Industry News
Anton Paar acquires German process engineering company
Anton Paar has acquired German company Brabender, which offers measurement and process engineering solutions for recipe and process development. [ + ]
Krones water bottle wins sustainability prize
Krones' ShoulderFlex bottle has won this year's German Packaging Prize in the 'Sustainability' category, with the ultimate deciding factor being its weight of 5.9 g. [ + ]
FDA requested to alter Brix level in pasteurised orange juice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been asked to lower the standard Brix level for pasteurised orange juice from 10.5 to 10% but is currently seeking feedback. [ + ]
Amcor, Mondelēz International and Licella partner to promote circular economy
Leaders in the packaging value chain have joined forces to further advance a circular economy for plastic packaging in Australia. [ + ]
How Australia's 'food detectives' track down outbreaks
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has emerged as a good tool for identifying the viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites that cause foodborne disease. [ + ]
Pact Group sells 50% of its reusable plastic crate business
Morrison & Co has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in Pact Group's Crate Pooling business, a provider of reusable plastic crate pooling services. [ + ]
Norco participating in Queensland agricultural show
Norco is participating in the Ekka, the Queensland agriculture show, with an interactive and educational activation taking place until 20 August. [ + ]
Unveiling innovation and collaboration: Foodtech Packtech 2023
Over 225 local and International exhibitors will be on display in Auckland at the upcoming Foodtech Packtech event. [ + ]
Robotics Australia partners with APPEX 24
Robotics Australia has become an alliance partner of APPEX 24, helping to promote the role of robotics in the processing, packaging and manufacturing sectors. [ + ]
Australian wine industry "swimming" in oversupply
In its most recent Wine Quarterly Q3 2023 report, Rabobank found that Australia's wine industry could be facing several years of oversupply. [ + ]
Fortified bread flour regulations now mandated in NZ
All non-organic wheat flour for breadmaking must now be fortified with B-vitamin folic acid in New Zealand, to protect babies from serious birth defects. [ + ]
Sunny Queen targets five goals with sustainability plan
Sunny Queen Australia has released a Sustainability Strategic Plan built around the five goals aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. [ + ]
USDA salmonella safety proposal backed by food safety activists
In April, the USDA released a proposed determination to declare salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products, which has now been backed by CSPI. [ + ]
Improving infant formula safety checks: research
A study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that some testing methods are more powerful than others at catching contaminants in infant formula. [ + ]
Partnership to develop advanced protein ingredients
Novozymes and Arla Foods Ingredients have partnered to develop advanced protein ingredients using precision fermentation. [ + ]
