Industry News
Developing active packaging to preserve food and reduce waste
Cornell University scientists are developing active packaging materials that can help to preserve food such as salad dressings, marinades and beverages. [ + ]
Unilever updates its food marketing to children standards
Unilever has updated its marketing standards for an increasingly digital world by stopping its food and beverage marketing for under 16-year-olds. [ + ]
Electric chopsticks amp up salty flavour
Electric chopsticks that increase the perception of salt have been developed by Japanese scientists. [ + ]
NZ streamlines food recall with new guidance
New procedures and documents have been developed by New Zealand Food Safety to make it easier for companies to recall foods. [ + ]
Coles launches carbon-neutral certified beef range
Coles has launched its certified own-brand carbon-neutral beef product range — certified as carbon neutral by Climate Active. [ + ]
Beef marbling measurement tool gets accreditation tick
Australian startup MEQ Probe has received accreditation for its 'hot carcase' marbling measurement technology for beef, just three months after its lamb accreditation. [ + ]
Sustainable salad bag wins Dow packaging award
Mondi’s recyclable paper-based salad bags have been recognised for their innovation and sustainability. [ + ]
Study reviews salt reduction strategies for food manufacturers
In an effort to help food manufacturers, a review of scientific literature provides insight into the wide variety of salt-reducing technologies that exist. [ + ]
A jam-packed schedule for SA food industry
A bevy of events is running in the coming weeks in South Australia for the bustling food manufacturing industry in the state. [ + ]
NZ boosts international dairy worker intake
Hundreds of extra workers will be brought into New Zealand to be employed on dairy farms that are in the midst of a local worker shortage. [ + ]
Meet the Makers event gathers Qld food producers
The Food & Agribusiness Network event will see companies from across SE Queensland gather to show off their products and demonstrate the manufacturing prowess of the region. [ + ]
Nestlé Purina pet food factory expansion unveiled
The $90 million expansion of Nestlé's site in Blayney, NSW, will allow the company to scale up its wet cat food production capacities. [ + ]
Research: Microplastics entering human food chain
A team of SA scientists has warned that microplastics are now finding their way into human food supplies — including wild-caught and ocean-farmed fish and seafood. [ + ]
Amcor launches Lift-Off packaging innovation initiative
The search is on for innovative packaging start-ups, who could receive up to $250,000 from Amcor to develop their products. [ + ]
New Vic facility to teach chocolate and gelato craft
TAFE students will be able to learn how to make ice cream and chocolate at a new $795,600 high-tech facility in Melbourne, including traditional gelato-making techniques. [ + ]
