Creating consumer confidence through regulatory compliance
Regulatory compliance demonstrates a company’s commitment to ethical practices and consumer safety. Continue →
Browsing: Testing
Food testing processes that once took days are now completed to international standards in minutes. In-house food testing labs with high-tech food testing equipment are now an essential part of the food production process. After all, food contamination can result in costly recalls and destroy overnight reputations that took years to develop.
Mettler-Toledo achieves carbon neutral status for fifth year, sets more goals
Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection, described as a global leader in precision instruments and product inspection technology, says it has “reaffirmed its ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship and a sustainable future by achieving carbon neutral status for the fifth consecutive year”. Continue →
KIWI COMPANY TO SCALE-UP OF PHENOLIC ANALYSIS PLATFORM CLOUDSPEC
Marama Labs, a New Zealand- and Ireland-based deep-tech startup developing novel spectroscopy technology for chemical analysis of complex liquids in industries including wine and life sciences, has closed a seed-plus round of €1.75 million. Continue →
MICROPORE MEMBRANE
EMULSIFICATION TECH FOR FUNCTIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS
As the demand for formulating food emulsions with enhanced nutritional value (such as low calorie, encapsulated bio-actives and targeted release) becomes increasingly sophisticated, new technologies are needed to replace current blending methods at a manufacturing scale, most of which are still based on principles of homogenisation. Continue →
OLI VIBRATION YOU CAN COUNT ON TO INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY
Oli, ‘leaders in industrial’ vibrators for the food industry bulk handling solutions
This range of pneumatic, electric vibrators and flow aids are built to last in the most demanding environments. Continue →
CONDUCTIVITY AND PH MEASUREMENT FOR FOOD LABORATORIES
Apera Instruments provide scientific instruments and sensors for measuring pH, ORP, conductivity, TDS, salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and ISE with their leading technology, reliable product quality, and outstanding customer service. Continue →
LOGTAG RECORDERS – AT THE FOREFRONT OF FOOD PRODUCTION HANDLING
A small segment of New Zealand’s electronics industry can lay strong claim to the development of the low cost temperature dataloggers according to Bell Technology. Continue →
A SANITISATION BREAKTHROUGH
A topcoat that creates more hygienic surfaces could soon be a game-changer for New Zealand food manufacturers. Continue →
TESTING FOR THE BEST
Tucked away in the Waikato Innovation Park, just a stones throw away from FoodWaikato facilities, lies the Food Lab Pacific (FLP) testing laboratory. Continue →
A NOSE FOR INNOVATION
From detecting flavour profiles in brews and stowaway insects in food shipments, to sniffing out decaying meat, artificial olfactory systems are changing the game of food and beverage testing. Continue →
THE FUTURE OF FERMENTATION
Award-winning biotech start-up Winely was established for one purpose, and one purpose only – to rid the world of bad wine. Continue →
DAIRY GOAT RESEARCH ADDS VALUE TO PREMIUM INFANT FORMULA INDUSTRY
A research project has led to PM-1 testing being used to determine and select dairy goats which can produce up to 20% more milk for the manufacture of premium infant formula – one of New Zealand’s highest-value export products. Continue →
VITICULTURE TESTING CAPABILITIES GET BOOSTER SHOT
Hill Laboratories has expanded its viticulture testing capability with the acquisition of the assets of Vine Testing Laboratory (VTL), a specialised ELISA laboratory able to diagnose Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 (GLRaV-3). Continue →
SENSORS TODAY AND TOMORROW
It is no violation of reason to say that agriculture is as old as man himself, American engineering expert Taylor Welch says. Continue →
How to avoid using chemical lubricants in spray dry nozzles for infant formula and pharmaceutical powders
Assessing HAZOP and Hygiene Design Requirements in Reducing Chemicals and Increasing Assembly Safety
With spray driers now being specifically built to manufacturer higher yield products such as nutritional and specialty powders, many process and quality professionals are looking at “how can we assemble, operate and increase cleanability of nozzles, meet our stringent audit, HACCP and HAZOP risk identifiers, but still operate a complex atomising nozzle, that has threads, high-pressure o-rings etc. Continue →
Food Zone Primary (FZP) classification means a product is food contact safe
While there can be vast differences between the regulations, expectations and auditing of food manufacturers and producers across the country, one thing remains constant – risk management is a key to success. Continue →
DOSIC – THE COMPACT STAINLESS-STEEL FLOW SENSOR FROM SICK
The new non-contact DOSIC ultrasonic flow sensor is used to detect the flow volume of conductive and non-conductive liquids, and the rugged and compact model combined with a hygienic design ensures highly reliable measurement results. Continue →
AG-TECH CELEBRATING AT INVESTMENT
Lincoln University is celebrating news that $85 million will be spent on its new state-of-the-art campus, to be shared by AgResearch. Continue →
SPOTLIGHT ON CHINESE POULTRY
Walmart has awarded $US2.3m to the University of Arkansas to fund projects involved the poultry industry in China. Continue →
NEW FRONTIER IN FOOD PRODUCTION PROMISING
A team of world class science and engineering minds are deciding whether open ocean shellfish farming in Nelson is a viable option, with any successful project promising to significantly increase New Zealand’s shellfish production and exports by up to $300 million a year. Continue →