Industry News
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?
Go into the draw to win a Parrot Drone when you register here to attend AUSPACK 2017. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Tetra Pak to build closures factory in Thailand
Tetra Pak has announced it will build a new plant in Thailand producing closures for carton packaging. [ + ]
