Industry News
Preventative tool against drink spiking
Fears from the hospitality industry that an increasing number of patrons are at risk from having their drinks spiked with drugs such as GHB and Ketamine have led Drink Safe Technologies to develop the Drink Safe Coaster.
[ + ]Protecting the contents of bottled beverages and food
CSIRO's research team at CMIT Victoria has developed a sunscreen formula for glass bottles that screens the contents from damaging wavelengths of ultraviolet and visible violet, indigo and blue light.
[ + ]ClO2 disinfectant, sanitiser, algaecide, fungicide and slime inhibitor
Selective Micro Technologies has announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has conditionally approved Selectrocide, a chlorine dioxide product, as a disinfectant, sanitiser and algaecide for applications in the horticulture and food processing industries. Announcement of EPA approval follows only two weeks after Selective Micro Technologies announced an allowance by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use its chlorine dioxide product to wash fruits and vegetables.
[ + ]'New steel' for food packaging
Arcelor Packaging International has launched Creasteel, a new steel for food packaging that could revolutionise the sector by opening up a whole new world of design possibilities.
[ + ]Determination of insecticides in salad vegetables
Agilent Technologies has released a paper outlining the feasibility of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) time-of-flight (TOF) in conjunction with LC/MSD ion trap to analyse chloronicotinyl insecticides: acetamiprid, imidacloprid, and thiacloprid, in four salad vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, lettuce and cucumbers.
[ + ]Ultrasound for better milk
Researchers at the University of Melbourne are developing an ultrasound technology that could help the Australian dairy industry of overcome many of the difficulties currently encountered in dairy processing.
[ + ]Spanish firm distributor
Brice Australia has signed an exclusive distributor agreement with Mainca SL, a Spanish meat processing equipment manufacturer.
[ + ]Support for native food industry
The Australian native food industry will be better placed to take advantage of its large potential with the formation of a new peak industry body.
[ + ]Food scientists get passionate
Strong emotions will be part of the agenda at the 28th annual AIFST convention in Sydney in July when food scientists from Australia and other nations gather to hear the latest research and talk about their passion for food.
[ + ]HACCP conference
Advancing Food Safety Pty Ltd will convene the 12th Australian HACCP Conference from September 5 to 9 in Sydney. The conference will again drive forward the food safety issues that face the Australasian food industry every day.
[ + ]Horticultural produce packaging
John Lopresti, a Biological Systems Engineer at Victoria's Department of Primary Industry (DPI) Institute for Horticultural Development, led the discussion, with focus on optimising product quality through handling chains, at a recent Australian Institute of Packaging meeting.
[ + ]Virtual food
Nutritional information as provided on food labels tell us little about the effects various food components actually have on our body. But that could change, thanks to a novel concept described by New Zealand researcher Dr John Monro in 'Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture' - the use of virtual food components (VFCs) to evaluate the really physiological effects of what we eat.
[ + ]Using wastewater from the canning industry
Irrigation with wastewater from the canning industry is not harmful to the quality of agricultural soil and may even, in some cases, improve it. This is the conclusion of Iñigo Abdón Virto Quecedo in his PhD thesis defended at the Public University of Navarre.
[ + ]Protecting ready-to-eat beef from pathogens
Vacuum packaging meat products has made it possible to keep them fresh in appearance and taste. The problem is that pathogenic bacteria can grow on the meat in this packaging at both room and refrigeration temperatures.
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