Industry News
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. [ + ]
Clean Seas Seafood uses rapid freezing technology
Clean Seas Seafood is offering its Spencer Gulf Hiramasa Kingfish in a frozen format using its newly developed liquid nitrogen rapid freezing technology. [ + ]
$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. [ + ]
No more 'veggie sausages' in France
France's decision to ban the use of meat-related words to describe vegan food products, such as 'burger' and 'steak', has received a mixed reaction. [ + ]
NZ focus: food safety, biosecurity, fisheries and forestry
NZ's MPI is establishing four business units focusing of food safety, fisheries, forestry and biosecurity. [ + ]
Foodbank to develop food distribution hub in Ballarat
The Ballarat food distribution hub aims to aggregate and supply fresh food to relief programs in the area in order to address food insecurity. [ + ]
Non-alcoholic soft drinks gain popularity
Alcohol does not support the healthy lifestyle consumers are increasingly seeking, and this has brought about a number of soft drink innovations. [ + ]
Australia's organics market is growing
The nation's current organics market is worth $2.4 billion, but one crucial factor stunting market growth is the cost barrier. [ + ]
Demand for food safety products to reach US$5.2bn by 2022
High safety standards have seen an increasing demand for food safety products such as disinfectants. [ + ]
Ball develops colourful can lids
Ball Corporation's Cameo End Printing allows customers to differentiate their product from competitors by brightening up the lids on their recyclable aluminium cans from Ball. [ + ]
