Industry News
Gluten-free certification in Australia and New Zealand
The Allergen Control Group, owner of the Gluten-Free Certification Program, is proud to announce the addition of BSI as a newly trained and approved third-party auditing and certification company. [ + ]
Restaurant chains asked to flex their power about antibiotics use in meat production
About half of all antibiotics produced in the UK are given to livestock, with the figure rising to 80% in the USA. Now a $1 trillion investor coalition is demanding corporate action on 'systemic overuse' of antibiotics and asking 10 of the largest restaurant chains in the UK and US to flex their muscles with their supply chains. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
Phthalates and fast food
Higher fast food consumption is linked to higher phthalate levels. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
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. [ + ]
SAI Global's food industry qualification proves popular
Three months after classes commenced, there has been extensive interest in SAI Global's diploma qualification for professionals working with the food industry in operations, food safety and quality assurance roles. [ + ]
