Baby food sealed for safety
13 March, 2019Dr Ulrich Nehring explained how the use of PVC seals in jar closures poses a safety risk to baby food in glass packaging, and discusses safer alternatives.
Proseal ProTest seal quality testing system
11 March, 2019Proseal's ProTest seal quality testing system enables food manufacturers and processors to determine the suitable seal and peel strength for individual products.
Eriez Magnetics Magnet Auditing Service
01 March, 2019Eriez conducts magnet audits for food manufacturing companies across Australia, using procedures and documentation recommended by HACCP International.
Mecmesin range of force and torque measuring solutions
21 February, 2019The Mecmesin range of force and torque measuring solutions provides optimum testing performance and evaluation options.
Camlin Photonics Hyperion hyperspectral imaging systems
11 February, 2019Hyperion hyperspectral imaging systems from Camlin Photonics make repeatable hyperspectral measurements that are adaptable to a variety of processes and applications.
Bacharach MGS-400 Gas Detection Series
05 February, 2019Bacharach has introduced the MGS-400 Gas Detection Series for commercial and industrial refrigerant and gas leak detection applications.
Computer program tells you where to look for pathogens
29 January, 2019 by Krishna RamanujanA computer program developed at Cornell University could help food safety professionals keep production facilities free of foodborne pathogens.
Is it bad or isn't it?
15 January, 2019Every year millions of tons of food are thrown into the garbage even though the food is still absolutely edible. However, a solution may be in sight.
CDR FoodLab for milk and dairy products
14 January, 2019CDR has developed a method for the determination of lactose content in lactose-free dairy products in 10 min with the analysis system CDR FoodLab for milk and dairy products.
Pathogen detection in raw chicken
10 December, 2018Conventional laboratory-based testing approaches of raw chicken are too slow and can no longer meet the demands of today's large-scale food production.
Licking lactose detection
05 December, 2018A CSIRO-developed Cybertongue that can rapidly detect lactose and spoilt milk has just been licensed to start-up PPB Technology.
Bestech Australia MDS45 magneto-inductive displacement sensors
01 December, 2018Bestech Australia has announced the industry-standard version of its magneto-inductive sensors, MDS45.
Real-time food pathogen detection
14 November, 2018Imagine if foodborne pathogens could be detected in real time — contaminated food would be less likely to reach consumers and illnesses would be minimised.
Nifty way of detecting toxic strains of E. coli
07 November, 2018 by Aditi Risbud BartlProgress is being made on the development of a sensor platform that will be able to distinguish different strains of pathogens.
Wash-up from US's romaine lettuce E. coli O157:H7 outbreak
06 November, 2018Five died and hundreds were sick following the US's largest E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in a decade.
