Two-year sentence for illegally imported meat
03 February, 2014An importer has received a gaol sentence after she was found to have illegally imported more than 10 tonnes of meat from Korea.
Nice try SPC
03 February, 2014 by Janette WoodhouseYou know, I don't blame CCA/SPC for trying to score $25 million in federal funding plus a further $25 mil from the Victorian government. After all, what company wouldn't like an extra $50 million? Cadbury in Hobart has been promised $16 million and the car industry has received billions - this makes $25 million for SPC Ardmona's appeal sound cheap.
No help for SPC Ardmona is a "marker" for industry policy, Abbott says
03 February, 2014 by Michelle Grattan, University of CanberraThe federal government has rejected the bid by the embattled food processing company SPC Ardmona for $25 million, in a victory for the Liberal economic "dries" and "a marker" for industry policy.
Who audits the auditors? How rockmelons can turn deadly
31 January, 201496% and a stellar audit rating did not stop a US rockmelon farm from selling contaminated melons that killed 33 people. How much responsibility should the auditor bear?
FSMS auditor course to run in Auckland
31 January, 2014SGS is offering a food safety management systems (FSMS) auditor/lead auditor training course commencing on 31 March in Auckland.
Changing priorities about what, when and where to eat
31 January, 2014The past year has seen a number of shifts in US consumers' priorities regarding what to eat, when to eat and where to eat, the Institute of Food Technologists has reported.
SPC Ardmona's $25m assistance package canned
31 January, 2014The federal government's rejection of SPC Ardmona's request for a $25 million assistance package has left many uncertain about the future of the company and food manufacturing in Australia. Up to 5000 jobs could be affected if the company folds.
Meat, poultry and seafood packaging to hit $9.7bn in 2017
29 January, 2014The packaging market for meat, poultry and seafood is on the rise, with demand forecast to hit US$9.7 billion in 2017. Increased meat, poultry and seafood production, along with accelerated food service revenues, are expected to propel the industry forward.
Fibre King expands to Thailand
28 January, 2014 | Supplied by: Fibre King Pty LtdFibre King has opened a new factory in Thailand under the name of its export brand, Oryx Automation. The new facility, in combination with an existing Brisbane facility and doubling of staff numbers, is expected to significantly increase the company's capacity.
Sugar tax could solve obesity crisis: researchers
28 January, 2014US researchers have found the solution to obesity-related disease: a sugar tax. Taxing sugar before it’s actually added to processed foods is one way to reduce the disease burden - and associated medical costs - of obesity in America, the researchers claim.
Queensland male partially shuts down fruit and vegetable movement in part of NZ
24 January, 2014The Queensland fruit fly is a notifiable insect in NZ because it could seriously impact on the country's horticultural industry. So finding just a single male Queensland fruit fly in a surveillance trap has caused the NZ Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to place controls on the movement of whole fresh fruit and some vegetables out of a specific area of Whangarei.
DAFF ceases radionuclide testing of imported Japanese food
24 January, 2014DAFF has announced it will cease testing food imported from Japan for radioactive contamination, following advice from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency.
SA flavour producer fined $41K for workplace injury
23 January, 2014South Australian flavour producer Taste Master Pty Ltd has been fined $41,250 by SafeWork SA for failing to provide and maintain its plant in a safe condition, and failing to ensure that the plant was operated safety.
Saputo triumphs in WCB bidding war
23 January, 2014Saputo has gained a majority stake in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB), acquiring 52.07% of the company's shares.
Tasmanian food scientist up for Australian of the Year
23 January, 2014 by Lauren DavisFood microbiologist Professor Thomas McMeekin AO, of the University of Tasmania (UTAS), is in the running to be named Australian of the Year for 2014.
