Zeaxanthin Association formed
26 August, 2009
The Zeaxanthin Trade Association has been formed with the aim to increase understanding and awareness about dietary zeaxanthin.
The average New Zealand diet presents no chemical residue food safety concerns
19 August, 2009
Examination of more than 120 commonly eaten foods in New Zealand have shown that New Zealanders’ dietary exposure to chemical residues is not of concern.
CSIRO invited to join EU food innovation consortium
18 August, 2009
CSIRO has become the only organisation outside Europe to be invited to join HighTech Europe - a consortium of research agencies, industrial federations, universities and equipment manufacturers established to facilitate the uptake of innovative and emerging food processing technologies.
Salty issues
30 July, 2009
Australian companies are responding to the World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) drive to reduce the amount of salt in processed and fast foods. However, research is throwing up some interesting anomalies.
Gene breakthrough secures crops’ future
22 July, 2009
University of Newcastle researchers have achieved a major scientific breakthrough in the quest to protect crop longevity, yield and quality.
Packaging beverages and liquids
06 July, 2009
The future of beverage packaging is becoming varied, interesting and intelligent.
New style for Smith's Chips
26 May, 2009 | Supplied by: Visy Industries
Smith’s Snackfoods (a division of PepsiCo) is Australia’s largest potato chip manufacturer.
Food allergies and delayed anaphylaxis
19 May, 2009
A novel and severe allergic response, called delayed anaphylactic shock, has been found to be triggered by an IgE antibody that binds to a sugar molecule known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal). So far, evidence strongly suggests that tick bites are triggering the production of alpha-gal antibodies.
Cold-aseptic filling
12 May, 2009
Aseptic cold filling offers a solution to meeting consumer demand for minimally processed foods and drinks.
MRSA in food and animals
01 April, 2009
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an opinion on the public health significance of MRSA in animals and foods.
Pre-made culture plates
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: 3M Food Safety
Petrifilm count pPlates come in a ready-to-use format, removing the procedure of media preparation. Quality control is simplified with each batch of plates accompanied with a Quality Assurance Certificate from the 3M ISO 9002 certified manufacturing facility.
Melamine detection
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a program focused on assisting government and commercial food testing laboratories in the development and implementation of methods for the analysis of melamine in food products. This program comes in response to the recent alert issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Melamine test kits
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Graintec Pty Ltd
The Romer Labs AgraQuant melamine-sensitive ELISA test kit has been designed to meet the coming regulatory limits for melamine in food products.
NATA-accredited pyranometer calibration
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Ecotech Pty Ltd
Ecotech has extended its NATA-accredited services to include calibrations of pyranometers.
Microbial assay for wine spoilage
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Provisor
South Australian wine technical consultants Provisor and Advanced Analytical Australia have teamed up to deliver a DNA-based spoilage evaluation service to the wine industry in Australia and New Zealand.
