VATIS Update Food Processing is published 6 times a year to keep the readers up to date of most of the relevant and latest technological developments and events in the field of Food Processing. The Update is tailored to policy-makers, industries and technology transfer intermediaries.

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May-Jun 2007

 
    IN THE NEWS  
FAO looks to tap coconut water potential #India’s food products exports unsatisfactory # China helps boost carbonated beverage growth # Malaysian food processing industry turns a new leaf# Pakistan looks to beet to bolster sugar industry # Viet Nam looks to more control over food quality # China to undergo an emulsifier boom # SME food industry mentoring programme in Malaysia # Organic standards talks to begin in Australia
 
    SAFETY/QUALITY CONTROL  
Mind genomics for standard global marketing # New technology offers ultra-fast shelf-life prediction # Fibre-optics promises improvements in food inspection # New metal separator for the food industry # New nut allergen test # Procedures to retain bioactives in food samples
 
    INGREDIENTS  
Flavour technology that improves taste # Citrus pigment waste could
offer cheap sweeteners # Colostrum gets into functional beverages # Soluble fibre range sweetens low-sugar market # Modified tapioca
as encapsulation material? # A vitamin additive for the brain # New
aromatic cheese culture
 
   STANDARDS/REGULATIONS  
Viet Nam to set national quality and safety standards # India’s Health Ministry to appoint Food Commissioner # Hong Kong’s preservative rules to meet world standards
   PRESERVATION  
Superchilling to keep fish fresh for longer # Combined organic acids
for plant product shelf-life # Fruit and vegetable preservative # Tocopherols as flavour antioxidant in citrus juice # Dehydration of
food without quality loss # Drying process for blueberries
 
    FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY  
Enzymatic modification to boost vegetable protein gelling # Enzymes
boost ethanol production efficiency # Lactococcus strain may end food allergies #  Enzyme for vegetable oil processing # Bacteria as
food additive
 
    MACHINERY / EQUIPMENT  
Baking system improves product quality # New aseptic sterilization
process # Chocolate depositor promises efficient, accurate
moulding #  Cereal snack processing # Compact convection ovens
 
   PACKAGING  
Safe packaging for food # High-speed flow wrapper # Heat sealing
reduces salad packaging and spoilage
 
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