Industry News
New natural sweetener approved
The natural sweetener steviol glycosides (stevia) has been approved as an ingredient for use in foods and beverages in Australia and New Zealand.
[ + ]Proposal for Heinz to acquire Golden Circle
The Golden Circle board is expected to vote unanimously to accept a proposed acquisition by Heinz.
[ + ]Ingredients for obesity management
In its latest report, Euromonitor International examines key opportunities for weight management ingredients in foods and beverages.
[ + ]Weights and measures go national
An Average Quantity System — an internationally recognised system for confirming that pre-packaged items, including food and beverages, contain the stated quantities — is being established in Australia.
[ + ]Processed food eaters leave better fingerprints
The sweat of processed food eaters contains more salt and so their fingerprints are more corrosive and easier to detect.
[ + ]Unravelling the structure of food
The Protein Syndicate — a consortium of leading food companies and food and materials science research capabilities of ANSTO, CSIRO’s Food Futures National Research Flagship and The University of Queensland’s Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences — aims to determine the molecular structure of the protein components in some of our most common foods.
[ + ]The global milk drinks market
A new market research report from Zenith International is very positive for the Australian and New Zealand dairy industries as growth in Asia continues to boom.
[ + ]Bottled water is still a viable market
Everyone's still drinking bottled water and the market in Australasia/Asia is still continuing to grow.
[ + ]Public submissions invited on proposed changes to the food code
FSANZ has invited individuals and organisations to comment on the proposal to permit the sale of food additive preparations containing the colour erythrosine.
[ + ]Rail, road or waterway?
A software package developed by researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics calculates different variants and transport configurations to find the optimum solution that fits the specified criterion: costs, time or, in a future version, least environmental burden. It even factors in the time and costs for transhipment.
[ + ]Know your dirt
Reseach has confirmed what we already know — you have to be able to identify what is soiling your plant before we can eliminate it.
[ + ]Food is not inherently safe
Ensuring food safety is no easy feat — lots of information is available at the 15th annual Australian HACCP Conference.
[ + ]Trojan horse to deliver antioxidants
Nanoparticles may act as 'trojan horses' to deliver antioxidants and other nutrients through the digestive system so they can be better absorbed.
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