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... a leading food industry consultant has warned that more australian food processors will be driven out of business as a result of competition between and commercial powers held by major food retailers ... in a speech to the crawford fund annual conference, held this week in parliament house, canberra, food industry expert dr david mckinna, founder of mckinna et al, said australian food processors’ margins are no longer sufficient to support the reinvestment needed for global competitiveness ... the comments follow recent plant closures or imminent closures of food processing plants around australia ... “food processors have been wounded by competition from private labels, the inability to reinvest in innovation and branding and being forced to de-engineer products to meet price points ... “without doubt, global food companies must all be considering closing australian processing facilities ... ” according to the austrade, trade in processed food products makes up 20 per cent of australia’s manufacturing industry and accounts for around 18 per cent of employment in the manufacturing sector

... the research, published in molecular nutrition & food research, analyzed the immune activity of the alcohol-soluble protein fractions from two cereals – tef and millet – and two pseudocereals – amaranth and quinoa – in comparison to wheat gliadin to test their safety in the diet of people with celiac disease ... “recently, the use of pseudocereals, in particular amaranth and quinoa …have been considered for the preparation of gluten-free food products,” wrote the authors, led by dr mauro rossi from the institute of food sciences at the national research council, italy ... gluten-free diet coeliac disease is not an allergy or food intolerance, but an autoimmune disease, where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues ... celiac disease is the most common food-sensitive gut disorder in humans, with an incidence as high as 1 in 100 to 1 in 300 among the european and north american population

... “infants need foods specifically prepared for them without added salt, so it is important to adapt the family diet,” said emmett and her colleagues, adding that manufacturers have “a responsibility to reduce the salt content of food products ... ” “given that three-quarters of salt in the diet comes from processed adult foods, successful salt-reduction strategies can only be achieved with the co-operation of the food industry,” they said

... members of the uk food industry, including coca-cola, greencore, heinz, innocent, pepsico, and united biscuits, in addition to the british nutrition foundation, the food and drink federation, together with supermarkets wm morrison, marks and spencer, and tesco, agreed to the new guidelines which aim to help consumers increase their intake of fruit and vegetables ... the guide, published by igd, (which can be found here ) provides a set of principles for businesses to communicate the fruit and vegetable content of composite food products that contribute half, one or more of the five portions consumers are recommended to eat or drink each day ... labelling the number of portions in composite foods helps consumers increase their five-a-day intake and encourages food businesses to add more fruit and vegetables to their products,” said joanne denney-finch, igd chief executive ... denney-finch added that igd research shows that 46 per cent of shoppers expect to buy more products that contribute to their five daily portions of fruit and vegetables over the next 12 months ... “under the auspices of igd a working group consisting of nutritionists from the food industry, trade associations and ngos has agreed these guidelines which help consumers to do just that,” she said ... guidelines as part of the new voluntary code, industry members have agreed limits to the amount of sugar, salt and saturated fat allowed in a composite food labelled as contributing to your five-a-day – a move which they say will to help move consumers towards a healthier and more balanced diet

... waste fibres from the agricultural and food processing industry could be used for the nano-encapsulation of bioactives such as probiotics, according to new research ... the study, published in the journal of agricultural and food chemistry, explored the potential for using soluble dietary fibre from agro-wastes such as okara (soybean solid waste), oil palm trunk, and oil palm frond (leaf and foliage) for the nano-encapsulation of the probiotic lactobacillus acidophilus ... “in view of sustainable development, there is aggressive research in transforming the high-volume wastes which cause disposal and environmental problems to natural resources for the production of sustainable products, such as liquid bio-fuel, fertilizer, fodder, and even human food products,” said the research team, led by min-tze liong, from the school of industrial technology at the universiti sains malaysia, malaysia ... waste products liong and colleagues noted that oil palm and soybean are the two largest oil crop commodities in the world, cumulatively contributing more than half of the world’s total oil production of 163

