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US: New study finds fear-based messaging about produce safety negatively impacts low income consumers
Yahoo Finance: Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s (IIT) Center for Nutrition Research surveyed low income consumers to learn more about what terms and information about fruits and vegetables may influence their shopping intentions.
Read Article →NZ: Frozen berries food and safety information update
NZ Ministry of Health: The Ministry for Primary Industries have updated their food safety information for consumers about making frozen imported berries safe
Read Article →AU: TAFE NSW Collaborates with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Sydney TAFE: TAFE NSW produced a free, 7-chapter E-Booklet as a training tool for the Indian hospitality industry. It was designed to provide the food handler with an understanding of how to prepare and serve food so that it is safe for others to eat.
Read Article →AU: FAO tackles antimicrobial resistance
Food Processing: The increased use — and abuse — of antimicrobial medicines in both human and animal health care has contributed to an increase in the number of disease-causing microbes that are resistant to medicines traditionally used to treat them.
Read Article →AU: Freshcare to benchmark against Globalgap
Produce Plus: Australian growers are set to save on certification costs after Freshcare announced it will standardise its requirements to the internationally recognised Globalgap standard.
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AU: Chemical and microbial testing for customer and consumer confidence
Attend the half-day professional development workshop for produce QA managers, trainers, auditors, students of food safety, risk managers and others, being delivered by the Fresh Produce Safety Centre at Melbourne Markets Conference Centre, Epping, on Wednesday 12Â October, 10am to 2pm.
Speakers from wholesale, retail, growers and regulatory organisations will update participants on the latest techniques and requirements for testing fresh produce.
Read Article →NZ: Food Safety Law Reform Bill
Horticulture New Zealand: Horticulture New Zealand, supported by 12 grower groups, has made a submission on the Food Safety Law Reform Bill to the Primary Production Select Committee. HortNZ has requested to appear before the select committee to speak to the submission.
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US: Cost of traceability negated by legal, marketing benefits
Food Safety News: One step forward and one step back might be sufficient in the context of a boot scootin’ line dance, but in the context of foodborne illness outbreaks and increasingly long, complex supply chains, consumers and the federal government are demanding more in the way of food traceability.
Read Article →AU: SAI Global agrees to $1b takeover bid from Hong Kong private equity firm
ABC News: Industry standards and compliance company SAI Global has agreed to a $1 billion takeover bid from Hong Kong private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asia.
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NZ: The future of food
New Zealand Herald: Ngai Tahu Farming chief executive Andrew Priest has tasted the future. The "Impossible Burger" – with a fake meat patty so realistic that it drips pink blood – has grabbed headlines around the world.
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