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Faster food-borne bacteria identification
A technique has been developed that could help scientists quickly diagnose the bacteria believed to be the most common cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in westernised countries
[ + ]Interrupting moths' sex lives
Hygiene Group operates throughout the UK where it is a supplier of specialist hygiene contract cleaning services to the food, drink and pharmaceutical industries
[ + ]Platter solution
After extensive research into the food tray sealing market, and considering equipment from seven other multinational companies, Packaging Automation's PA182 MAP-F machine was chosen by Eco Smart Technologies, based in New South Wales
[ + ]Drinking pouch for dogs
Wetbone Company has launched water in a flexible drinking pouch package for dogs on the go. The dog bone-shaped pouch features two compartments with a reservoir for the purified, vitamin-enriched water at the bottom and a drinking bowl at the top
[ + ]Packing truss tomatoes
Two automated packing lines being purpose-built in the Netherlands for deVineRipe's 8.2 hectare truss tomato facility in South Australia will incorporate the first technology of its kind used in glasshouse production in Australia
[ + ]Shelf impact after a month at sea
UK-based Ashbury Confectionery recently gave UK converter Printing and Packaging Ltd the delicate task to design a chocolate pack with shelf impact for a new business with a retailer in Australia
[ + ]Coding millions of cans
More than 300 million cans have been coded in each of the past five years by four ultra high-speed ink jet printers on production lines at a Hastings factory
[ + ]Marks & Spencer saves on salad pack
In the UK a Waste & Resources Action Program (WRAP) funded project is trialing an innovative way to seal flexible film bags and pouches, which is claimed to save at least 10% of the packaging material used on those products
[ + ]Grading fish
The ProLine grader series feature a versatile suite of standardised modular options and add-on components, designed to fulfil all general grading and batching needs
[ + ]Is homicide a risk in your food plant?
Workplace safety — it's a must-have criterion for every food processor. But accidents and injuries do happen — here is a quick look at workplace fatalities in the United States in 2006
[ + ]Biodegradability and the packaging industry
As market demand for environmentally friendly plastics grows, CSIRO is helping the packaging industry assess product biodegradability
[ + ]Labelling premium smallgoods
Barkly Continental is a supplier of top grade, hand made specialty European-style hams, sausages, and other pickled and smoked pork products
[ + ]Screener at Cargill Beef
Cargill Beef Australia began screening meat meal at its Tamworth plant using the largest circular vibratory screen separator manufactured in Australia
[ + ]Waste compacting for meat packer
The first Morinders Brickman B900K briquette press in Australia was purchased by Victorian meat packing company SRS last year. The company needed an efficient method of disposing of cardboard boxes in the wet room where staff unpack meat
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