7 food fraud trends identified
20 November, 2019Food fraud affects 10% of all commercially sold food products; here, SAI Global identifies the 7 most common food fraud trends affecting the industry.
Apple-processing facility research to improve pathogen control
22 August, 2019Three apple-processing facilities in the US, in which Listeria monocytogenes has been persistent, have been under research to improve pathogen control.
Food businesses need stronger food safety cultures
21 May, 2019Food recalls in Australia were up 45% in 2018, compared with 2017, and SAI Global suggests this could be due to poor training, poor controls and a lack of accountability.
Who knows their bugs?
07 August, 2018 by Nichola MurphyResearch from the UK and New Zealand suggests businesses and consumers can still do more to understand and improve food safety.
Kitchen towels could cause food poisoning
14 June, 2018Kitchen towels, especially multipurpose ones, can harbour harmful bacteria such as E. coli.
New method detects coffee adulteration
22 May, 2018Researchers have developed a new technique to detect if high-quality, expensive arabica coffee is adulterated with cheaper robusta coffee.
Nestlé opens two consumer healthcare factories in China
09 May, 2018Nestlé is investing CHF 150 million (AU$201 million) in two new consumer healthcare factories in the China Medical City in Taizhou.
Foodbank and Perfection Fresh tackle food waste
20 February, 2018Foodbank and Perfection Fresh are working together to reduce food waste and food insecurity by distributing fresh produce to Australians in need.
Listeria hysteria
01 February, 2018 by Nichola MurphyAt least 82 dead in South African listeriosis outbreak — source continues to be a mystery.
Canning concept could cut food loss
10 January, 2018Food loss could be significantly reduced in the future following Tata Steel's development of its mobile canning line concept.
NSW clamps down on noodle safety
02 November, 2017 by Nichola MurphyFines have been issued to three Sydney noodle manufacturing businesses reaching a total of over $150,000 after they failed to comply with the Food Act 2003 and the Food Standards Code.
When grain travels, sometimes unwelcome guests hitch a ride
19 October, 2015New research can help grain handlers and grain inspectors find key locations for pathogens and pests along rail routes in Australia and the United States.
CHEP comes to the aid of UNHCR with supply chain expertise
14 September, 2015CHEP is supporting the UN Refugee Agency to perform an in-depth study of its global supply chain network, to increase efficiency and reduce costs associated with delivering life-saving relief supplies.
How coffee and beer could make fuel transport safer
04 March, 2015Emilie Dressaire remembers first thinking about foam as a damping mechanism when she was handed a latte at Starbucks and told she probably would not need a stopper to keep it from spilling.
InControl Cuff First gloves
19 January, 2015InControl's Cuff First gloves are suitable for food-service, hospitality and manufacturing organisations with high standards of food-handling hygiene and safety. The design features a system that dispenses gloves from the bottom of the box, maximising food-handling safety while cutting time.
