The Australian Food and Grocery Council has warned that the federal government’s plans to cut greenhouse emissions by between 5% and 15% by 2020 has the potential to compromise the domestic and international competiveness of Australia’s food industry.
Since being notified by the Irish Government that dioxins had been detected in pork, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has worked closely with Australian Customs Service and the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service who have confirmed that fresh pig meat, bacon or ham from Ireland
The Smith's Snackfood Company at Tingalpa in Queensland has reduced its water consumption by 16% through best practice water use on site.
The CSIRO Food Futures Flagship has developed an automated instrument for accurately predicting glycaemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in food products.
In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic used in the sealing of food produce such as pasta, rice and crisps, researchers at Bath University, England, are leading a project to build a new high-speed packaging machine.
Buderim Ginger has been awarded $245,100 to create an allergy free ginger product, Queensland’s Industry Minister, Desley Boyle, announced this week.
The FMCG industry is innovating at a rapid pace, with new products and processes regularly being developed, as Australian business tries its best to remain internationally competitive.
Melamine in infant milk; animals sick with viruses; e-coli on fresh vegetables - anxiety over the safety of what we put in our mouths and feed to our families has justifiably reached new heights around the world, sparking fresh government regulations and laws.
Graintec, an authorised distributor of Romer Labs, has introduced to Australia a new, highly sensitive AgraQuant ELISA test kit that has been designed to meet the coming regulatory limits for melamine in food products.
Food producers in Mexico have promised to freeze prices on 150 commonly consumed products until the end of the year in a bid to combat the global food crisis.