Treat yourself to a multi-media experience www.foodtechnology.co.nz 7 NEWS SNIPS New Massey University research shows children drinking milk at school have greater increases in the size and strength of their bones, compared to children who are not involved in the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme Silver Fern Farms will award $5000 to six young people around New Zealand to assist with developing their careers in food and farming in the red meat sector E tῡ members at Nelson-based King Salmon have won an impressive three-year deal to substantially lift pay for all workers and will see the lowest paid workers’ wages increase by more than 10% Waikato Regional Council’s recent decision to give water allocation and trading rights to iwi is racebased planning with massive implications, says Northland MP Winston Peters N E W S SUGARY START FOR KIWI BABIES A CONCERN FSANZ APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED Minister of Food Safety David Bennett has appointed Teresa Ciprian to the Food Safety Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) board. “I am pleased someone of Ciprian’s calibre is representing New Zealand on the board. She has a broad background which includes food safety, food regulation and international trade and a technical background in food science,” Bennett says. From 1998 to 2010, Ciprian held several positions at French multi-national company Danone, including global marketing director for functional beverages, director of business development in the dairy division worldwide, and marketing director for new ventures. Ciprian is a director on three other boards: Zespri, Firstlight Foods and ASPEQ, and is one of three New Zealanders on the FSANZ trans-Tasman board, established to administer joint food standards governed by a statutory board of 12 people from New Zealand and Australia. “She also has business experience in diverse international markets and cultures,” Bennett says. Ciprian, appointed to the board until 2021, replaces two-term representative Tony Newell. A leading child health and obesity expert is warning babies are being weaned onto a high sugar diet from as young as four months old – and the problem is being unheeded by health officials. Dr Gerhard Sundborn of the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health says commercial baby foods that are high in sugar can cause as much risk of obesity and tooth decay as sugary drinks. And the risks are greater as sugary foods tend to start being given to babies before drinks. “We are concerned that infants from four months of age are exposed to foods high in concentrated sugar as their first foods. Some commercial baby foods contain up to four teaspoons of sugar per serve,” Sundborn says. “What concerns us is that some of these products are endorsed by Plunket. This is confusing and could mislead the New Zealand public and parents into thinking these products are healthy food items for their infants.” Sundborn wants to see the New Zealand Ministry of Health establish an Infant Nutrition Advisory Group to prepare guidance about the ingredients of baby foods. NEW APPOINTMENT WE NEED REGULATIONS, SAY ORGANIC PRODUCERS Organic producers are urging the Government to regulate the sector and provide a national standard to protect the word ‘organic’. Organics Aotearoa NZ chief executive Brendan Hoare says the organic sector is growing 11% each year, is now worth more than $500 million to the economy and is one of the few in the world not protected by a national organic standard. “We are all serious operators and we want the Government to see that we are all about adding value,” he says. “We need them to get behind our sector and provide the necessary protection experienced in other markets.” SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION www.foodtechnology.co.nz
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