Industry News
Nominations open for 2014 NZIFST Food Industry Excellence Awards
The New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) is welcoming nominations for the 2014 NZIFST Food Industry Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented at the NZIFST Conference. [ + ]
IFT releases Traceability supplement to Journal of Food Science
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has announced a new Traceability supplement as part of its Journal of Food Science. The supplement includes articles, summaries and a white paper. [ + ]
Strawberries shown to reduce cholesterol
Eating strawberries can lower your cholesterol, researchers have found, but you may need to eat quite a lot - in the order of half a kilo each day - to have the desired effect. [ + ]
Safer baby food through high-pressure thermal sterilisation
Treating baby food puree with high-pressure thermal sterilisation (HPTS) instead of conventional thermal processing showed a reduction of furan, food scientists from the Technische Universität Berlin have found. [ + ]
First product from Fonterra's UHT plant expected in March
Fonterra's new $120 million UHT milk processing facility will be up and running shortly, following 12 months of construction. The site's first Anchor UHT product is expected to roll off the line in March. [ + ]
Consumers to start feeling pinch of global coffee shortage
The predicted global coffee shortage has sparked panic buying, after fund buying led to the equivalent of the total global annual coffee production being traded in a five-day period last week. [ + ]
Infrared technology key to non-destructive food quality testing
Non-destructive food quality testing could soon be a reality, thanks to researchers from the University of Western Australia. The technique is similar to using infrared thermometers to detect body temperature. [ + ]
GEA and SOCACEL align to develop ham massager
GEA Food Solutions and SOCACEL have joined forces to develop a new vacuum ham massager. The two companies say the alliance's synergy will result in a massager that sets high standards for performance, reliability and quality. [ + ]
Amcor's acquisition of Detmold packaging business passes ACCC review
Amcor's proposed acquisition of Detmold Group's Australian flexible packaging business will not be blocked by the ACCC, the competition watchdog has announced. [ + ]
Are you coming to the 2014 AIP National Conference?
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has issued a 'save the date' notice for the biennial AIP National Conference, to be held on 17 and 18 June at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney. [ + ]
Canning specialist to deliver retort processing seminar
Chris Bourne of FoodStream will outline new advances in a seminar entitled ‘Retort Processing: Quality Optimisation and Recent Developments’ in Shepparton on 28 March. [ + ]
AIP goes to Bali
The Australian Institute of Packaging is heading to Bali. In conjunction with the Indonesian Packaging Federation and the World Packaging Organisation, the AIP will deliver a training course and several packaging workshops. [ + ]
Most consumers won't cough up for non-GM foods
While the labelling of genetically modified GM foods is a hot topic, recent research from The NPD Group shows that 67% of all primary grocery shoppers in the US will not pay extra for non-GM foods. [ + ]
The nose knows best? Not really, researchers say
The nose isn't the only organ associated with smell, according to researchers from the Université de Montréal. Apparently vision also plays a role in how we perceive smell. [ + ]
Fonterra invests $32m in sliced cheese facility
Fonterra will invest $32 million to expand its slice-on-slice cheese capacity at its Eltham site in Taranaki. The slice-on-slice cheese is used in quick-service restaurants for products such as hamburgers and sandwiches. [ + ]