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 2009

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    IN THE NEWS  
ADB loan to improve food safety in Viet Nam # Cheapest ELISA test kit # Hong Kong resumes processing of poultry import applications # Sri Lanka: Processed food industry records steady growth # Alternative energy sources for the food industry # Republic of Korea approves items as functional foods# Modernization of abattoirs# New food technology centre # New law to strengthen food safety control # Monitoring all farm products # Update on Indian food processing sector
 
   STANDARDS/REGULATIONS  
Pan-governmental countermeasure system # Accreditation of halal food made stringent #Implementation of food safety law
 
    SAFETY/QUALITY CONTROL  
Chip ensures safety of food # Ancient truth: Plant oils fight food pathogens # Food inspection equipment # Test kit for melamine # Portable, low-cost dairy analyser # Packaging fights pathogens
 
    INGREDIENTS  
Rennet-gelled protein for probiotic encapsulation # Low GI sugar # Processing food ingredients into value-added products # Rice bran-soybean oil could offer trans-fat free shortenings # Fortifying foods with nanocapsules # New soybean ingredient
 
   BEVERAGES  
Homogeneous dispersion containing citrus pulp #Coconut water: Natures energy drink # Nutritious low-sugar juice targeted for diabetics # Beverages from coffee beans using ultrasound energy
 
    PRESERVATION  
Preservative-free jam # Techniques to extend sea bream shelf-life # Mushroom extract as meat preservative
 
   FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY  
Wheat DNA test # GM soybeans for health-conscious consumers # Strains of Bacillus subtilis for food fermentation
 
   PACKAGING  
Coatings to kill superbugs # Compact machine for sweet bagging # Aseptic package to meet light-weighting trend # Post-harvest packaging # Cinnamon oil-polypropylene combo keeps bread extra fresh
 
   MACHINERY/EQUIPMENT  
Leak tester ensures shelf-life # In-line steaming and self-stack conveying # Modular conveyor system # Food dehydration system # Food sorting machine
 
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