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... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) has applauded the decision by the federal government to oppose the food standards amendment (truth in labelling palm oil) bill 2011 ... the afgc has warned a house of representatives economics committee that the bill will put australian manufacturing and export operations at “high-risk” and add substantial extra costs ... yesterday, afgc chief executive kate carnell said the palm oil labelling bill would cost the australian food manufacturing industry a$150 million and “would not save any orang-utans” ... ” federal government opposes the bill the federal government has opposed the bill on the following grounds: first of all, that the bill will be of significant cost to the australian food industry (estimated at up to a$150 million) at a time when manufacturers are “struggling due to increasing costs and the high australian dollar” ... secondly, that the bill contravenes world trade organization requirements for food labelling adversely impacting industrial trade ... ” fourthly, that the bill does not promote health benefits as levels of saturated fats are already listed on the food product labels ... submissions have been made to australian parliament from major players in australia’s food retail industry ... these included submissions against the bill from the australian food and grocery council, as referred to

... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) is urging the federal government to act quickly to keep australia’s food manufacturing industry alive ... the afgc has called on the australian government to “remove unnecessary regulation and duplication, such as food labelling changes, and reduce costs of doing business” ... the afgc also says it is “critical” that australian government fast-tracks its national food plan ... the afgc’s ceo kate carnell says several food and grocery manufacturing operations have already moved offshore because of the challenges facing the industry in australia ... at the moment, many leading food and grocery companies are seriously weighing up their future options for manufacturing in australia,” ms carnell said ... “it’s vital that the government creates a broad-base policy that supports a viable, competitive and robust food and grocery manufacturing sector that will continue to deliver high quality products for australia and the export market ... ” over the past two months, around 300 job cuts have been announced across the a$102 billion food manufacturing sector ... recent australian food industry cutbacks have included: - 150 jobs lost at spc ardmona following the announced closure of its mooroopna factory by the middle of next year, and - 146 jobs lost at heinz following the closure of its girgarre factory in north-east victoria ... the afgc’s state of the industry 2010 report showed a total loss of 3,400 jobs since 2006-07 within the food manufacturing sector

... the australian parliament is facing a proliferation of inquiries by legislative committees to investigate numerous separate food industry issues ... (1) federal inquiry into food processing a federal senate inquiry, to be undertaken by a committee known as the senate select committee on australia’s food processing sector, will investigate pressures facing the australian food processing industry ... a key issue is whether australian food manufacturing is competitive in international markets in the face of challenges that include the strong australian dollar, and questions over levels of investment capital, skilled labour, necessary infrastructure, and the ongoing challenges presented by the australian climate ... (2) palm-oil labelling inquiry in federal parliament the identification of palm oil on food labels is being considered in a federal parliamentary committee inquiry by the house of representatives ... the house economics committee has commenced its inquiry into the food standards amendment (truth in labelling – palm oil) bill 2011 that would, if passed, require makers or distributors of foods with palm oil as an ingredient, to specify the oil as ‘palm oil’ ... (4) federal government’s “national food plan” in june 2011, the federal department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry (daff) released an “issues paper to inform development of a national food plan”, in line with the labor government’s pre-election promise of developing a national food plan (nfp) ... the plan will focus on issues such as food security, food quality, the affordability of food and the sustainability of food

... the federal department of health and ageing is sponsoring the csiro to conduct three workshops around australia as information-sharing forums for industry, government and researchers involved in food innovation and product reformulation ... the workshop programs will include presentations from national and international speakers involved in food innovation and product reformulation as well as opportunities to discuss innovation techniques and challenges ... presentation topics include: - overcoming technical challenges to reformulation such as safety aspects, food structure and sensory attributes ... - trends in food manufacturing and consumer behaviour towards healthier processed foods ... food industry representatives and researchers are invited to attend these workshops to learn more about current food innovation technology and opportunities for product reformulation ... au/events/food-reformulation

... proposals to examine a move to a privatised system of third-party inspection of primary meat premises were rejected by the food standards agency’s (fsa’s) board early last week ... the industry wants any revised meat inspection regime to be open to private third-party companies in a similar way to that operating in other high-risk sectors of the food manufacturing industry ... but the agency, unions representing meat inspectors and other consumer groups argue that the 'privatisation' of meat inspections would jeopardise food safety in high-risk meat production sectors

... he said one of the main purposes of the soft drinks manufacturer’s education centres, which are equipped with interactive classrooms, is to give young people a better understanding of the importance of food manufacturing to the uk economy and to encourage more to take up careers in the sector ... the sidcup site is a world class manufacturing facility, employing 370 highly skilled people, according to its operations director steve adams

... from july 10-13, the australasian food manufacturing industry will descend upon sydney for the much anticipated triennial iconic event: foodpro ... foodpro 2011 has already exceeded the expectations of organisers with a record-breaking number of exhibitors, confidently maintaining its status as the largest food processing exhibition in the asia pacific ... “since its inception in the 1960s, foodpro has become the most influential and comprehensive food manufacturing event in the australasian region, and is much anticipated by the food and beverage processing industry ... “visitors recognise foodpro as an invaluable opportunity to view the latest showcase of products and ideas from the cream of the food manufacturing business suppliers ... foodpro 2011 has assembled the most concentrated convergence of the industry’s most powerful ideas and product showcases including newest food manufacturing industry trends as well as the latest in food and beverage processing machinery, services, technical products, ingredients, flavourings, additives, food safety, micro-biology and testing equipment, packaging, handling, storage, transport, plant equipment, hygiene, water and waste systems, and much more ... foodpro 2011 will be co-located with the 44th annual australian institute of food science and technology (aifst) conference which will be concerned with how food science and technology, including food production and processing, influences food choices ... com for all the details about the australian international food processing exhibition, foodpro 2011

... lord jeff rooker, the chair of the food standards agency, has announced four new appointments to the advisory committee on the microbiological safety of food (acmsf) ... the new members, appointed until 31 march 2015, are: dr roy betts, head of food microbiology, campden bri ms jenny hopwood, company microbiologist, marks & spencer dr goutam adak, head of epidemiological services, health protection services professor jim gray, professor of clinical virology, university of east anglia dr roy betts is responsible for managing a food microbiology team involved in research and testing and is routinely involved in food industry crisis management situations ... ms jenny hopwood is responsible for the microbiological food safety of marks & spencer foods ... she has worked extensively in protein and produce agriculture, chilled and frozen food processing and worked with many different food manufacturing processors in the food industry

... private label growth will set off a wave of consolidation in the european food industry but how each product category is affected will vary significantly, according to rabobank ... now rabobank has laid out its predictions on how the european food manufacturing industry will be affected by the change

... reading scientific services ltd (rssl) said it has expanded its analytical capability to take into account the growing industry need for screening of food products for the presence of buckwheat protein material ... buckwheat (fagopyrum esculentum) has been recognized as a common food allergen in korea and japan but it is not on the eu list of allergens that must be declared by food manufacturers ... european regulations require that the presence of 14 food groups containing allergens in foods must be declared on the label ... but miguel argues that european based food processors often work on the precautionary principal and request testing on non-regulated allergens, citing considerable demand for its analysis around kiwi fruit residues ... “on that basis, we are expecting interest from the food manufacturing sector for this additional allergen testing service,” said the technical specialist