Industry News
Grants to foster food innovation
The National Food Industry Strategy’s (NFIS) Food Innovation Grants (FIG) Program plays an important part in encouraging innovation by Australian food industry businesses, NFIS managing director, Dr Susan Nelle said recently.
[ + ]Reducing perishable food spoilage
Food Science Australia and the national Cold Chain Centre (CCC) in Adelaide have joined forces to help reduce the estimated $20 billion lost globally as a result of the spoilage of perishable foods during storage and transportation.
[ + ]Exposing Victorian food to the US
The Victorian food industry has tantalised the tastebuds of visiting US speciality food buyers during a three day tour of the state starting in Melbourne recently.
[ + ]Proposed changes to supply chain regulations
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited public comment on the latest changes being proposed to the Food Standards Code – regulations that cover the content, labelling and handling of food throughout the supply chain.
[ + ]Improving perishable food supply
Supermarkets, florists and even pharmacists may soon have a better way to monitor the quality of the products they get from suppliers: a sensor that will tell how long before a product spoils or passes its expiration date.
[ + ]Memorandum of Understanding signed by standards bodies
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by Standards Australia and Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) to work closer in developing food standards in Australia.
[ + ]Drying for food preservation
During the past two years, scientists from the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, the Technische Universität Dresden/Germany and the Zittauer Fruchtveredlungs GmbH (ZIFRU) have been testing how dried food can be processed gently as to preserve as many vitamins and secondary plant compounds as possible.
[ + ]FSANZ launches guide to food labelling
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has launched a new guide on country of origin food labelling.
[ + ]Move to focus on food systems
Vital health and environmental issues such as food security and sustainable development are to be addressed after the European Science Foundation recently accepted a proposal for a new Forward Look that aims to create a broad research agenda focusing on all aspects of food systems.
[ + ]Reliability Week 2006
MSc's 10th interactive technology and training conference will take the shape of Reliability Week 2006, when it is held 5-7 April 2006.
[ + ]Wheying up the benefits of ricotta
Ricotta cheese could provide Commonwealth Games athletes with an alternative to the ‘rocket fuel and designer drinks’ now popular with muscle men, gym junkies and fitness fanatics.
[ + ]Japan lifts ban on imported potatoes
Japan has ended its decades-old ban on the import of US fresh potatoes, US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced recently.
[ + ]Obesity strikes Salmon population
Salmon is rich in essential fatty acids, in particular the Omega-3 family of fatty acids. The description 'essential' means that the body cannot synthesise or can only synthesise limited amounts of the substance in question.
[ + ]FSANZ extends comment period
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has extended to 31 March the period for comment on new proposals for a health claims standard that would allow disease risk reduction claims on food labelling.
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