The rapid, ever-evolving technological landscape can work in synthesis with traditional elements of the food supply in order to improve safety.
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Food Source Victoria has opened applications for a four-year, $20 million scholarship and grant program aimed at driving growth in food and agribusiness.
With the mining boom all but over, commentators are hungry to seek the next driver for Australia’s growth. And with a fast growing middle class in Asia seeking more products for consumption, the Asian Food Bowl becomes an obvious source of potential. This Asian potential was reinforced with the 2014 trade mission by the Prime Minister and 600 or so of…
Australia’s farmers are big winners after the Free Trade Agreement with China was signed today. The agreement hopes to catalyse further growth and foreign investment in Australia’s dairy, beef, and sheep farming industries. The full article is here.
A TRUCKING company boss who failed to fix his vehicle’s brakes had been convicted of killing an employee, in a landmark jury decision.
The practice unfolds largely the same across all industries: A larger, more established company swoops in to acquire a smaller, fast-growing company.
German discount supermarket chain, Lidl, is ramping up plans to enter the Australian market, seeking to register its trademarks for use in Australia. Aiming to shake up the $94 billion supermarket industry, Lidl applied for trademarks across nearly every class in April. The full article is here.
The cyber security landscape will evolve rapidly and attacks will increase in number and sophistication, from a wider range of sources.
Spurred by the Maggi noodle controversy that has the country in its grips, India is now witnessing a new drive by the food industry.
The Health Claims Standard in the Food Standards Code significantly expands the range of health, nutrition and related claims permitted on food labels and advertisements.
