Agenda

7 April 2021, Wednesday

CSIRO FOOD INNOVATION CENTRE

Lief Lundin
Head of Food Innovation Centre
CSIRO

According to the World Health Organization, food contamination affects almost 1 in 10 worldwide every year, killing some 420,000 – 125,000 of those being children under the age of 5. With food supply chains now crossing multiple national borders and carrying the risk of creating major public health incidents, the need for technology to create more transparent and traceable farm-to-fork journeys has never been greater. Join us for an exclusive tour of one of the world’s premier food manufacturing laboratories: CSIRO’s $50m food innovation center in Werribee, Victoria. In this state-of-the-art facility, you will get up close with a unique range of conventional and innovative processing technologies and equipment, and see how the latest advances in chemical, biochemical, physical and sensory analysis are revolutionizing food safety.

SPC ARDMONA – SHEPPARTON

Blair Keating
Head of Innovation
SPC

Less than 20 years ago, 90% of all food sorting was still done using manual labor. Machines are now increasingly taking up this task, and are even being upgraded year-on-year to ensure higher food safety and less food waste. These include sensor-based sorters that can determine the suitability of a food product for rework rather than disposal, steam peelers that can deskin large quantities of produce efficiently without the use of chemicals, and mixflow evaporators for high-quality puree concentration. Witness some of these technologies in action on this exclusive tour of SPC Ardmona, and learn more about the role the latest advancements in processing machinery are playing in creating a safer, less wasteful food chain.

*Space In Each Site Visit Is Limited. Registrations Will Be Available On First Come, First Reserved Basis.

8 April 2021, Thursday

X-Ray and Vision inspection systems as well as modern metal detectors are today state of the art to prevent mechanical contamination in food products. However, there are still many misconceptions about X-Ray systems throughout the global market. For example, it will be shown why it might be the better solution to use X-Ray scanning technologies at the very beginning of the production process instead of only at the end.

Technological development is already well advanced and continuing to step forward – so what is the vision from Wipotec-OCS for advanced product inspection technologies to come? Besides product inspection, there is also an increasing need in traceability solutions for the food industries. Can this industry learn from the improvements and principles already applied in the pharmaceutical industries?

• Tightening The Net Against Counterfeit Seafood

• Combatting Fraud Honey With Technologies

• Food Regulation’s Pivot: Food Innovation Vs Food Safety

How Blockchain Is Helping To Fight Food Fraud And Transform Traceability Of Beef From Australia To China

9 April 2021, Friday

How Whole Genome Sequencing Is Revolutionizing Food Safety In Salmonella Detection