Industry News
Australian heads world packaging machinery organisation
The chairman of the Australian Packaging Machinery Association, Mr Jim Strang, in accepting an invitation to become chairperson of the World Confederation of Packaging Machinery Associations, said: "The invitation to lead COPAMA represents recognition by 14 other national packaging machinery organisations that Australia has a vibrant and very important packaging machinery industry and that it is able to provide leadership and support services that contribute to the work of COPAMA.
[ + ]DSL manager for New Zealand
DSL Packaging - the Australian manufacturers of Schutz Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) - has appointed Paul Logan as the business manager to run its existing New Zealand operations.
[ + ]Peacock buys Walker
Peacock Bros has acquired Walker Datavision Australia integrating customers, resources, staff and expertise into the Peacock Bros Mobile Data Division.
[ + ]GE canola contamination in Australia
The Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) has called for immediate action by federal and state governments to determine the source, and extent, of the genetic engineering contamination of conventional canola in Victoria.
[ + ]Umami taste is 'missing link'
Umami differs from sweet, sour, salty and bitter tastes by providing a meaty, savoury sensation.
[ + ]An important message to all Intralox customers in New Zealand
Intralox products in New Zealand are available direct from Intralox, please call Intralox's customer service department toll free: 0800 449 173 for all enquiries.
[ + ]Taking confusion out of eggs
The Australian Egg Corporation has announced the appointment of five nutrition and medical healthcare experts to the newly formed Egg Nutrition Advisory Group (ENAG).
[ + ]How peanuts cause allergy
Research by a scientist in the UK helps understand a hitherto unexplained mystery of food allergy. He has discovered the route and type of transport taken by peanut proteins through the gut to the immune system. This route favours an immune response and helps explain why peanuts are one of the most allergenic foods.
[ + ]New rules for halal certification
The new Export Control (Meat and Meat Products) Orders 2005 and the Export Control (Dairy Eggs and Fish) Orders 2005 have come into effect, removing prescriptive regulatory burdens on exporters and processors.
[ + ]George Davey wins AIFST award
Food Authority director-general, George Davey has been awarded the 2005 Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Award of Merit for his outstanding contribution to the food sector spanning more than 30 years.
[ + ]Protein-enriched food from winery waste
The wine industry is set to benefit from a technology being developed at the University of South Australia that enables winery wastewater to be turned into a protein-rich feed source for farm animals.
[ + ]Labels cut waste
Recyclable labels are the latest innovation in Fonterra's drive to reduce the waste the company sends to landfill.
[ + ]Soluble labels are not for food
A UK-based electronics manufacturer is nearing the end of trials testing a soluble label that decomposes to indicate whether the product inside has been exposed to damaging conditions.
[ + ]Software to pack pallets
Stacking different products on a pallet in a stable arrangement that makes the best use of space is an art in itself.
[ + ]Public to consider proposed food code changes
Changes to the Australian New Zealand Food Standards Code – which is designed to protect consumers and ensure that manufacturers provide adequate information to the buying public – have been proposed by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ).
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