The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (Australia) have published a useful set of guidelines on food acidification and fermentation, including coverage of brewed soft drinks like Kombucha. Information includes calculating correct salt quantities for fermented vegetables, dosage of sta...

CSIRO (Australia) outline four food technologies that could have a lasting impact on the food industry: High Pressure Processing (HPP) Pulse Electric Fields Ultrasound Shockwave Technology Review and download the article here....

Checkit (UK) have published an interesting article on food safety trends for 2020. Enter your contact details (no cost for access) and you can download and review the article here....

The Allergen Bureau and the Australian Food and Grocery Council has provided guidance to food businesses on declaration of milk in dark chocolate, following the recent recalls in Australia and New Zealand. You can review and download the guidelines here....

Use this on-line calculator for determining the amount of concentrated sanitiser to use to prepare your desired in-use sanitiser concentration.  https://www.indigoinstruments.com/sanitizer-dilution-calculator.php...

New Zealand Food Safety (MPI) has amended the shelf life requirements for clean un-cracked eggs to 35 days at room temperature. This change does not affect the shelf life requirements for other types of eggs e.g. cracked or broken eggs. Operators may still choose to chill their clean un-cracked eggs...

Some food businesses do not need to register under the Food Act 2014 (but do need to ensure the food they make and sell is safe and suitable).  MPI have published a useful booklet on businesses that are exempt. You can download the document here....

MPI have released an excellent guide to the labelling and composition requirements for alcoholic beverages. It contains detailed information on how to categorise alcoholic beverages, which ones can be sold in New Zealand supermarkets/grocery shops, permitted ingredients and additives, and labelling ...

MPI has announced that amendments to regulations to allow the sale of hemp seeds as food come into effect today (12/11/2018). You can review and download the requirements for selling hemp seed as a food, including product labelling, here ....

New Zealand Food Safety (MPI) has released a new publication that provides foundation food safety information for directors, executives and owners of food businesses. To review the press release, and download the guidance document and accompanying poster click here...