Industry News
National research policy crucial to Australia’s success, researchers say
Australia’s research and science community has joined together to urge Australia’s political leaders to back a strategic national research policy to build a stronger, smarter nation. [ + ]
Health: the new black in the confectionery industry
Healthy food is the new black, according to Stephen Kulmar. Speaking at ConTech 2013, Kulmar said that black is enduring in fashion and health products will be enduring in food. [ + ]
NORD expands Aust customer services capacity
NORD Drivesystems AU now offers mechanical and electrical engineering services and support for all NORD helical geared motors and NORD frequency inverter products, with application engineers in both the Sydney and Melbourne offices. [ + ]
SABIC publishes new food safety and compliance declarations
SABIC has published new food safety and compliance declarations for its polyolefins (polyethylenes and polypropylenes) on its website to allow its clients to gain assurance on regulatory compliance. [ + ]
Rushed labelling system is still flawed, AFGC says
The new front-of-pack nutrition labelling system (FoPL) has been rushed out without any cost-benefit analysis or evidence that it will achieve the outcomes it is seeking, according to AFGC CEO Gary Dawson. [ + ]
Health Star Rating system to go ahead
The five-star rating system for food packaging has been approved by state and federal health and agriculture ministers. The system will be voluntary for two years, after which time it will be evaluated. [ + ]
Maersk teams up with UN to combat global food waste
To combat global food waste, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has joined the United Nations’ SAVE FOOD initiative to help make international food logistics more efficient. [ + ]
GS1 GoScan wins state ICT award
The GS1 GoScan has been awarded the Victorian iAwards Merit Recipient award in the Consumer Category of the 2013 iAwards. [ + ]
Coles in court for half-baked bread
The ACCC has instituted Federal Court proceedings against Coles after the supermarket’s ‘freshly baked’ bread products were alleged to be par-baked off-site and sent frozen to Coles stores with in-house bakeries. [ + ]
Supply chain visibility study shows importance of GS1 standards
Aberdeen Group’s new research study ‘Supply Chain Visibility: A Critical Strategy to Optimise Cost and Service’ reveals 63% of 149 companies with predominant global supply chains have ranked supply chain visibility as a high priority for improvement. [ + ]
Fraunhofer develops omega-3 sausages with no fishy taste
To address the lack of omega-3s in the German diet, Fraunhofer researchers have developed an omega-3 rich food that will appeal to German consumers: the omega-3 sausage. [ + ]
The Avolution has begun
A new avocado marketing company has been launched. The Avolution brings together producers from around Australia to ensure a 12-month supply of avocados. [ + ]
Rapid identification and strain typing of Salmonella
PathoGenetix has announced research demonstrating the use of genome sequence scanning (GSS) technology to confirm and identify pathogenic Salmonella strains in enriched spinach samples in less than five hours. [ + ]
Innovation Grants now open for applications
Applications are now open for Innovation Grants. Grants from $250,000 to $1.5 million are available for agriculture, fishing, aquaculture and farm forestry industries. [ + ]
FS&T webinar explores skills for the future
The ISEKI-Food Association is conducting a webinar which will present data from a study that aimed to identify the skills needed by professional food scientists and technologists into the future. [ + ]
