naming Emhart as O-I’s preferred supplier of glass-forming machinery and equipment to all of O-I’s plants around the world. [ + ]
Emerson opens flow calibration and service centre in Singapore
The US$1 million Southeast Asia Flow Calibration and Service Center is reportedly the first in-region, internationally traceable calibration facility. [ + ]
Environmental Packaging Awards submissions open
PAC.NZ has announced that entries into the 2013 Environmental Packaging Awards - Fast Forward - are now open. In total there are eight categories open for entry and a Supreme Winner. [ + ]
Seafood, gut health and lasers: 46th annual AIFST Convention
From sessions on seafood science and gut health to a laser fence that shoots down mosquitoes, the 46th annual AIFST Convention is full of cutting-edge and compelling topics. [ + ]
Natural antimicrobials increasingly preferred over synthetic
Functional food ingredients will increasingly be used as active agents in food antimicrobial coatings, Frost & Sullivan has predicted. [ + ]
New ISO standards for product safety and recall
New ISO standards have been released for Consumer Product Safety (ISO 10377) and Consumer Product Recall (ISO 10393). [ + ]
AFGC and GS1 support Food Allergy Week
The AFGC and GS1 Australia are calling on all companies in the food and grocery industry to get on board with GS1 GoScan as part of Food Allergy Week. [ + ]
Food allergy information portal launched
A new food allergies portal that provides information for consumers and food manufacturers on managing food allergies has been launched to coincide with Food Allergy Awareness Week, 13 to 19 May. [ + ]
Hake takes the cake for Brisbane’s fish and chips
Hake is the fish of choice for Brisbane fish and chip shops, takeaways and cafes, according to Brisbane Wholesale Foods (BW Foods). The company released a report on its top-selling product lines for the first quarter of 2013. [ + ]
Collaboration key to sustainable palm oil
A new report that assesses the facts, myths, issues and challenges around palm oil has been launched by WWF-Australia and the Australian Food and Grocery Council. [ + ]
Redefining the kilogram
Mettler Toledo has developed a new microgram load cell for an experiment aimed at establishing a new definition of the kilogram. The kilogram is the last SI unit still based on an artefact - the international prototype of the kilogram. [ + ]
N Clarke Services launches new name and logo
N Clarke Services has launched a new company name and logo at AUSPACK PLUS 2013. The company is now known as PAC Solutions (Packaging Adhesive Equipment Consultants & Solutions Pty Ltd). [ + ]
Matthews celebrates sale of 1000 FOX IV LPAs
Matthews Australasia is celebrating a significant milestone, having sold its 1000th FOX IV Label Printer Applicator (LPA). The 1000th unit was displayed at Matthews’ AUSPACK PLUS stand. [ + ]
