Industry News
Industry welcomes WHO's plan to ban trans fats
The World Health Organization's call to ban trans fats from the global food supply by 2023 has received support from the International Food and Beverage Alliance. [ + ]
Burger bar fined over $300K for exploiting workers
The Federal Circuit Court fined Burger Buzz owner Todd Patrick Buzza $51,735 for underpaying workers, while his company has been penalised an additional $258,495. [ + ]
AIP's food waste training course offered in Thailand
The AIP's half-day training course entitled 'The Role of Packaging in Minimising Food Waste' is being run in Thailand on 14 June. [ + ]
Fonterra reduces Brightwater emissions by 25%
The coal boiler at Fonterra's Brightwater dairy factory is about to get an upgrade, adding capacity to burn wood biomass to generate steam. [ + ]
Aussies eating more vegies with smartphone app
A report by CSIRO shows 80% of participants were 'always' or 'usually' eating three types of vegetables at dinner after using its VegEze app. [ + ]
Importing food has hidden environmental costs
A study found that importing food can be equally as damaging to the domestic environment as exporting food. [ + ]
Nestlé opens two consumer healthcare factories in China
Nestlé is investing CHF 150 million (AU$201 million) in two new consumer healthcare factories in the China Medical City in Taizhou. [ + ]
Clean meat start-up 3D prints steak
Aleph Farms has developed a technology to 3D print clean meat that mimics the same structure and taste as traditional cuts of meat. [ + ]
ACCC criticises progress on cattle industry reform
The ACCC said the cattle industry has made "little progress" on the 15 recommendations it made to bring about better transparency. [ + ]
Student's shrimp bioplastic internationally recognised
Fifteen-year-old Angelina Arora will represent Australia at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pennsylvania. [ + ]
Carrots are king
Australian fresh vegetable exports up 61% in the last five years. [ + ]
Bühler and Microsoft partner to increase availability of safe food
A digital alliance will use AI, intelligent cloud and IoT solutions — as well as blockchain technology — to help eliminate contaminated grains. [ + ]
Kill food pathogens in the gut without antibiotics
Bacteriophages can target specific foodborne disease pathogens in the gut without affecting the rest of the gut microbiome. [ + ]
Turi and OSI merge
A 50/50 merger between Turi Foods and OSI Group has created Turosi Pty Ltd. The merger will provide more benefits and options to all clients. [ + ]
$2.4m boost for grains R&D in WA
The McGowan government is investing an additional $24 million to help battle increasing competition from overseas grain producers. [ + ]
