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The article offers news briefs related to the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST). Topics include the NZIFST conference to be held in Palmerston North as part of its 50th anniversary in 2015, the submission of applications for the Earle Travel Fellowship until June 30, and the death of Birger Nordmark, head of the NZ Co-op Dairy Co. experimental unit.

The article discusses the mini exposition for food technology hosted by independent science organisation Cawthron Institute that was held in New Zealand in 2017.

Information about several papers discussed at the Inaugural New Zealand Food Safety Science Research Centre meeting held July 3, 2017 and the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology Inc. held July 4-6 on food microbiology is presented. Topics include food safety, ways to detect micro-organisms, and provides updates on the status of foodborne microorganisms. The meeting featured several speakers including Arie Havelaar, Rob Lake, and Roger Cook.

This section offers news briefs from the Oils and Fats Group of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry as of June 2017. A symposium on 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) and glycidyle esters is being organized by the German Society of Fat Science. The use of low-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) hemp seed as food was approved by the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation. Roughanic acid is the formal name of the unusual n-3 fatty acid found in the storage lipids of plants.

The article offers information on the Dairy Asia meeting held in Thailand in 2016. It informs that Dairy Asia is an initiative of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation to help support and accelerate sustainable development of Asian dairy chains. It also discusses the researches done by Paul McJarrow, Senior research scientist, Fonterra Research and Development Centre, Palmerston North in New Zealand relate dairy industry.

The article discusses the highlights of the meeting entitled "Food Forensics: The investigation of quality incidents involving foodstuffs" presented by technical manager Darren Saunders of the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) on March 2017 in Canterbury, New Zealand.

The article presents a calendar of events for Australia and New Zealand which includes the 11th Australia & New Zealand Sensory & Consumer Science Symposium, and ConTech2017; and the Food Value Chain Conference and Food Safety & Compliance Conference PLUS Separately Bookable Workshops.

The article discusses the aspects of food defence and food safety in New Zealand, highlighting the country's reputation as a global supplier of reliable and high-quality foods. Topics include the Food Protection Forum conducted by the Ministry for Primary Industries in October 2015 which discussed how the industry and the government can further strengthen food safety and defence systems, and the role of supply chains and companies in protecting the integrity of their products.