Bile — the secret ingredient in understanding stomach bugs
26 August, 2016A new type of engineered gut tissue culture is an effective model for studying a common gastrointestinal virus with the addition of bile.
Promega Maxwell RSC PureFood GMO and Authentication Kit
24 August, 2016The Promega Maxwell RSC PureFood GMO and Authentication Kit for food testing delivers automated high-quality sample prep for food testing labs.
Dead or alive?
22 August, 2016A new type of electronic sensor that can not only detect and classify bacteria, but can also tell if the bacteria are dead or alive is under development.
Fighting frankfurter fraud
16 August, 2016Frankfurter fraud is real, and for those who can't consume certain types of meats for health, cultural or religious reasons, it's important to know what they're eating.
Keeping control of ice-cream colour
10 August, 2016Colour and appearance play a huge role in the way consumers select their ice-cream, and at the world's sixth-largest ice-cream plant they have turned to spectrophotometry to ensure colour consistency.
Pall GeneDisc for the detection and identification of beverage spoilage yeasts
09 August, 2016The Pall GeneDisc product range has been expanded with a flexible solution designed so that beverage industries can detect and identify spoilage yeast in a timely fashion.
AMR magnet validation
05 August, 2016AMR testing representatives are authorised technicians, trained to carry out endorsed magnet validation services using a currently calibrated gauss meter traceable to a NATA accredited laboratory.
Hach TU5 Series Turbidity Platform
04 August, 2016The Hach TU5 Series Turbidity Platform comprises both laboratory and online turbidimeters and employs 360° x 90° detection technology.
Mettler Toledo moisture measurement testing guide
04 August, 2016Mettler Toledo has released the free, downloadable Guide to Moisture Analysis.
The Witt-Gasetechnik Leak-Master Easy leak detection system
03 August, 2016The Witt-Gasetechnik Leak-Master Easy leak detection system makes it possible to detect even the smallest of leaks in products, components or packaging — whether for food items (with or without a protective atmosphere), pharmaceutical products, PET bottles or other items made of PET. The Easy can even be used for vacuum packaging.
Rapid screening of gutter oils
28 July, 2016A new method for direct analysis of edible oils has been developed.
Adam Equipment PMB moisture analyser range
27 July, 2016Adam Equipment has expanded its line of PMB moisture analysers, with the PMB 163 offering a capacity of 160 g and readability of 0.01%/0.001 g.
SCIEX Food Allergen Screening vMethod
01 July, 2016The SCIEX LC-MS/MS QTRAP 4500 Food Allergen Screening Assay is designed to improve throughput, reliability and confidence in food allergen screening results in baked and raw food products.
AMSL FLASH colour-change protein swab
01 July, 2016Protein can be difficult to remove and is a good indicator that food residues have been left behind due to inadequate cleaning.
Allergen technology recognised at AIFST awards
30 June, 2016Technology that reviews the allergen status of all ingredients in a product has been named the winner of the Food Industry Innovation Award at the 49th Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) Convention.
