Industry News
New approach to salt reduction in cheese and processed meats
Over 30% salt reduction achieved in cheese and meat products with great taste. [ + ]
Quantifying trace amounts of carcinogens in acid-hydrolysed soy products
A more cost-effective method for quantifying trace amounts of 3-monochloropropanediol in acid-hydrolysed soy products has been developed. [ + ]
Why didn't I think of selling bottled water?
It seems that nearly everyone is paying for bottled water when they can get the same thing for free from the tap. [ + ]
A new whey for CIP in dairies
Scientific evidence of the safety of re-use of reconditioned water in food processing plants has been established based on investigations of recycling and re-using the water from whey for clean-in-place systems in dairies. [ + ]
Cow's milk could provide a prebiotic for infant formulae
A compound that has been found in cow's milk, which is the same as one in mother's milk, provides nourishment for the specific bacterial population in nursing infants' gastrointestinal tracts. [ + ]
Antifouling heat exchangers will make cleaning easier
Paint with anti-adhesive and antimicrobial power is improving heat exchanger hygiene. [ + ]
Bribery — there's an ISO standard coming to defeat that
About US$1 trillion changes hands through bribery each year, but a new ISO standard is aiming to haul that figure back. [ + ]
Today is the final day for submissions to the Save Food Packaging Awards
Packaging's role in reducing food waste is the next challenge for packaging technologists, designers and engineers. Are you up for the challenge? [ + ]
Funding available for NSW companies wanting to increase their gas efficiency
$800,000 is available in round two of the NSW Gas Efficiency Funding program. Applications close on 10 June. [ + ]
Phthalates and fast food
Higher fast food consumption is linked to higher phthalate levels. [ + ]
Doubling bananas' shelf life
By tweaking the genes that control ripening, researchers at Israel's Volcani Institute have managed to double the shelf life of bananas. [ + ]
Salmonella research boosted by $10 million grant
To improve understanding about the interactions between Salmonella bacteria and immune cells infected by the pathogen, as well as treatment for such infections, Stanford University is opening the Allen Discovery Center for Multiscale Systems Modeling of Macrophage Infection. [ + ]
Slight decline in sodium content in restaurant meals and packaged foods in the US
A market basket survey of 451 packaged and restaurant foods has shown a 4% reduction in sodium over the last decade. [ + ]
Qld Supply Chain and Logistics Awards opens nominations
Nominations are now invited for the annual Queensland Supply Chain and Logistics Awards. [ + ]
The high-tech fight against vegetable fungi
A team of researchers has used bioinformatics technology to identify the genes of fungi that affect crops such as cucumber, watermelon, squash and rockmelon, in order to define the ideal treatment to attack the pathogens. [ + ]
