Economics provides the incentive for fish fraud
09 August, 2013Mislabelling seafood is a global problem. Consumers end up paying more for a lesser value product and the motive behind the fraud is purely economics.
Sibutramine in weight-loss products costs importers $9K
02 August, 2013The directors of Bruce Imports pleaded guilty and were convicted of 32 charges relating to the sale of imported weight-loss coffees, dried fruit and jelly which contained Sibutramine.
Branded milk sales up 8-10% in Coles
01 August, 2013Coles is noticing a resurgence of branded milk sales, with 8-10% growth in some branded product lines.
Have your say on Quillaja extract
31 July, 2013Submissions on an Application to use Quillaja extract as a food additive are being sought by FSANZ. Quillaja extract is used in beverages to emulsify oil-soluble substances.
There’s a new nut in the marketplace
26 July, 2013Sandalwood is best known as a fragrant wood but long before it was a major export from Western Australia, local Indigenous communities used the sandalwood nuts as a food source. The nuts are low in saturated fats, high in mono and polyunsaturated fats. Somewhat similar to Brazil nuts and with a glutinous texture, the nuts are now commercially available.
Improving Australia’s livestock export supply chain
23 July, 2013The federal government has announced $1.8 million in funding for seven projects to improve animal welfare in Australia’s overseas livestock export markets.
Food that prevents obesity and more
23 July, 2013Recent studies have found that combining some foods like tomatoes and broccoli, heating some foods to a certain temperature (or not heating others), and/or cooking them in olive oil, may enhance their antiangiogenesis abilities. These findings could impact food design, preparation and ultimately public health.
High omega-3s claimed to increase risk of prostate cancer
19 July, 2013Fatty acids derived from fatty fish and fish-oil supplements, usually lauded as ‘cardio cure-alls’, have been found to increase the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer.
Health benefits of fructooliogosaccharides
17 July, 2013Short-chain fructooliogosaccharides (scFOSs) are low-kilojoule, non-digestible carbohydrates that are claimed can improve food taste and texture while aiding immunity, bone health and the growth and balance of bacteria in the digestive tract.
URC Fruit Pieces and BakeFruit range
10 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Taura Natural Ingredients LtdTaura Natural Ingredients has available a range of premium-quality fruit ingredients, made using its ultra rapid concentration (URC) process that concentrates the taste, texture and nutrients of fruit into pieces, flakes and pastes, for use in applications such as chocolate, breakfast cereals, baked goods, confectionery and snack bars.
Drug-resistant bacteria, farm workers and antibiotic use
08 July, 2013A new study found drug-resistant bacteria associated with livestock in the noses of industrial livestock workers but not in the noses of antibiotic-free livestock workers.
LycoRed Tomat-O-Red vegetarian red colourant range
27 June, 2013LycoRed has developed a range of vegetarian red colourants as part of its Tomat-O-Red line of tomato lycopene colour for various food and beverage applications.
Fonterra invests another $30 million at Whareroa in Taranaki
24 June, 2013Fonterra has announced a further $30 million investment to expand its dry distribution centre at its Whareroa site in Taranaki.
Factors that influence pre-harvest spinach contamination
24 June, 2013Cost-effective strategies for control of produce contamination may become realities now that researchers have identified a variety of factors that influence the likelihood of E. coli contamination of spinach on farms prior to harvest.
How organic is your milk?
05 June, 2013Dairy processors can now test to verify the authenticity of claims that milk is organic.
