Industry News
IUFoST reports on food fraud
The International Union of Food Science and Technology has released a Scientific Information Bulletin addressing the evolving focus on food fraud. [ + ]
Danish Crown to open pork processing plant in China
European meat processor Danish Crown has announced it will establish a pork processing and retail product plant in Shanghai, China. [ + ]
Nestlé Health Science/Aimmune Therapeutics collaborate on desensitising food allergy responses
Nestlé Health Science and Aimmune have entered into a collaboration to accelerate the development of oral immunotherapy biologics designed to desensitise people with food allergies and protect them from the consequences of accidental exposure. [ + ]
Feeding the health sector
The Australian Hospital & Healthcare Bulletin, an independent peer-reviewed voice for the hospital, health and aged care professional, has just been added to the Westwick-Farrow Media stable of business-to-business media channels. [ + ]
ISO 9001 implementation in small enterprises
ISO has just released Guidance for SMEs using ISO 9001 for quality management. The publication includes a step-by-step guide to implementing a QMS, providing sector-specific examples for different types of small businesses, such as consultancies, manufacturers and distributors. [ + ]
Are self-driving trucks the future for deliveries?
Last month, a self-driving truck shipped a commercial cargo of Budweiser beer more than 190 km across Colorado in the US. This was the first time in history that a self-driving vehicle has shipped commercial cargo. But is this the near future for deliveries? [ + ]
Australian dairy industry under the ACCC microscope
Competition between milk processors, contracts between processors and farmers, global supply markets and the profitability of dairy farms will all be examined by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the next 12 months under directions from the Australian Government. [ + ]
AUSPACK networking through THE NETWORK
'THE NETWORK' is an international network of processing and packaging trade shows that the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), via its exhibition, AUSPACK, has joined. [ + ]
Algae powder — the next big protein?
With the world's population set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, US biotech company ZIVO Bioscience is counting on its optimised, proprietary strain of algae to meet the growing need for protein, without damaging the environment. [ + ]
Demand continues for ready-to-use therapeutic food and drink
The global market for ready-to-use therapeutic food is currently experiencing solid growth, driven in part by increasing global disasters and emergencies and the fight against childhood death from malnutrition. [ + ]
Crowdfunding campaign launched for farm-to-home delivery app
Australian crowdfunding platform ReadyFundGo has launched a campaign on behalf of Aussie Food To You, an app that will enable farmers to sell directly to the public. [ + ]
Wacker opens food laboratory in Singapore
Wacker Chemie AG has opened a new food laboratory in Singapore, dedicated to innovative food ingredients, dietary supplements and gum base applications. [ + ]
Machine vision software workshop
Adept Turnkey is holding a free workshop to demonstrate the different types of machine vision software, discussing their strengths, weaknesses and how to use them to build applications. [ + ]
ACCC releases statement on Dow and DuPont merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a Statement of Issues on the proposed merger of The Dow Chemical Company and DuPont. [ + ]
Award recognises Wiley's work with Foodbank
Wiley has been awarded the Foodbank 2016 'Purple Light Bulb' Award for helping to illuminate the issue of hunger in Australia through its support of the Foodbank Hunger Report. [ + ]

