Ingredients

FSANZ calls for submissions on a new processing enzyme

26 September, 2016

FSANZ is seeking submissions on an application to allow a new enzyme, known as Oryzin, to be added to the Food Standards Code as an approved processing aid.


What role did the sugar industry play in 1960s heart disease research?

19 September, 2016

A report by JAMA Internal Medicine suggests the sugar industry sponsored research to influence the scientific debate to cast doubt on the hazards of sugar and to promote dietary fat as the culprit in heart disease.


Bananageddon: researchers race against time

22 August, 2016

Fungal diseases threaten to wipe out the global banana industry in just five to 10 years. But it is hoped new research will better equip researchers to develop hardier, disease-resistant banana plants and more effective disease-prevention treatments.


Freedom Foods expands UHT supply to Woolworths

03 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Freedom Foods

Freedom Foods has reached an agreement with Woolworths Supermarkets for the supply of a significant component of Woolworths' own-label UHT dairy milk range commencing in late 2016.


Gourmet baby formula arrives in Australia

01 August, 2016

California-based company Munchkin has launched its Munchkin Grass Fed infant formula in Australia.


Wacker vegetarian L-cysteine

29 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Wacker Chemie AG

Wacker has available vegetarian- and vegan-grade L-cysteine by fermentation.


Marketing mangoes

29 July, 2016

Perfection Fresh Australia has purchased the exclusive sales and marketing rights to the Calypso Mango and has plans to increase consumption of the fruit both domestically and internationally.


Developing drought-proof crops

20 July, 2016 | Supplied by: CSIRO Land and Water

In a breakthrough that could lead to the development of drought-proof crops, research led by ANU has found how plants, such as rice and wheat, sense and respond to extreme drought stress.


Artificial food dyes in brand-name foods

19 July, 2016

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging food and beverage companies to make a public commitment to eliminate the use of dyes by the end of 2017.


Solar salt leads production in the Asia–Pacific region

18 July, 2016

The Asia–Pacific region will account for 45% of salt consumed by 2020, and most will be solar.


Bagged salad winning in the US

18 July, 2016

Green leaf salad consumption increasing in the US.


Why artificial sweeteners can increase appetite

13 July, 2016 by Adam Florance

As well as promoting hyperactivity and insomnia, a new study co-led by the University of Sydney has found that artificial sweeteners actually increase feelings of hunger leading to higher calorific intake.


Cut Salmonella by 90% in minced meats

07 July, 2016

Bacteriophage-based technology is claimed to reduce the Salmonella load in minced meats by 90%.


Collaboration looks for alternatives to salt

06 July, 2016

Many companies are seeking to address the concerns of health professionals and consumers and reduce the salt content of their products. Nestlé has just extended its collaboration with life sciences company Chromocell Corporation in a bid to jointly develop novel ingredients that can be used to create nutritious, tasty foods that contain less salt.


Algal omega-3 farm to be built in SE Queensland

04 July, 2016

Omega-3 algae farming company Qponics has been awarded a $1 million grant to construct a commercial-sized algae farm in South East Queensland.


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