Aquaculture to provide 60% of fish production by 2020: report
28 August, 2012Aquaculture will provide 60% of all fish production by 2020, according to new research conducted for Worldwatch’s Vital Signs Online service.
‘Anti-hunger’ yoghurt ingredient
25 August, 2012A proof-of-concept clinical trial of an ‘anti-hunger’ ingredient for yoghurt, fruit shakes, smoothies and other foods that makes people feel full longer and eases their craving to eat has had promising results.
Novozymes develops malic acid-producing fungus
22 August, 2012Novozymes has developed a fungus that produces malic acid from renewable raw materials instead of oil.
Turning trash into treasure: biorefinery converts food waste to fuel
22 August, 2012City University of Hong Kong and Starbucks Hong Kong have collaborated to develop a ‘biorefinery’ designed to use food waste to produce plastics, laundry detergents and other everyday products.
E. coli sausages and Listeria cheese: pathogen research facility to open in Norway
08 August, 2012Eating in Norway is not for the weak of stomach, with delicacies like smoked lamb’s head and salt-cured moose. But Norwegian researchers are upping the ante, deliberately creating food contaminated with deadly pathogens.
Australian chicken virus unlikely to spread to New Zealand, MPI says
19 July, 2012The New Zealand MPI has issued a comment on a journal article that examines recombinant virus strains in chicken vaccines.
Lindt’s dark chocolate leaves a sweet taste in the mouth
16 July, 2012 by Lauren DavisAt a Chocolate Appreciation Class held on 11 July, Master Chocolatier Thomas Schnetzler introduced attendees to four new flavours of Lindt Excellence dark chocolate, and the best way to savour them.
Nestlé’s space-age research to find the perfect bubble
11 July, 2012Scientists at the Nestlé Research Centre in Switzerland are working with the European Space Agency to conduct zero gravity research on ‘parabolic’ flights to analyse the structure of foam.
EFSA publishes scientific opinion on mineral oil hydrocarbons
15 June, 2012The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a Scientific Opinion on Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOH) in food.
Fonterra opens Shanghai innovation centre
13 June, 2012New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra has opened an innovation centre in Shanghai. It says the investment is part of its strategy “to help feed China’s rapidly growing appetite for top-quality dairy nutrition”.
Heliae begins work on commercial algae production facility
23 May, 2012Algae technology company Heliae has commenced work on a commercial demonstration facility in Arizona that it says will “showcase the scalability and economics of its proprietary algae technology platform”. The company plans to build several more facilities throughout the world.
New ‘super apple’ developed in Queensland
15 May, 2012A new ‘super apple’ will soon be available to Australian consumers. The Kalei apple - meaning ‘loveable’ in Hawaiian - is the result of 20 years of breeding research conducted by the Queensland Government.
CSIRO’s rusty research could protect cereal crops
07 May, 2012CSIRO researcher Dr Peter Dodds is developing synthetic rust resistance genes that that could help protect cereal crops from damage by rust diseases. It’s estimated that rust fungi has the potential to cause up to $300 million in losses to the Australian wheat industry each year.
ABARES forecasts increased grape production for 2012-13
04 May, 20122012-13 will be a good year for grape production, according to a recent report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
Banana industry gets a $6 million research boost
04 May, 2012To help the banana industry achieve its aim of a 5% increase in production efficiency “with minimal to no environmental impact” by 2014, researchers are launching a $6 million research project. A Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) research team, led by principal research scientist Associate Professor Andre Drenth, will spearhead the Banana Plant Protection Program.
