#foodandbeverageprocessingindustry — Public Fediverse posts
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Tasmanian government chasing $1m in meal costs after prison kitchen slip-up
By Lucy MacDonaldThe Tasmanian government is hoping to recover the more than $1 million it has spent on food for the Risdon Prison population after its new $20 million kitchen's floor was deemed too slippery to safely use.
#Prisons #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LucyMacDonald
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Butcher backs meat producers as Woolworths to stop selling Tassie beef
By Duncan BaileyA Tasmanian butcher promotes the importance of shopping local following Woolworths's decision to stop selling Tasmanian beef in stores across the country from 2027.
#BeefCattleFarming #Farmers #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Agribusiness #DuncanBailey
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China investigates vegetables dipped in formaldehyde
By Allyson HornThe safety of China's cabbages, which are exported across the world, has been thrown into question after the vegetables were found to be dipped in the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/china-formaldehyde-cabbage-sparks-food-safety-fears/107080528
#FoodSafety #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #WorldPolitics #AllysonHorn
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Residents gear up to keep McDonald's out of 'slow' town
By Malcolm SuttonAdvocates for Goolwa's eateries and heritage attractions say the site of a former automotive repair business has been targeted for the town's first fast-food outlet.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CommunityandSociety #FoodandDrink #MalcolmSutton
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Tassie growers spitting chips over Simplot spud contract
By Laurissa SmithIt's crunch time for Tasmanian potato growers in a contract dispute with US French fry giant, Simplot.
#Farmers #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #VegetableGrowing #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #LaurissaSmith
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Director faces investigations following Mundella collapse
By Jon DalyThe collapse of a well-known WA dairy processor and associated companies has left unsecured creditors empty-handed. Now liquidators are set to investigate possible insolvent trading and hundreds of potentially "unreasonable transactions" by the director.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/mundella-dairy-collapse-liquidation-investigation/105507238
#DairyFarming #CompanyNews #Agribusiness #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #JonDaly
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What makes a great Aussie banger? The sausage kings aim to find out
By Jessica D'SouzaChocolate, pistachio, baked beans and maple are just some of the inventive ingredients that can find their way into sausages at Rockhampton's sausage showdown where judges will snag a winner.
#FoodandDrink #HospitalityIndustry #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #JessicaDSouza
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After 80 years of dairying, no-one wants this farm's milk.
By Jennifer NicholsDespite Queensland importing half its milk, Jason Rozynski fears he will have to slaughter his 600 cows if a processor won't buy his milk.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2026-08-12/dairy-farmer-loses-supply-contract/107023390
#DairyFarming #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Economy #JenniferNichols
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Putting Territory beef 'that tastes like beef' onto menus
By Matt BrannA family-run abattoir in the Northern Territory is celebrating 10 years of business, while another boutique abattoir near Katherine gets ready to supply a new steakhouse.
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #BeefCattleFarming #LocalFoodSystems #MattBrann
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Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed
By Jane McNaughton, Justine Longmore, and Selina GreenThe consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu.
#AvianInfluenza #ConsumerProtection #PoultryFarming #LivestockFarming #Agriculture #Health #VeterinaryMedicine #Animals #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #JaneMcNaughton #JustineLongmore #SelinaGreen
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Child workers are the chocolate industry’s 'dirty secret'
By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi ChwastaFor decades, major chocolate companies have pledged to eradicate child labour. Four Corners discovered that in Ghana, the promises don't always match the reality.
#Poverty #FoodandDrink #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #HumanRights #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta
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Horse meat has been sold as minced beef or lamb in Australia, documents show
By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi ChwastaGovernment documents show hundreds of businesses operating in Australia have breached food safety laws, with one politician warning "you could be eating a minced horse".
#FoodSafety #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta
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From eggs to seafood to spices and spirits, testing reveals truth behind labels
By Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett, and Madi ChwastaA Four Corners investigation has uncovered products whose labels did not match independent scientific testing, raising serious questions about the integrity of Australia's food supply.
#FoodandDrink #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #FoodSafety #AdeleFerguson #ChrisGillett #MadiChwasta
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More action needed to protect female tradies from 'nasty sexism', experts say
By James C Taylor and Olivia Nunes-MalekRecord numbers of Queensland women are starting apprenticeships in male-dominated industries, but experts say employers and governments need to do more to keep them in the trades.
#SmallBusinesses #Apprenticeships #RegionalCommunities #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Work #GenderDiscrimination #JamesCTaylor #OliviaNunesMalek
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The UK is banning high-caffeine drinks for under-16s. How does coffee compare?
By Dannielle MaguireThe British government wants to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to people under the age of 16. But how do they compare to coffee, tea and other beverages many people regularly consume? And what's the situation here in Austalia?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/uk-bans-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-under-16-coffee/106935760
#AdolescentHealth #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #DietandNutrition #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #DannielleMaguire
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Dairy giant Lactalis to close Longwarry factory by 2027
By Warwick Long and Emma FieldLactalis has announced it will close its dairy factory in Longwarry, in Gippsland, with a phased transition of production to other sites.
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #DairyFarming #WarwickLong #EmmaField
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Taco Bell lettuce identified as a source of US diarrhoea outbreak
A record number of cyclospora cases have been reported in more than 30 US states, but experts say not every illness is likely to have been caused by a single source.
#FoodSafety #DiseasesandDisorders #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Poisoning
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Australian distillers battle to bottle evaporating cooper trade
By Erin SomervilleThis ancient trade of coopering is fast evaporating as distillers look abroad to help keep their flavours top shelf.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/coopers-shortage-national-skills-shortage/106921188
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Trade #Drinks #FoodandDrink #Agriculture #ErinSomerville
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Researchers develop laser technology to test drinks for methanol
By Sophie HolderAdelaide University researchers have developed a way to use lasers to test closed alcohol bottles for methanol, which kills hundreds every way.
#ScientificResearch #Alcohol #PubsTavernsandBars #ScamsandFraud #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #SophieHolder
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Tasmanian government proposes buying Boag's Brewery site
By Jessica MoranThe Tasmanian government wants to buy Launceston's Boag's Brewery site and says it has "in-principle" support from the Japanese parent company to explore the idea.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/tas-government-wants-to-buy-boags-brewery-site/106916364
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #Businesses #JessicaMoran
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New varieties set Australian coffee industry up for expansion
By Sophie JohnsonAustralians are among the world's biggest coffee drinkers but less than 1 per cent of the coffee consumed nationwide is grown locally. That could be about to change.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/expansion-brewing-for-australian-coffee-industry/106892664
#TeaandCoffeeGrowing #FoodTechnology #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #SophieJohnson
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Fears towns will be 'decimated' as rice miller cuts production
By Emily DoakCommunities in southern NSW fear large cutbacks to rice processing could put hundreds of people out of work and decimate regional economies.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/sunrice-cuts-shifts-blames-dought-water-buybacks/106892334
#FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #AgriculturalCrops #WaterResources #RuralandRemoteCommunities #EmilyDoak