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US: Maryland confirms papayas contaminated with Salmonella
Food Safety News: The Maryland Department of Health is warning consumers to not eat Caribeña’s brand yellow Maradol papayas because they could be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. The health department’s Laboratories Administration tested five yellow Maradol papayas, collected from a Baltimore retail location, as part of the ongoing Salmonella investigation. Three of the five yellow papayas tested were confirmed to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Read Article →AU: An end to counterfeit foods, drinks and medicines
Food Processing: Every year, counterfeit and pirated goods globally cost nearly US$0.5 trillion in lost revenue. This isn’t small bikkies — and the food and beverage industry is far from immune. A team from Lancaster University and spin-out company Quantum Base has patented an optical technology that can read [irregularities found in 2D materials like graphene] using a smartphone app and so enable people to check the authenticity of products.
Read the full article at the Food Processing website
AU: Salty solution: chloride salts are being charged up kill bacteria on vegetable crops
The Weekly Times: CLEANING vegetables while they are still growing in the field may sound like an odd idea, but South Australian researchers are verifying its value. The University of SA team is using the same technology used in saltwater swimming pools to create chlorinated irrigation water that can be sprayed onto crops to kill off unwanted microbes.
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AU: Fraudulent food poisoning claims hit UK travel industry
Australian Institute of Food Safety: Fake food poisoning claims are an increasing problem for travel insurance companies. UK-based company Thompson have reported a 1400 percent increase in food poisoning related claims since 2013. In the past year alone, tens of thousands of claims have been made for amounts ranging from A$5000 to A$8400. Travel firm Tui have reported a 15-fold increase in the same period.
Read the full article at the Australian Institute of Food Safety website
Read Article →NZ: Food packaging getting a bad (w)rap
Otago Daily Times: ”Packaging is controversial. A lot of people get quite upset with packaging and the excessive amounts of packaging used,” says Dr Miranda Mirosa of the Department of Food Science at the University of Otago.
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AU: WA hit by stomach bug explosion
The West Australian: WA is experiencing an explosion in stomach bug illnesses, with more than 4000 cases so far this year and many of them caused by food.
Read the full article at the The West Australian website
UK: Supermarkets are told to stop telling shoppers to throw away 7.3m tons of good food every year by scrapping ‘use by’ dates
Daily Mail: Supermarkets must stop telling shoppers to throw away good food by using ‘overly cautious’ shelf life dates which contributes to 2 million tons of produce being thrown away in the UK every year because it is not used in time, the Government has said.
Read the full article at the Daily Mail website
Read Article →AU: Mapping out Australia’s food future
Food & Beverage Industry News: CSIRO has released its Food & Agribusiness Roadmap, charting a course for products, technology and innovation to secure future success in the sector. Five key enablers for these opportunities are explored in the roadmap: traceability and provenance, food safety and biosecurity, market intelligence and access, collaboration and knowledge sharing, and skills.
Read the full article at the Food & Beverage Industry News website
AU: Edible ink offers new label solution
Fruitnet: Polytrust edible UV invisible and visible inks offer new options never thought possible. Now, growers or wholesalers can print with HACCP-certified edible inks that can either be invisible or visible to the consumer.
Read the full article at the Fruitnet website
AU: Food packaging chemical linked to chronic disease
InDaily: A common chemical used in food packaging, toys and medical devices is linked to chronic disease in men, according to an Adelaide study.
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