A&D Mercury acquires TechEng
22 July, 2008
Australian weighing equipment manufacturer and exporter A&D Mercury has become the major shareholder in the industrial automation and control company TechEng.
IFT Food Expo Innovation Awards
18 July, 2008
A frying system, a protein analyser, an oxygen scavenging system and a high-pressure processing system all won innovation awards at the 2008 IFT Food Expo.
Detecting foodborne diseases
17 July, 2008
Tests for Campylobacter and Salmonella could be run on the spot in as little as half an hour using a portable, easy-to-use and cost-effective chip system that prepares samples and performs DNA tests on bacteria on the spot.
The key to consumer preferences
16 July, 2008
The configuration of the choice set alters consumer preferences.
Draft organic standard out for public comment
15 July, 2008
A draft of the Australian Standard for Organic and Biodynamic Products is available for public comment. The Standard will address industry and government needs and consumer uncertainty around marketing and labelling claims on organic products.
The future of food with Culinology
11 July, 2008
Culinology — the blurring of food technology and chefs — will be discussed at the AIFST convention.
Advances in antimicrobial coatings
11 July, 2008
A team of researchers has produced new antimicrobial coatings with potential to prevent microbial contamination without the need to be wet.
New head for FSANZ board
08 July, 2008
A former Commonwealth Ombudsman, Philippa Smith AM, has been appointed as chair of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) board.
Did the tomato do it?
08 July, 2008
The tomato is being blamed for causing salmonella infections across the US but the location and source of the infection has not been established. So the tomato industry and the tomato's reputation are possibly suffering unfairly.
Cedar Creek and Sastek to merge
04 July, 2008
Cedar Creek and Sastek have announced that they have will merge. The combined company will provide software and hardware systems, labelling solutions and services to the meat processing, the fresh produce and processed foods sectors in Australia and New Zealand.
Not that Yalumba
13 June, 2008
A recent NSW drug investigation, titled Operation Yalumba, has nothing to do with the winery.
The raw materials market
10 June, 2008
The top priority for food and beverage manufacturers is to develop strategies with the trade and producers for a long-term stable supply and the utilisation of raw materials as efficiently as possible using state-of-the-art technology.
Food safety management systems on CD
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: Intertek SAI Global
ISO has launched a CD that contains the ISO 22000 series of standards developed to help operators in the food chain to implement food safety management systems. The CD also includes related standards for conformity assessment professionals involved in the certification of food safety management systems and in the accreditation of bodies carrying out such certification.
Booklet explains food labels
01 June, 2008 | Supplied by: New Zealand Food Safety
A booklet from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) aims to make understanding the labels on food packaging more meaningful. ‘Understanding food labels’ is free.
Foodborne viral infections - Part 1
09 May, 2008
Foodborne viruses are a common, and probably the most under-recognised, cause of outbreaks of gastroenteritis. The prevention of foodborne viral illness depends on the quality of raw materials, staff education and a high level of awareness in the manufacturing industry. In this three-part article, the Institute of Food Science & Technology’s April 2008 Information Statement will bring food producers up to date with this important topic.
