Industry News
Ishida designer awarded for multihead weigher
Toshiharu Kageyama, a mechanical engineer with Ishida R&D, developed an oval-shaped, 18-head multihead weigher that has resulted in him winning the Kyoto Inventors Award. [ + ]
Avoid lead in your spices
Spices purchased abroad may contain high levels of lead and pose a risk for lead exposure, according to an American study. [ + ]
Milmeq to be split between Wiley and Mercer
Privately held New Zealand engineering company Milmeq will be split and sold in the coming months. [ + ]
Acrylamide-reducing yeast technology being commercialised
A non-GMO, clean-label, acrylamide-reducing yeast enzyme that is claimed to reduce acrylamide by 90% is becoming available. [ + ]
Meat, dairy and egg demand to grow 70%
By 2050 it is anticipated that food demand will have risen by more than 50%, with even greater increases in demand for animal-based products. [ + ]
Nestlé to create research institute for sustainable packaging
The Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences will focus on the development of functional, safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions. [ + ]
Pathogen detection in raw chicken
Conventional laboratory-based testing approaches of raw chicken are too slow and can no longer meet the demands of today's large-scale food production. [ + ]
Disaster resilience and securing food supplies
A resilient food system is needed in order to ensure all people have safe and reliable access to food following both acute and longer-term crises. [ + ]
NASA-backed food tech to improve food production
Technology originally developed for lunar space exploration may be able to provide on-demand heating for food and beverage manufacturers. [ + ]
$200,000 penalty for milking it
Former Murray Goulburn Co-operative MD Gary Helou has been ordered to pay $200,000 in penalties for his involvement in the 2015–16 farmgate milk price scandal. [ + ]
Fresh ideas in the Australian ginger industry
The Australian ginger industry is going through a period of change, with a new AgriFutures panel chair and R&D investment focused on innovative agtech. [ + ]
Licking lactose detection
A CSIRO-developed Cybertongue that can rapidly detect lactose and spoilt milk has just been licensed to start-up PPB Technology. [ + ]
App offers free meals to food-insecure people
A collaboration between Foodbank and an app called Y Waste Food will allow food-insecure people to access more meals left over from quick-serve restaurants, takeaways and cafes. [ + ]
WSU invests $5m into food security research
Western Sydney University will collaborate with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research and 13 state agricultural universities on research to address global issues of food security. [ + ]
Mouldy food power
Poor food preparation or packaging delayed the latest SpaceX Dragon cargo launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. [ + ]
