The Magazine behind NZ’s Export Drive
The innovation award was for an endophyte-inoculated grass which promises to make airfields much safer through deterring birds from feeding on grass and insects at grassed areas at airports. The grass has a fungus...
The innovation award was for an endophyte-inoculated grass which promises to make airfields much safer through deterring birds from feeding on grass and insects at grassed areas at airports. The grass has a fungus...
New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry is anxious over the recent confirmation by biosecurity experts that the bacteria – Pseudomonas syringae pv actinidiae (Psa) – has infected New Zealand vines, according to the NZ Herald.
A scientist at the Fraunhofer Institute has developed new antimicrobial active packaging film that targets microorganisms on the surface of meat, fish and cheese to extend product shelf life, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
Leland – the packaging company — says its Ultimate VCI Protection bags offer a simpler and more environmentally friendly alternative to the traditional method of preventing rust, which is to spray them with oil.
Consumers in Germany and France are more likely to respond to positive clean label terminology on food products than ‘free-from’ claims that are popular in the UK, according to FoodNavigator.com. More and more Swedish...
Surfing the internet rather than snacking on the couch seems to be the Aussie thing these days. Vegemite, Tim Tams and Coca-Cola have given way to technology companies Google, Apple and Sony as the...
Take up of robotic technology in the food sector is set to steadily increase as processors are forced to seek further efficiency gains and demand could challenge that of the automotive industry within a...
The US represents a vast, largely untapped playground for manufacturers of prebiotic fibres and probiotics, according to Foodmanufacturer.co.uk. Shanghai will be able to produce 100,000 new energy vehicles every year, including 60,000 passenger vehicles...
Apparel company BGI Developments has picked up the technology and is talking to a number of New Zealand-based clothing exporters about using it. MAF spokesperson David Crowe said the little food New Zealand imports...
