CRC project team develops new techniques to track the provenance of chicken eggsEarly results from the CRC's 'Food metabolomics library' project, set to appear in prestigious academic journal Food Science, detail a fast, simple method for measuring lipid components that accurately distinguishes free-range from cage and barn-laid eggs.
Charlotte Rowley, PhD student: Profiling premium WA produceCRC PhD student Charlotte Rowley is working with world-leading scientists at Murdoch University to produce molecular-level profiles of fruit and olive oil that can be used to formulate precision nutrition products and back provenance and health claims.
Better traceability benefits WA food manufacturers’ bottom lines, finds DPIRD-GS1 reportTraceability Learning Journeys, a GS1 report commissioned by CRC partner WA DPIRD, is based on conversations with 20+ WA food and beverage firms about the benefits accrued and lessons learned from improving their traceability systems.
Unlocking the chemical secrets of WA’s healthiest foodMurdoch University scientists are using cutting-edge methods and equipment to profile the nutritional makeup of high-value produce from across Western Australia, including truffles, artichokes and olive oil.
World-first blockchain-enabled credentialled marketplace – eCommerce 3.0 is hereQUT and Smart Trade Networks have just launched the world’s first fully blockchain-enabled credentialled marketplace. In their next 'Smart trade hubs' project, just commenced under the CRC, they plan to extend it to other commodities and markets.
Smart trade platform progresses from POC to Asian expansionIn stage 2 of the Smart Trade Hubs program, QUT and SCP Capital will extend their blockchain-backed digital trading platform, developed for premium beef exports to China, to high-value fruits, wines and artisan liquor destined for markets across Asia.
FIAL calls for supply-chain traceability SMEs to join it at foodpro 2021FIAL invites eligible SMEs or micro-businesses with products or services related to food and beverage supply-chain integrity to submit EOIs with a view to participating in the Traceability and Provenance Zone at foodpro 2021, in Sydney in late July.
Costa Group adds traceability tech to its avocado labelsCosta Group’s Lovacado-branded avocados now have QR codes embedded in their stickers, enabling the company - and consumers - to track each avo’s path from farm gate to packing shed to plate.
RDA ACT surveys stakeholders to help it develop ‘a resilient, food-secure city’Canberra Region Food Collaborative and Regional Development Australia ACT are seeking input from local food-industry stakeholders to help structure sustainable, self-sufficient, supportive food systems for the nation's capital.
