Industry News
Ecolean wins Worldstar awards with lightweight packaging
Ecolean won the beverage category for its Ecolean Air packaging together with Australian customer Bannister Downs Dairy's flavoured beverages. [ + ]
Brownes Dairy appoints first female CEO in 135-year history
Brownes Dairy has appointed its first ever female CEO, heralding changes at the factory gate for the WA company. [ + ]
Heat and Control's founder celebrates 100th birthday
Heat and Control founder Andy Caridis celebrates 100 years and is still pressing forward. [ + ]
Grape grower fined for being allegedly misleading on grape origin
A Victorian table grape trader has paid penalties after the ACCC issued three infringement notices alleging the company violated the Horticulture Code of Conduct. [ + ]
Bread maker fined $125,000 following machine crush
A food manufacturer has been convicted and fined $125,000 after a maintenance worker was crushed at a factory south-east of Melbourne in 2019. [ + ]
Salmonella detected at New Zealand egg production farm
Salmonella Enteritidis has been detected on a New Zealand North island egg production farm. [ + ]
Labelling beef: meat industry not happy with non-meat product names
A Senate Inquiry into food labelling laws will investigate if terms such as 'meat-free mince' and 'vegan sausages' are allowed. [ + ]
Packaging film to keep strawberries fresh
Canadian researchers have developed a packaging film made from shellfish shells that can keep strawberries fresh for up to 12 days. [ + ]
Machine learning used to evaluate nanoparticle risk in food
Nanotechnology can provide many benefits for crop yield, but what about the health risks? Texan researchers use machine learning to evaluate the risks for food... [ + ]
Scientific research to reignite aquaculture industry
The commercial potential of Australia's aquaculture industry will be discussed at a public hearing by the House Agriculture and Water Resources Committee. [ + ]
Additional tax relief for Aussie brewers and distillers
The Morrison government has now put in place regulations to ensure Australia's brewers and distillers can receive additional tax relief from 1 July 2021. [ + ]
Sea change for women: WISA program encourages future leaders
Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA) program is encouraging women from Australia and New Zealand to take part in its latest online leadership program. [ + ]
NZ wine vintage 2021: smaller harvest of good quality
The 2021 vintage from New Zealand's wine regions is said to be of good quality despite smaller yields, according to the country's peak industry body. [ + ]
Clean convenience: are healthy ready meals preferred?
Many consumers are willing to pay more for 'clean label' ready meals that have been processed using new technology, according to a new WSU study. [ + ]
Next-level circular: beers brewed with goose droppings
A beer series brewed with wild herbs, food waste and even goose faeces has been created by Finnish microbrewery Ant Brew. [ + ]
