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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 ... tabled into the australian parliament as a private member’s bill by independent senator nick xenophon, the legislation was rejected by a senate committee in july, but passed by the australian federal senate through an alliance between independent senator nick xenophon, the greens and the coalition ... 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” ... “it’s hard to understand why the coalition would support a bill that’s so contrary to business – it’s simply not the right time to introduce significant new cost pressures and regulatory burdens on industry when the sector is already under significant pressures,” ms carnell said ... “industry’s challenges include high labour prices, less flexibility on wages, higher energy power prices, high transport costs, growth in private label brands and near-record high global commodity prices for sugar, diary, cocoa and wheat and the high australian dollar making imports cheaper ... ” 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 ... 3 per cent of the world’s palm oil and the majority of australian manufacturers have already committed to using palm oil certified by the roundtable on sustainable palm oil (rspo)

... 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 ... “industry’s competitiveness is being heavily impacted by cheaper imports due to the high australian dollar

... australia’s premier consumer advocacy group choice has reignited the food debate over whether australia should adopt a traffic light system for front-of-package labelling of packaged foods ... the idea behind traffic lights is to make it visually easier for consumers to choose a healthier food by comparing these colour codes between products ... ten brands tested by choice met australian food regulator fsanz’s definition of “low fat” (no more than 3% fat) and 11 brands met fsanz’s definition for “low sugar” (no more than 5% sugars) ... industry approach the australian food industry, led by the australian food and grocery council (afgc), has been campaigning for an alternative labelling system known as the daily intake guide (dig) ... afgc chief executive kate carnell told australian food news today, “traffic light labels categorise foods as good and bad – but all foods can form part of a balanced diet ... these labels now appear on more than 4,000 supermarket products in australia and outline the amount of energy, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt in a standard portion of the food and how that translates to average daily intake ... the review of food labelling law and policy, headed by australian health minister, dr neal blewett and published in january 2011 recommended the use of dig labelling over traffic light labelling ... foodlegal bulletin in its april 2011 foodlegal bulletin, food law specialist firm foodlegal highlighted that sweet cereals might become more vulnerable to targeted regulatory moves, compared with government attempts to impose stricter nutrient profile criteria on all food for which health claims were either expressed or implied

... donors include allied mills, agri food ingredients, amcor fibre packaging, ben furney flour mills; bonaccord quality produce, cargill beef australia, cargill food ingredients, central meat exports, cheetham salt, corona manufacturing, detmold flexibles, food add, peerless holdings, montagues cold storage and office national ... “four’n twenty pies are an iconic food that are not only much loved, but also provide high protein content ... foodbank is a great cause and rightly deserves the support of all sectors of the australian food industry

... western australian agriculture and food minister terry redman has predicted a bright future for the buy west, eat best brand at a breakfast function to celebrate the program’s third anniversary ... “the buy west, eat best concept has been embraced by the western australian food industry - from small producers right through to the big supermarket chains,” mr redman said ... ” the buy west, eat best program, with its distinctive green and white logo, was first launched to industry in november 2007 and to the public in may 2008 ... the department of agriculture and food has started discussions with a singapore retailer keen to introduce its customers to wa food using the buy west, eat best brand

... long-running iconic food businesses and innovative new businesses reflect the diversity of this year’s finalists in the south australian premier’s food industry awards 2010 ... agriculture and food minister michael o’brien said he was impressed with the quality of the competition ... “the calibre of this year’s finalists says great things about the ongoing strength of the south australian food industry,” mr o’brien said ... well-known businesses like bickford’s australia, haigh’s chocolates, lucia’s fine foods and nippy’s are mixing it up with newer businesses like tucker’s natural, australian caper company, free eyre, ki pure grains, port lincoln sardine and seafood exporters australia ... with “consume” being the theme of the awards this year and “consumers” being the key to growth - it is important that the south australian food industry strives towards developing new markets, new products and innovation, mr o’brien said ... “these businesses have recognised that consumers want to know about their food and are saying it should be healthy and natural without compromising on flavour,” mr o’brien said ... ” pirsa deputy chief executive don plowman officiated at the launch on friday morning where guests were treated to the banter of celebrity chefs, gary mehigan and george colombaris, at adelaide’s debut of the good food and wine show ... the masterchef duo agreed that the awards lift the profile of the south australian food industry, the producers, the products and all who work in it and said they were looking forward to learning more about the producers

