Industry News
Specialty food and refrigeration lubricants
The food and beverage processing industry has very special needs from the lubricants used in in its processing and refrigeration plants and these lubricants now have another source — Gordon Brothers Industries is partnering with Total Oil Australia. [ + ]
Childcare meals often not up to standard
It seems that many childcare staff either do not have a sound understanding of what is appropriate for a healthy eating environment or feel they are unable to change menus because of their centre's food culture. [ + ]
Dietitians cull 40% of frozen meals for I Love This Diet
Dietitians from I Love This Diet, a US-based weight loss plan, looked at 1000 frozen ready meals and found 400 had too much salt, saturated fat or sugar or too many calories. [ + ]
Do you pack or process food?
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Some Salmonella serotypes can permanently damage your DNA
Most cases of Salmonella-caused food poisoning involve a few nasty days and a promise to be more vigilant about food hygiene and safety in the future. But now it seems that the effects of some serotypes may be much longer lasting. [ + ]
India, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam pose the highest risks to Australian exporters
Australian organisations looking to do business in the Asia–Pacific region should be cautious according to a new report. [ + ]
Fast testing system for E. coli and Listeria in leafy vegetables validated
A new system method that provides clear results in just 45 minutes and delivers final results within the time frame of a production shift has been validated by the FDA and EP. [ + ]
Microbiologic answers in hours, not days, for beverage processors
Microfluidics may be the basis of a new microbiological detection method being developed by a collaboration between the Fraunhofer ICT-IMM Institute and Döhler. [ + ]
Australia's eggcellent Christmas
Australians enjoyed an eggy Christmas in 2016, with egg sales at record levels in the month of December. [ + ]
Avoiding gluten might give you extra servings of arsenic and mercury
A report in the journal Epidemiology says that people who eat a gluten-free diet may be at risk for increased exposure to arsenic and mercury. [ + ]
South Australia loses as Coca-Cola Amatil remodels its supply chain
Coca-Cola Amatil intends to spend around $90 million over the next three years to remodel its supply chain. This will involve increasing production in Western Australia and Queensland but closing its manufacturing operations in South Australia. [ + ]
Run for a cause in 2017
FPE General Manager Tania Carey will lead a team to run the New York Marathon in honour of her twin sister, who passed away from bowel cancer. [ + ]
The east-west nutrition divide
A survey of consumer attitudes to diet and nutrition has found that respondents from Asia are far more likely to be interested in healthy eating than those in the western world. [ + ]
Sunny Queen targets foodservice market with new production facility
One of Australia's biggest egg producers, Sunny Queen Australia, has opened a production facility that will deliver egg products created using pioneering technology. [ + ]
Billions saved and longer lives: the case for sugar, salt and fat taxes
University of Melbourne modelling has shown that Australia could save $3.4 billion in healthcare costs by introducing a package of taxes on sugar, salt, saturated fat and sugary drinks, while subsidising fruits and vegetables. [ + ]
