Industry News
Salt reduction at heart of new NZ agreement
The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) and the Heart Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share information and avoid duplication of effort as they attempt to rein in New Zealanders' salt intake.
[ + ]Primo prosecuted over pork labelling
Australia’s largest manufacturer of smallgoods, Primo, has been fined $233,325 plus $200,000 costs for labelling imported pork products as Australian.
[ + ]Asia-Pacific cakes and pastries market to be worth $35.2bn in 2013
7.6% growth between 2008 and 2013 will see the Asia-Pacific cakes and pastries market worth more than $35 billion in 2013.
[ + ]Increased protein and fibre in flat breads
Distillers dried grains with solubles, a co-product when corn is processed into ethanol, can be used to supplement protein and fibre in a range of baked products such as chapattis.
[ + ]Qiagen acquires portfolio of molecular food safety tests
Qiagen has added 70 Institute for Product Quality molecular food safety assays to its fastest growing business segment.
[ + ]Packaging for transport training
The Australian Institute of Packaging is running a half-day training course on ‘Packaging for Transport’ on Thursday 22 July in Melbourne.
[ + ]NMI responsible for all trade measurement throughout Australia
The National Measurement Institute (NMI) is to become the regulatory body responsible for trade measurement throughout Australia.
[ + ]Food safety guide from CSIRO
CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences has released a book - ‘Make It Safe: A Guide to Food Safety’ - which provides small-scale food manufacturers with a practical guide to controlling food safety hazards.
[ + ]Campbell Arnott donates 82,000 kg of soup
A delivery of 82,000 kilograms of Campbell’s soup will provide a nutritious meal for over half a million of Australians who need food assistance this coming winter.
[ + ]Healthy funding boost for food partnership
The federal government’s commitment to spend $900,000 over three years to make foods healthier in Australia has been commended by the Australian Food and Grocery Council.
[ + ]Knowing when poultry goes foul
Researchers have designed an instrument that can quickly detect poultry spoilage without damaging the product and can be used by suppliers during all stages of processing, transport and storage.
[ + ]Marks & Spencer packs its wine in PET
Marks & Spencer will convert its range of mini still wine bottles to PET, saving 525 tonnes of packaging a year. The range includes 19 bottles of red, white and rose wine.
[ + ]Corn for food and fuel
Meeting our demand for food and fuel with corn may not be as difficult as previously suspected. Researchers at the University of Minnesota conducted genetic studies of corn varieties and found that corn can be bred to optimise properties for cellulosic ethanol without adversely affecting the grain yield.
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