Industry News
How to stop craving junk food: don't eat it in adolescence or pregnancy
While some might argue there's no good time to eat junk food, researchers have discovered that there are two crucial points in a person's life when exposure to junk food has the biggest impact: in utero and during adolescence.
[ + ]Chinese-made Aussie Beer attracts $10K fine
A Chinese-made product called 'Aussie Beer' has attracted the attention of the ACCC - and a $10,200 fine. Independent Liquor Group released the product in 2014, featuring green-and-gold labelling and the statements "100% owned" within a map of Australia and "Australia's finest malt". [ + ]
Pulsed electric fields - a viable alternative to pasteurisation
Israeli researchers have developed a technique using high-voltage, short pulsed electric fields that selectively damage cell membranes, killing the contaminating bacteria by a process known as electroporation.
[ + ]NIR hyperspectral imaging accurately detects peanut contamination
A novel form of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy known as NIR hyperspectral imaging (HSI) could help clear up the uncertainty around peanut allergen labelling, researchers say. [ + ]
Meat exporter moves into dairy powder processing
SPX Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Midfield Group to help establish a new dairy powder processing plant in Australia. The facility will produce both whole and skim milk powder and will also include an anhydrous milk fat (AMF) processing line. [ + ]
Liqui-Box receives innovation award for bulk food package
Liqui-Box has received the Silver Award for Technical Innovation at the 2015 FPA Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards for its FlexAsept bulk food package. [ + ]
Heat-tolerant beans a lifeline for developing countries
Researchers have discovered 30 new types of 'heat-beater' beans, which could prevent production from crashing due to rising temperatures in large swathes of bean-dependent Latin America and Africa. [ + ]
Is Sydney the real coffee capital of Australia?
Melbourne has long declared itself Australia's most caffeine-crazed city, but the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research reveal that Sydneysiders are the most likely to buy fresh coffee. [ + ]
Egg whites plus plastic equal antibacterial bioplastics
Protein sources like albumin and whey could be used to create bioplastics with antibacterial properties, a University of Georgia study has shown. The antibacterial bioplastics could be used for food packaging as well as medical applications such as wound-healing dressings. [ + ]
CHEP offers customers discount on CeMAT registration
CHEP is offering its customers a $100 discount on CeMAT Australia conference and workshop attendance fees. [ + ]
Krones delivers 100th shell-and-tube heat exchanger in seven years
Krones recently achieved a significant milestone: after commencing manufacturing in 2007, the company has delivered its 100th shell-and-tube heat exchanger. [ + ]
AIP fellowship announced
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has awarded a fellowship to Dr Carol Lawrence, an environmental and sustainability specialist at UPM Raflatac Oceania. [ + ]
Why hasn't the confectionery industry embraced stevia?
Given the increasing noise around sugar's ill effects on health, one would expect the sugar-free confectionery market to be booming. But this isn't the case: sugar-free lines accounted for less than 7% of global confectionery launches in 2014. [ + ]
Heinz and Kraft announce merger
H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group have announced they will merge to become The Kraft Heinz Company.
[ + ]CPP recognised as gold standard in packaging proficiency
The Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation is set to become the must-have achievement for packaging professionals, thanks to a new partnership announced by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP). [ + ]
