Food design & research

Guide to food packaging security

15 January, 2015 by Pierre Pienaar FAIP* | Supplied by: Australian Institute of Packaging

Packaging security is critical to food, keeping food fresh as well as safe to eat. Packaging security encompasses everything from consumer tampering to bioterrorism to product counterfeiting.


Vitamin waters found to offer negligible nutritional benefit

15 January, 2015

Despite making grand claims about immune support, antioxidant properties and the like, researchers have found that the benefit to be gained from vitamin waters and energy drinks is negligible.


Why E. coli O157 only infects the gut

15 January, 2015

E. coli O157 is unable to attach itself to host tissue in high concentrations of D-Serine.


Chocolate flavanols give ageing brains a boost

14 January, 2015

Your addiction to that 3 pm chocolate bar may not be just a way to alleviate boredom - it could also give your brain a much-needed boost. Evidence is increasingly suggesting that chocolate flavanols improve cognitive function.


Kitchens of the future could fundamentally change food processing industry

14 January, 2015

Think a Thermomix is impressive? How about kitchen appliances that shop for meals, monitor dietary needs and even 3D-print food on demand? If such changes are in store for consumers' kitchens, what will the food processing industry look like in 2050?


Could bisphenol S be more harmful than bisphenol A?

13 January, 2015

Bisphenol S (BPS), which is often used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in consumer plastics, may in fact be more harmful than BPA itself, new research suggests.


RTE grain-based dessert purchases drop 24% in US

09 January, 2015

Who's eating all the pies? Not as many American consumers as you'd expect, apparently. Purchases of ready-to-eat grain-based desserts (RTE GBDs) such as cakes, cookies, pies, doughnuts and pastries fell by 24% in the US between 2005 and 2012.


HFCS more toxic than table sugar, study shows

08 January, 2015

High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has just received another blow to its already tarnished reputation: researchers have found that it is more toxic to mice than table sugar.


Cardia secures seven new patents

07 January, 2015 | Supplied by: Cardia Bioplastics

Cardia Bioplastics secured seven new patents in 2014 for its Cardia Compostable, Biohybrid and PPC-starch resin and finished products from Patent and Trademark Offices in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and China.


2015: Top nutrition trends predicted

22 December, 2014

After the excesses of the holiday season, most people's thoughts turn to dieting in the new year - even if the diet only lasts until Australia Day. So what will the top nutrition trends be for 2015?


Nutrition, food safety makes GM foods more palatable

10 December, 2014

The majority of consumers will accept the presence of nanotechnology or genetic modification (GM) technology in foods if the technology enhances the nutrition or improves the safety of the food, according to research.


Researchers laser in on the perfect apple

10 December, 2014

Researchers have developed a method to help farmers harvest climacteric fruits - like apples, bananas, pears and tomatoes - at their precise peak in ripeness, using laser biospeckle technology.


Levy to combat oyster mortality syndrome

09 December, 2014

Australian Seafood Industries (ASI) will collect a levy, in conjunction with hatcheries, to undertake research into developing spat with resistance to the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS).


Fizzy physics

09 December, 2014

When bubbles burst at a liquid's surface, as seen in champagne or carbonated drinks, droplets are ejected. This little event, which is commonly seen in much greater scale on the ocean's surface, involves a fascinating facet of physics.


US gluten-free market surges 63%

09 December, 2014

The surge in popularity of gluten-free diets has led to a 63% growth in the US gluten-free food market in the past two years.


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