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Making 'next gen' ready-to-eat meals with high pressure processing

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:09:04 +1100

Innovation will be crucial to the food processing sector, Australia’s largest manufacturing industry, to meet increasing food demand, especially in light of a highly urbanised population and lifestyle-related health concerns.

Martin Cole: nonthermal food processing technologies and food industry megashocks

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:58:00 +1100

Food and health related 'megashocks', innovative processing technologies and export opportunities will be key drivers for the food industry into the future, according to Martin Cole, Chief of CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences.

CSIRO’s bat pack sheds light on deadly viruses

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:51:09 +1100

Nicknamed the ‘bat pack’, CSIRO's bat virology team is focused on gaining a better understanding of bat immunology and bat virus-host interaction, to assist in developing strategies to help control or prevent viruses which spread from bats to other animals and people.

Vaccine arrives to boost the frontline fight against Hendra virus

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:35:00 +1100

On 1 November 2012, Australian horse owners and the equine industry received an important boost in their fight against the deadly Hendra virus with the introduction of Equivac® HeV vaccine.

High pressure processing for meat and seafood: Workshop 23 May 2012

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:46:00 +1000

We held a workshop for food manufacturers in Werribee, Victoria, on high pressure processing (HPP) of meat and seafood products. It featured technical background, the technology's advantages, an HPP demonstration in our food processing pilot plant and innovation opportunities.

Chasing ‘ghost in the genes’

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:57:00 +1000

Scientists from four Australian institutions have started a new research collaboration to help fight the emerging obesity epidemic that costs Australia $8 billion per year, as well as help boost the metabolic efficiency in livestock – a key trait in the $16 billion beef and sheep meat industry.

CSIRO Animal, Food and Health Sciences multimedia

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:35:00 +1000

Go behind the scenes of our research in Animal, Food and Health Sciences via our revealing videos and audio interviews.

CSIRO forms Animal, Food and Health Sciences Division

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:54:00 +1000

CSIRO is looking to a bold future in the animal, food and nutritional sciences to allow Australia to play a strong role in meeting global challenges in food security, biosecurity and health. On 1 July 2012 CSIRO formed a new Division of Animal, Food and Health Sciences, amalgamating the capability in the now former Divisions of Livestock Industries and Food and Nutritional Sciences.

Meeting demands for greater meat sustainability

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:55:00 +1000

This article first appeared in Food and Drink Business Magazine's January/February 2012 edition.

Adopting a broad definition of sustainability, CSIRO is researching a number of different areas where the Australian meat industry could become more efficient.

International Nonthermal Food Processing Workshop - FIESTA 2012

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:15:00 +1100

The 2012 international nonthermal food processing workshop provided food manufacturers with the chance to learn more about innovative processes for sustainable, safe and healthy foods.

Food Reformulation: opportunities to make our food supply healthier

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:17:00 +1100

Reformulating processed foods to reduce salt, sugar and saturated fat or to increase fruit, vegetable and fibre content offers the food industry many opportunities.

Industry Update: Sustainability Roadmap and the National Food and Nutrition Strategy

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +1100

These Australia-wide workshops, held in August and September 2011, provided the food manufacturing industry with updates on the recently completed Sustainability Roadmap, as well as progress on the National Food and Nutrition Strategy.

Approved Persons Course for thermal processing of low-acid foods

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +1100

This course will provide participants with necessary skills to design a safe and commercially viable thermal schedule for the processing of low-acid food products in cans, pouches and other hermetically sealed packaging.

Animal health and welfare

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100

We are working to ensure that livestock production systems are managed through ethical and socially acceptable practices that reduce the incidence and level of diseases, stress and pain in farm animals.

Food processing

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100

We are helping to transform the way food is processed, using sustainable, efficient and innovative practices better suited to a resource-constrained world.

Food security and safety

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100

We work to protect and increase the efficiency of livestock and food production systems and to assure the safety, quality and sustainability of Australian foods.

Your health and wellbeing

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +1100

We are helping to improve the health and wellbeing of Australians by assisting the food industry in bringing foods with substantiated and functional health benefits to the market.

Rural productivity

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100

Our collaborative research is driving productivity gains in Australia’s northern cattle and southern sheep enterprises.

Food Manufacturing Pilot Plant

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +1000

CSIRO's Food Manufacturing Pilot Plant is a unique national facility with access to significant expertise and innovative technologies for the food industry.

Make it Safe: A Guide to Food Safety

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +1000

Make It Safe provides practical guidance on how to control food safety hazards, with a specific focus on controls suitable for implementation by small-scale businesses.

Safeguarding Australia against infectious diseases

Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 +1000

We protect the health of Australia's people, animals, environment and trade through our research to detect and control infectious diseases.

Australian bat lyssavirus

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +1100

In 1996, a new virus was discovered in Australian bats - identified as a lyssavirus, the new virus is a close relative to the common rabies virus found overseas.

Melaka virus: a new bat-derived virus discovered in humans

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +1000

In 2006, CSIRO was part of an international research collaboration that provided the first report of a new virus associated with bats, causing acute respiratory illness in humans.

Melaka virus: a significant discovery for human health

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +1000

A CSIRO team led by Dr Linfa Wang played a key role in uncovering a new virus that can cause a respiratory tract illness in humans. Dr Wang explains the significance of the discovery in this video. (6:00)