... listening to consumers and monitoring consumer trends is vital if the south australian food industry is to increase its competitiveness, according to a new food industry market intelligence report ... south australian agriculture and food minister michael o’brien last night released the report entitled “food consumption and consumers: who, what, where and why?” it was compiled by primary industries and resources south australia (pirsa) to outline the issues that are shaping consumer trends across the food industry ... “this report provides food industry businesses with information and tools they need to become more consumer-driven and respond to the needs of the market ... ” o’brien said the report, the fifth prepared by pirsa and compiled with input from food experts, provides resources to understand current consumer trends and techniques for companies considering undertaking more specific research in the future ... “and it highlights the importance of the processed food industry in generating value within the state ... ” a real-life case study on south australian business tucker’s natural, supports the report and demonstrates the importance of connecting consumer trends with product and marketing ... consistent in recognising the importance of consumers, the theme of this year’s premier’s food industry awards is “consume” ... “meeting and leading consumer trends will improve our competitiveness and assist our processed food industry to continue to flourish into the future,” o’brien said

... australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry has welcomed the new gillard government, with announcements from the australian food and grocery council (afgc) and australian retailers association, stating that they looked forward to working with the new government on a range of issues ... ” “it’s also encouraging to see strong commitments for a national food and grocery strategy from all sides of politics, which is fundamental to australia’s future ... “industry welcomes the support for a national food plan from both major parties and the greens as well as increased focus over recent days from independent senator nick xenophon ... “industry look forward to working with all sides of politics to ensure australia has a safe, robust, affordable and sustainable food industry that continues to grow into the future ... independent mp bob katter, who has been a staunch advocate for food security and australia’s agriculture and dairy industry, elected this afternoon to split from his fellow independents and back the coalition

... the 43rd australian institute of food science and technology convention was held last week with a number of awards being presented to worthy winners ... most notably were the aifst food industry innovation award, president’s award, bruce chandler book prize and jack kefford award ... preshafood ltd has won the coveted australian institute of food science and technology (aifst) food industry innovation award for the preshafruit range of high pressure processing (hhp) fruit juices ... this highly regarded award acknowledges a significant new development in a process, product, ingredient, equipment or packaging, which has achieved successful commercial five years in any application prior to section of the australian food industry for between six months and nomination ... john pitt for their book fungi and food spoilage (3rd edition) a publication that has the reputation as the foremost book on foodborne fungi ... the jack kefford award is bestowed for the best paper published in food australia by an aifst member, in the preceding year ... this award recognises the contribution to food science and technology of members of the institute who publish research and technical papers ... it is named in honour of jack kefford faifst, former technical and literature editor of food australia ... this year the award was won by y huang, a d hocking, n jensen, k c richardson and d miskelly for their paper “microbiological quality of australian breadcrumbs”‘, published in the december 2009 issue

... consumer group choice is calling on the australian food industry to phase out the use of certain plastics in baby products and food packaging ... choice contends that, although the risk is low, there’s growing evidence that food can be contaminated by the use of certain types of plastics and cans and says consumers should be aware there are alternatives available ... polycarbonate, used to make food storage containers and bottles, some of which are for infants; and epoxy resins used to line cans, were listed as materials of particular concern ... “a wide variety of foods are packaged using pvc or polycarbonate, including some tinned food and fresh food such as meat in plastic wrapping ... ” the consumer group said they had tested food in glass jars and found levels of plasticisers well above limits set by the european union