Ecolab has developed a cleaning program said to solve the difficulties of removing zero trans fat oil residues from food processing equipment.

The Australian Packaging Machinery Association has announced the launch of the 2010 Annual Scholarship program.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking public comment on an urgent amendment to the Food Standard Code to protect public health and safety regarding traceability and processing requirements of semi-dried tomatoes and ingredients.

The NSW Food Authority’s scheme of accredited independent auditors is on track to deliver more choice for licensed food businesses, while maintaining stringent food safety standards.

NDC Infrared Engineering (UK), an NIR process measurement amd monitoring company, has announced the appointment of B-R Controls as its new distributor for the 710e range of ethernet-enabled online gauges.

Milk from Gippsland and cheese from the Yarra Valley may soon be seen on supermarket shelves in India following the release of a Victorian government report into export opportunities in the lucrative Indian dairy market.

Foodservice usage in France, Germany, Japan, Spain, UK, Italy, US and China declined in the third quarter last year, according to research from The NPD Group. Canada was the only country monitored that bucked the trend.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has invited individuals and organisations with an interest in the regulation of food to provide information and comment on a number of possible changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. The changes under consideration include the approval of genetically modified (GM) maize, cotton and corn, erythrosine as a colouring for icing and a national food safety standard for the production and processing of raw milk products.

San Miguel Corp hopes to make the Cospak Group the vehicle for its Australasian and rapidly growing exports business following its acquisition of the company.

Cargill has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Goodman Fielder’s Commercial Edible Fats and Oils business.

Convenient meal options are driving the demand for microwave packaging products with steady growth forecast for the next few years.

Retail ready packaging solutions have developed at a speedy rate and now the AIP is running a roadshow across Queensland and New South Wales in February to launch the new AFGC retail ready toolkit.

Taylors Eighty Acres wines from the Clare Valley, which are 100% carbon neutral based on the international standard for Life Cycle Assessmen, have been chosen for an official function during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

A collection of new resources on European traditional foods has been released by The British Nutrition Foundation, on behalf of the European Food Information Resource (EuroFIR) project.

The safety of stay-tabs on beverage cans has been called into question after a US study has identified 19 cases of ingestion at a single hospital over a 16-year period.