The European Food safety Authority (EFSA) has published its final scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare, and the environment.

GS1 Australia has been granted an extension to its scientific licence allowing the use of radio frequency devices with up to 4 W of power.

Australian weighing equipment manufacturer and exporter A&D Mercury has become the major shareholder in the industrial automation and control company TechEng.

A frying system, a protein analyser, an oxygen scavenging system and a high-pressure processing system all won innovation awards at the 2008 IFT Food Expo.

The configuration of the choice set alters consumer preferences.

A draft of the Australian Standard for Organic and Biodynamic Products is available for public comment. The Standard will address industry and government needs and consumer uncertainty around marketing and labelling claims on organic products.

While the food industry in Australia is committed to lowering the salt content in processed foods, there is still a lot more to be done.

A team of researchers has produced new antimicrobial coatings with potential to prevent microbial contamination without the need to be wet.

Culinology — the blurring of food technology and chefs — will be discussed at the AIFST convention.

A former Commonwealth Ombudsman, Philippa Smith AM, has been appointed as chair of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) board.

Better sanitation procedures at retail establishments would reduce the incidence of Listeria contamination and disease outbreaks in the community.

Cedar Creek and Sastek have announced that they have will merge. The combined company will provide software and hardware systems, labelling solutions and services to the meat processing, the fresh produce and processed foods sectors in Australia and New Zealand.

E. faecalis may offer an interesting alternative for the biopreservation of craft dry-fermented sausages.

Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing.

A recent NSW drug investigation, titled Operation Yalumba, has nothing to do with the winery.