Industry News
Rushed labelling system is still flawed, AFGC says
The new front-of-pack nutrition labelling system (FoPL) has been rushed out without any cost-benefit analysis or evidence that it will achieve the outcomes it is seeking, according to AFGC CEO Gary Dawson. [ + ]
SABIC publishes new food safety and compliance declarations
SABIC has published new food safety and compliance declarations for its polyolefins (polyethylenes and polypropylenes) on its website to allow its clients to gain assurance on regulatory compliance. [ + ]
Coles in court for half-baked bread
The ACCC has instituted Federal Court proceedings against Coles after the supermarket’s ‘freshly baked’ bread products were alleged to be par-baked off-site and sent frozen to Coles stores with in-house bakeries. [ + ]
Fraunhofer develops omega-3 sausages with no fishy taste
To address the lack of omega-3s in the German diet, Fraunhofer researchers have developed an omega-3 rich food that will appeal to German consumers: the omega-3 sausage. [ + ]
Supply chain visibility study shows importance of GS1 standards
Aberdeen Group’s new research study ‘Supply Chain Visibility: A Critical Strategy to Optimise Cost and Service’ reveals 63% of 149 companies with predominant global supply chains have ranked supply chain visibility as a high priority for improvement. [ + ]
The Avolution has begun
A new avocado marketing company has been launched. The Avolution brings together producers from around Australia to ensure a 12-month supply of avocados. [ + ]
FS&T webinar explores skills for the future
The ISEKI-Food Association is conducting a webinar which will present data from a study that aimed to identify the skills needed by professional food scientists and technologists into the future. [ + ]
Innovation Grants now open for applications
Applications are now open for Innovation Grants. Grants from $250,000 to $1.5 million are available for agriculture, fishing, aquaculture and farm forestry industries. [ + ]
Pharmaceutical packaging products to hit $90bn in 2017
World demand for pharmaceutical packaging products will increase 6.4% annually to $90 billion in 2017, the Freedonia Group has predicted. [ + ]
Rapid identification and strain typing of Salmonella
PathoGenetix has announced research demonstrating the use of genome sequence scanning (GSS) technology to confirm and identify pathogenic Salmonella strains in enriched spinach samples in less than five hours. [ + ]
NZ bioactive milk protein launches in Japan
Quantec has signed a distribution and supply agreement with Kanematsu Chemicals Corporation to distribute Quantec’s patented IDP complex of bioactive milk proteins throughout Japan. [ + ]
[Video] Watch Heat & Control’s packaging machinery in action
What’s New in Food Technology & Manufacturing talked with Walter Mayer from Langen Packaging Group about the Langen Air Cartoner. [ + ]
Five common foods with the ‘health halo’ effect
Recent studies show people tend to eat twice as much of foods labelled sugar free, fat free or whole wheat due to what dieticians call the ‘health halo’ effect. Dietician Kari Kooi lists the top five ‘health’ foods to avoid. [ + ]
UV light could double shelf life of strawberries
Strawberry lovers rejoice: the days of unpacking your luscious berries from the refrigerator only to find them sprouting wispy goatees of mould may be numbered. [ + ]
Turning soft plastics into furniture
The AFGC, Coles and the RED Group have launched the REDcycle Program in Canberra, which recycles soft plastic packaging into furniture. Consumers can drop off plastics at eight Coles stores in Canberra. [ + ]