... food standards australia and new zealand (fsanz) have identified the substances in the ‘sexpresso’ and ‘rock hard’ coffee products ... the products are sold as instant coffee and are available on the internet and in adult shops ... the products contain substances that are ‘analogues’ of drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction, meaning that the substances have a similar chemical make-up, but elements have been changed ... the products are currently under investigation by state and territory food law enforcement agencies, including the new south wales food authority as well as municipal council and state health departments around australia ... by law, all food additives must comply with compositional and labelling requirements set out in the australia and new zealand food standards code ... by contrast, all medications, therapeutic products and complementary medicines are governed by the therapeutic goods act, a distinct federal regulatory regime ... the potential side-effects of consuming the coffee products are not known ... “there have been several instances in the past six months in which food products have been recalled because they contained prescription medicines,” said fsanz

... seaweed has tremendous potential as a source for new functional foods, according to new research published in the current issue of the journal of agriculture and food chemistry ... scientists have found that seaweed and other ‘microalgae’ could rival milk products as sources of ‘bioactive peptides’, proteins which reduce blood pressure almost like popular ace inhibitor drugs ... “more efforts are needed to fully exploit their potential for use and delivery to consumers in food products ... this research reveals its potential as a functional food, especially for vegetarians who might not consume dairy products ... australia has barely skimmed the surface of its seaweed food resources around its coast, or the potential of its algae ponds in the hot australian inland

... food testing in india got a boost last week when a key government-owned research institute received a grant to set up a new state-of-the-art food laboratory ... according to an official at the ministry of food processing industries, the central institute of post-harvest engineering and technology (ciphet) has been given a us$500,000 grant for setting up a food-testing laboratory ... the grant has been given under the ministry’s goal of further strengthening the food-testing scenario in india , which has come under criticism from experts of being too lax and slow ... “the laboratory will be equipped with new and highly sophisticated instruments for the testing of different food products, which will serve the interest of food products manufacturers and consumers in the northern region,” he said ... the official said that the laboratory as a food testing hub, the laboratory and would offer services to the farmers, small-scale entrepreneurs, and food industries in only the northern part of india ... similar sort of laboratories, some which have been set up and some that will be set up in the near future will undertake food testing in other parts of the country, he added ... the official also said that the food testing discipline in india suffers from some obvious challenges that the government is working to overcome ... he added that india being such a vast country, with a very large and spread out food processing industry, the time frames for food testing have always been lagging, and only more food labs can solve such a problem

... natural seaweed extracts could not only offer health benefits to consumers, but also improve the quality and safety of food products, according to a new review ... microalgae and seaweed extracts are rich in polyphenolic compounds “which have well documented antioxidant properties,” and may also have antimicrobial activities against major food spoilage and food pathogenic micro-organisms, says the review ... published in innovative food science & emerging technologies, it outlines the potential uses of seaweed and seaweed extracts in the production of foods ... the authors explore the potential for using the natural marine products as anti-microbial and anti-oxidation ingredients ... nissreen abu-ghannam from dublin institute of technology, ireland, explained that the trend towards the use of natural plant extracts in various food and beverages in the food industry “is gaining momentum ... ” “seaweed, being a rich source of structurally diverse bioactive compounds with valuable nutraceutical properties … interest in the application of such compounds as natural antioxidants, antimicrobials or texturing agents in different food products is greater than ever,” said abu-ghannam and her colleagues ... “the addition of seaweeds or their extracts to food products will reduce the utilization of chemical preservatives, which will fulfil the industry as well as consumer demands for ‘green’ products,” they added ... “considering the extensive data that is available on the antimicrobial potential of seaweed extracts against several pathogenic and spoilage micro-organisms, it will be interesting to review how effective the extracts have been when added to actual food products,” they said

... writing in journal of agricultural and food chemistry, the researchers based at the beijing university of chemical technology, report a new method for creating large quantities of human-derived gelatine which they say could, in theory, become a substitute for animal-based gelatine currently used in many food products ... the gia report noted that the global gelatine market is growing fast, driven by increasing demand for gelatine for food production in developing countries and as a biomaterial in cosmetics ... practical issues gelatine is widely used as a gelling agent in many industries, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and particularly in the food industry, because of its unique properties