Industry News
Another good reason to visit Foodtech Queensland
Visiting Wiley at Foodtech will also provide the chance to meet Kuka's KR AGILUS robot — a lightweight, versatile and fast robot that is changing how food can be processed, packaged and delivered. Specially designed for the food sector, the bot excels at performing repetitive movements and working at high speeds with a high degree of accuracy. [ + ]
Bubbly drinks may aid cancer treatment
Oxygen microbubbles make treatments for hard-to-treat tumours like pancreatic cancer more potent, according to scientists from Cancer Research UK. [ + ]
GLDHC for Ingredion's Hi-Maize resistant starch
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has granted Ingredion a General Level Digestive Health Claim (GLDHC) for Hi-Maize resistant starch in Australia. [ + ]
Finding out the truth about chemical migration from packaging into food
If you have knowledge to share about the migration of chemicals from packaging into food or comments about the regulations involving this, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) wants to hear from you. [ + ]
Reduce food waste with a fridge selfie
Bosch has launched a smart fridge that uses cameras to snap the contents of shelves and the door and uploads a photo to the consumer's smartphone. [ + ]
It's not all gloom and doom for instant coffee
Is fresh coffee rendering instant obsolete? Or is the caffeine landscape more complicated than that? [ + ]
Plasma irradiation improves vegetable harvest
Scientists from Japan have successfully used 'non-thermal air plasma irradiation' to improve the harvest of a crop of salad leaves. [ + ]
Bosch develops sealed paper packaging
Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs have developed Sealed Paper Packaging — dust-tight packaging for dry products such as sugar, grains, flour or powders using sustainable mono-material paper instead of polymer film. [ + ]
Electronic recall system receives HACCP certification
GS1 Australia's electronic product recall notification management system has received certification from HACCP Australia. [ + ]
Poo research reveals links between lifestyle and gut flora
Through the analysis of more than 1000 human stool samples, a team of researchers has identified 69 factors that are linked to gut flora composition. [ + ]
Could sugar enhance self-control?
An Australian scientist has proposed a new understanding of the established link between sugar and improved self-control. [ + ]
Meet the Kalette — our newest vegetable hybrid
The newest vegie on Australia's chopping blocks is the Kalette — a cross between kale and brussels sprouts. [ + ]
Dietary fibre the secret to a long and healthy life
Australian researchers have discovered that in addition to keeping us 'regular', dietary fibre has another surprising benefit. [ + ]
Were ancient farmers motivated by bread or beer?
Two Adelaide researchers are among a group of scientists who have discovered the 'snooze button' in barley, a gene involved in the 'waking up' process that is important for beer production. [ + ]
New antimicrobial destroys E. coli in 30 seconds
Scientists in Singapore have synthesised a chemical compound, made up of molecules linked together in a chain, which can kill 99.7% of E. coli bacteria within 30 seconds. [ + ]
