NZIFST is the New
Zealand society for food
industry professionals,
providing trusted and
independent leadership
in food science and
technology.
New Zealand consumers, and our customers in export markets, demand that our food is safe. While it will never be possible to give absolute guarantees of safety throughout the whole food chain, from producer to manufacturer to consumer, food safety programmes should be in place at every stage, to minimise all known risks.
NZIFST Good Manufacturing Resources an industry guide to good manufacturing practice: The Food Industry Guide to Good Manufacturing Practice builds on an earlier version published in 1992. Designed to be user friendly, the guide is crammed with training tips, step by step decision trees and useful hints.
FDA Issues Allergens Guidelines (10 July) FDA Issues Guidance to Help Prevent Inadvertent Introduction of Allergens or Toxins into the Food and Feed Supply more...
Benzoates, sulphites and sorbates in the food supply (4 August) Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released the results of a survey estimating the intake of the Australian population to these three classes of preservatives in food. more...
Bacteria the chief cause for concern with food In January 2005 the Manawatu Evening Standard ran a series of articles called "Staying Alive" written by staff of Massey University Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health (Palmerston North and Wellington). One of those articles, "Bacteria the chief cause for concern with food", written by John Brooks, is reproduced here with the permission of the editor, Manawatu Evening Standard: more...
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