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September 2010

COVER STORY..........................371

Redox, an Australian raw materials supplier, has expanded its focus from Europe to develop partnerships with Chinese manufacturers, enabling them to offer new expertise, technology and innovation, as well as Chinese ingredients, to the Australian food industry. A custom-designed quality system and a strong presence within China allows Redox to identify high quality resources and suppliers. Their sales team assists manufacturers through all stages of development.

FEATURES

Confectionery and Snacks..........................372
This feature contains information on a wide range of new and advanced laboratory and in-line food and beverage analysis equipment and procedures. Also included are articles related to food composition and identity fraud including melamine and fish species detection.

43rd AIFST Convention Sponsor Profiles.....................388-391
Sensient and Kingfood, refreshment and lanyard sponsors respectively, showcase their “flavourful and colourful” and “innovative” food ingredient solutions.

Fats and Oils..........................392
This feature includes an update on saturated and trans fats, a report on the outcomes of the Omega-3 Centre symposium on Mental Health, Cognition and Omega-3s: What do we know? a review of the international palm oil market, recent developments in olive oil standards and research, and a new exotic oil product.

ILSI Symposium Report –
Saturated and Trans Fats: where do we stand?...................393

Business of Food..........................399
This feature explores some of the challenges facing Australia and the world with respect to sufficient food provision and food security/insecurity management. Initiatives to enhance business flow such as simplified rules of origin, a national trade measurement system and sustainable business programs are covered, as well as aspects relating to intellectual property and the cost of workplace safety failures.

PAPER

Research Paper
Quantitative microbial risk assessment and Australian Guidelines for
Water Recycling: two case studies*...................408
J. O’Toole, M. Sinclair and K. Leder

Pressure on the world’s water supply has directed increasing attention to the use of recycled water in food production and processing. Municipal sewage, unless sufficiently treated, may provide a means by which pathogenic microorganisms enter the food chain through contaminated irrigation or wash water. Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling (AGWR) have been developed using the process of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA). This process comprises four parts: hazard identification, dose response, exposure assessment, and risk characterisation and results in an output estimate of the burden of disease in a given population over a given period. QMRA may be used as a tool to promote science-based decision making processes, set priorities among different safety problems, identify gaps in scientific knowledge, and to improve control systems and develop guidelines. AGWR (Phase 1) specify a range of indicative treatment processes, exposure reductions and water quality objectives that support a fit-for-purpose approach in relation to using recycled water for non-potable uses. These include livestock drinking water, dairy shed wash down, pasture or fodder crop irrigation and irrigation of food crops (home grown and commercial). This paper discusses the QMRA process and assumptions made in relation to exposure estimates in AGWR guidelines using two case study examples, as well as outlining existing data gaps.

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