Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed an application made by Dow AgroSciences Australia Ltd regarding the introduction of genetically modified soybean, and is now calling for submissions on the application.
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Arla introduces new dry blend lactose
European dairy group, Arla Foods Ingredients has developed a premium-quality lactose suitable for dry blends that enables infant formula manufacturers to efficiently increase production capacities without compromising on safety or cost.
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Australian Made welcomes Anti-Dumping Commission’s preliminary report
The Anti-Dumping Commission has released its preliminary report and has indicated that the imposition of additional tariffs on dumped processed tomatoes is warranted.
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Spring Gully clears $1m in debt
It was only in July this year that South Australian pickle and sauce manufacturer, Spring Gully Foods announced that it was entering voluntary administration with debts of $4.9m.
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Sunrise Meats fined for food safety and hygiene breaches
Marrickville based food manufacturing company, Sunrise Meats was convicted and sentenced in the NSW Downing Centre Local Court last Friday for multiple breaches of the Food Act 2003.
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SPC Ardmona warns of closure without government grant
SPC Ardmona, the nation’s last remaining fruit processor says that it may be forced to close if the Abbott government refuses to come through with a $25m grant promised by the former Labor government.
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Simplot to announce fate of Devonport plant this week
Food processor Simplot is expected to announce if its Tasmanian Devonport plant will remain open later this week.
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Baiada underpayment claims are “bullshit”, says labour company
Workers at Baiada's chicken factory near Newcastle are claiming they've been underpaid, with one employee potentially owed $7,000 in backpay.
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Farmers to facilitate ‘world first’ agricultural twitter discussion
October 16 - World Food Day, will mark a world first in the global agricultural industry as farmers from across the globe gear up to participate in the first world-wide, live twitter discussion on agricultural issues.
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Milmeg scores $21.4m contract with AACo
New Zealand based primary food processing equipment manufacturer, Milmeg has won a major contract with AACo to build refrigeration and food processing equipment for the new $91m NT abattoir.
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Agri Australis secures $70m hazelnut deal with Ferrero
Agri Australis are set to plant one million hazelnut trees on two farms near Narrandera in south-western NSW as part of a new $70m development.
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Don’t waste your whey: new processing solution from Arla Foods
Arla Foods Ingredients, a developer and supplier of milk-based ingredients, has launched a new processing solution enabling Greek yoghurt manufacturers to profit from their acid whey waste stream.
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Fonterra Australia secures government grant to expand production at Stanhope site
Fonterra Australia will be investing $6m into its Northern Victorian site of Stanhope to support the manufacture of a ricotta cheese processing facility with additional help from a Victorian state government grant worth $250,000
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Nestle commits to clean water and sanitation pledge
Global food manufacturing giant Nestle is one of the first signatories to a new pledge designed to commit business to the supply of clean water and high levels of sanitation in all of their operations.
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Fonterra’s new Darfield plant boasts the world’s largest milk powder drier
Dairy giant Fonterra, kicked the world’s largest milk powder drier into gear at its Darfield site last week.
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Simplot to receive payroll tax help
Food processing giant Simplot will receive payroll tax rebates from the NSW government over the next three years while the company reviews its operations.
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pitt&sherry design milk processing plants for Murray Goulburn
Australian engineering consultancy firm, pitt&sherry is designing two state-of-the-art pasteurised milk processing plants for Australian dairy giant, Murray Goulburn Co-operative.
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Waste not, want not: how packaging can help tackle food waste
With the global population set to soar and the growth of our agricultural industry threatened by climate change and competing land uses, Australia needs to toss out food waste - and packaging is the key.
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Burra Foods to enter milk powder market
South Gippsland based dairy processor Burra foods have announced that they will commence production of nutritional milk powders next year.
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Farmer buys into Windsor Farm Foods to bring processing in-house
A NSW beetroot farmer has bought most of the processing lines from the collapsed Windsor Farm Foods cannery in an effort to establish his own vegetable processing facility.
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