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Food Science Australia's Advanced Food Processing team leader Lloyd Simons demonstrates ultrasonic equipment.

Top-10 food technologies on show in Werribee

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The Food Processing Centre Open Day, in Werribee, Victoria, on Wednesday 30 May, will showcase the top-10 most requested technologies at Food Science Australia.

29 May 2007

Industrial researchers such as George Weston Foods’ Sherry Duckworth and Swinburne University’s Nguyen Tran will demonstrate, with examples, how pilot-process expertise and new technologies have improved efficiency and led to the development of new products.

“We’re often asked how technologies like continuous chromatographic separation, advanced oil processing and high-pressure processing can help small to medium food businesses,” says Food Science Australia’s Lloyd Simons.

“This practical workshop lets food industry technologists and managers see the equipment in action, and ask questions they need answered.”

Dr Pablo Juliano, a post-doctoral researcher at Food Science Australia, will demonstrate pressure-assisted thermal sterilisation on one of only three high-pressure processing pilot-industrial units in the world, alongside a showcase of equally innovative techniques in spray-drying and micro and nano-emulsion-making.

Pilot process developments will be presented by researchers and consultants from Swinburne University, George Weston Foods, CSIRO, Food Science Australia, and Max Scott & Associates.

“This practical workshop lets food industry technologists and managers see the equipment in action, and ask questions they need answered.”

The day concludes with discussion of the food industry’s future R&D needs, focusing on challenges in processing needs, assets and accessibility, skills and training, collaboration and government programs.

The Food Processing Centre Open Day is presented by Food Science Australia (through the Innovative Foods Centre and FoodTech programs) and the Victorian Food Industry High Performance Consortium. Participants include Invetech and the CSIRO Food Futures National Research Flagship. FoodTech and the Victorian Food Industry High Performance Consortium are supported by the Victorian Government’s VicStart program.