Food safety stories
Tesco is piloting next-generation 2D QR codes to boost transparency, cut food waste and meet tougher EU product data rules.
Retail Insight has enhanced its WasteInsight platform with AI tools to help UK grocers cut food waste, optimise markdowns, manage donations, and improve food safety compliance.
The Food Standards Agency is partnering with Aiimi to deploy AI-driven search technology to enhance food safety assessments and expedite new product applications.
LabelBlind raises USD $500,000 seed funding to expand its AI-driven food labelling platform across 30+ global markets, speeding compliance and exports.
Onside has launched PCBU Enterprise, a digital platform designed to enhance safety coordination across agriculture supply chains in Australia and New Zealand.
Siemens Digital Industries Software teams up with FoodChain ID to enhance its Xcelerator software, integrating critical compliance data for the CPG sector.
Chirp Network partners with Farmsent to bring IoT connectivity to over 160,000 farmers, aiming to optimise the global food supply chain and increase small farmers' profits.
Langdon to pour over NZD $15m into a new South Auckland hub, doubling capacity to feed surging demand for third culture cuisine.
Bigmate has launched its ACIS AI quality platform on Equinix infrastructure in Sydney, targeting global growth in industrial automation.
Jet Technologies created vibrant foil lids for Wicked Sister's limited dessert range, aligning with the Wicked: For Good film's UK cinema launch.
Nearly half of Australians avoid daily cleaning, turning to AI appliances like Samsung's smart vacuums and fridges for easier household chores.
A court ruling on whether New Zealand’s pesticide regulator must reassess glyphosate could force a costly new review of Roundup’s safety.
A global review of 1,700 studies warns pesticides harm hundreds of non-target species and could deepen biodiversity loss, even at approved doses.
AlayaCare has teamed up with Simple Foods to enhance its Residential Platform, enabling aged care providers to meet new dietary standards and improve resident meals.
Growers face tighter spraying limits after New Zealand regulators imposed red-alert controls on chlorthal-dimethyl to protect public health.
Lumachain, an AI supply chain platform from Sydney, secures a minority investment from Chipotle's USD $100 million Cultivate Next fund to enhance food supply transparency.
Australia's food sector eyes AI to boost efficiency and transparency. While major firms embrace AI, smaller players need strategic guidance to leverage its benefits.
Rockwell Automation and NZ-based Tasti Products partner for digital transformation through Plex system, augmenting business analytics and real-time shopfloor insights.
Public submissions have opened on a five-year phase-out of the spray, which regulators say poses health and environmental risks for orchard workers.
Proper training and blade choice can cut workplace injuries, while the wrong knife risks fatigue, recalls and operator mishaps.