COVER STORY Bell Tea Company HQ a winner Bell , the oldest tea business in New Zealand, employs a fully trained master tea taster and the building has its blending/tasting rooms as its central feature. read article

NEWS New Zealand leads world in controlling dangerous bacteria  NZ’s efforts to drastically reduce the effects of the dangerous bacteria found in chicken have seen it lead global efforts to improve the safety of poultry... read article

OPINION It’s official – size matters! Have you noticed them yet? Those small barcode stickers on the Californian stone fruit available in your local supermarket’s fresh produce section? Those stickers carry what’s known as the GS1 Databar read article

LABORATORY/ANALYTICAL Cawthron’s food toxin expertise helps solve dog deaths In August 2009, a number of unexplained dog deaths on Auckland beaches provoked great concern for safety of those beaches read article

OPINION Meat hygiene reform strategy The meat industry remains one of the only areas in commercial food production where governments internationally intervene to the extent they do. read article

Food Technology Features February 2010

Beverages – incl. Wine/Alcoholic
In February’s beverages feature we present a lead article on Lion’s new brewing facilities in East Tamaki, Auckland.
Food Safety & Hygiene
We overview the NZFSA’s (New Zealand Food Safety Authority) strategies for 2010 and its vision for maintaining and exceeding best practice in this country’s processing facilities.
Fruit & Vegetables
In February'’s Fruit & Vegetable feature we look at the current sate of processing in New Zealand and how local businesses are adapting to current business and export conditions.
NZ Packaging – incl. Labelling/Barcoding
The packaging industry is a unique amalgam of functionality, aesthetics, consumer appeal, and technological innovation in materials and manufacturing. In February's feature we highlight some of the recent innovations in packaging for dairy food.
Weighing
In February’s Weighing feature we showcase the latest developments in weighing and the manner in which their application are assimilated into automated processing lines.

Contact Tania Montrose for details about special features in the months ahead. DDI: 09 484 1308, ft@hayleymedia.com