Industry News
National Food Plan issues paper an important step for food sector
The government’s National Food Plan issues paper covers food security, affordability and sustainability, and is said to be an important step for the industry.
[ + ]Palm oil deal may affect food and grocery sector
A palm oil labelling Bill may have significant impacts on Australia's food and grocery sector.
[ + ]Bad data may cost grocery sector $1.035 billion
A GS1 Australia report reveals that retailers are working with data that is inconsistent more than 80% of the time.
[ + ]Competition to encourage clean technology ideas
An Australian Clean Technologies Ideas Competition, linked to the international Cleantech Open Global Ideas Competition, will showcase clean technologies with economic and environmental benefits.
[ + ]New board for new Pork CRC
The Pork Cooperative Research Centre has announced a new board to ensure Australian pork is a high-integrity meat.
[ + ]Help needed to sniff out most desirable truffle
Food scientists at The University of Western Australia are hoping to conduct a study to find out what makes one gourmet fungi more desirable than another.
[ + ]Rising food prices are changing what we eat, according to Oxfam
Australians and people around the world are changing what they eat because of the rising cost of food.
[ + ]EHEC bacteria cannot survive in corrugated packaging
It has been found that Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli bacteria cannot survive in corrugated packaging.
[ + ]Molecular diagnostics technology aids management of E. coli crisis
A new xTAG gastrointestinal pathogen panel has been used to triage patients suspected of having an E. coli infection at German Kliniken der Stadt Koln.
[ + ]O-I launches Glass is Life campaign
Owens-Illinois has launched their Glass is Life campaign to inform people on the benefits of glass and increase glass packaging for food and beverage brands.
[ + ]Sage-N Research signs microbial identification agreement
Sage-N Research has signed an exclusive agreement with the US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center to license technology for microbial identification.
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