Industry News
4 Pines Brewing signs up for sustainability project
Landcare Australia will partner with 4 Pines Brewing to enhance sustainable agriculture outcomes in the brewer's supply chain. [ + ]
Industry leaders attend mental health manufacturing webinar
Mental health expert Graeme Cowan's manufacturing webinar provides insights to industry leaders. [ + ]
$80,000 fine for safety breaches at bottling plant
A beverage manufacturer pleaded guilty last week to two matters involving seven breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act at its bottling and packing factory. [ + ]
Nestlé's carbon-neutral sustainability plan
Nestlé has announced it will achieve its sustainability targets ahead of schedule with a plan to focus on regenerative agriculture and moving to renewable energy. [ + ]
Asahi and EMBION plan to upcycle brewery by-products
EMBION Technologies and Asahi Group Holdings have partnered together to create new products from brewing by-products. [ + ]
Drinks maker fined $30,000 after worker injures hand
The Mildura-based drinks manufacturer was fined after a workplace incident where a worker's hand became trapped in an unguarded bottling machine in June 2019. [ + ]
DECO launches new Innovation Centre
Manufacturer of durable, non-stick coatings for commercial food equipment, DECO Australia has invested in a new Innovation Centre at its Minto manufacturing facility. [ + ]
Food safety tips for pregnant women
New research from New Zealand Food Safety provides pregnant women with more options and certainty about what they can safely eat with updated tips to avoid foodborne illness. [ + ]
Ministers amend controversial health star rating changes
All fresh and minimally processed fruit and vegetable products will receive an automatic five-star rating under the revised Health Star Rating (HSR) plan. [ + ]
GM E. coli strains approved for baby formula
The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation has approved the use of a genetically modified ingredient in infant formula and other products. [ + ]
Can cocoa make you smarter?
The brains of healthy adults recovered faster from a mild vascular challenge and performed better on complex tests if the participants consumed cocoa flavanols beforehand, research has found. [ + ]
Aussie wine wins international award
An Australian chardonnay has beaten wines from more than 50 countries to be awarded the Champion White Trophy at the International Wine Challenge. [ + ]
Nestlé to sell Yinlu businesses to Food Wise Co.
Nestlé has announced that it has agreed to sell its Yinlu peanut milk and canned rice porridge businesses in China to Food Wise Co. [ + ]
2020 Bad Taste Food Awards 'winners'
The annual Consumer NZ awards highlight the claims food manufacturers use to promote their products as being better choices than they really are. [ + ]
Plant protein manufacturing facility opens in Sydney
Proform Foods has opened its $11m manufacturing facility for plant-based meats, located at Mount Kuring-Gai in Sydney's north. [ + ]

