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Recent press reports refer to Bisphenol-A (BPA), a chemical
commonly used in plastic food and beverage containers, having a
possible link to heart disease (ABC Science Online September 17
2008). There have been concerns over many years about the
possible hormone disrupting properties of this chemical.
Manufacturers of baby bottles now provide alternative materials
to the common polycarbonate plastic bottles which contain BPA.
Polypropylene is BPA free and is now used by many manufacturers
of baby bottles. Polypropylene has one of the lowest impacts on
the environment of all plastics.
The plastic tubs used for KidSnaK are made from
polypropylene, and the plastic lining on the inside of the foil
lids is also made from polypropylene. Therefore, consumers of
KidSnaK need have no concerns about BPA.
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KidSnaK Launched at Perth Convention
Centre, July 2008
Our
KidSnaK range of certified organic
pureed fruit snacks was launched at the Western Australian School
Canteen Association "Healthy Choice" Food Expo held at the Perth
Convention Centre on July 16 2008.
The product was well received by canteen and health
professionals. Taste sampling was provided to attendees with
excellent feedback. KidSnaK has been
awarded a "green light" (the highest ranking), under the Canteen
Association's Star Choice rating criteria, established in 2006 to
assist compliance with the Western Australia Department of Education
and Training's policy and standards for healthy food and drink
choices.
We
now have available 300 gram retail packs of frozen berries selling
in shops in Perth. Varieties presently available are Mixed
Berries, Boysenberries and Bramble Berries. See our
Frozen Berry Retail Packs page for
details.
Retailers wishing to stock this product can contact Food Station,
our Perth wholesaler, phone (08) 9379 9924.
Award for our Environmental Mangement
System (EMS)
At the 2008 National EMS Forum in Newcastle, we were presented
with the Merit Award for the Farmer Category of the EMS awards and
were runners up in the premier award for this category. Our EMS was
developed with, and is accredited by, the BestFarms team of the
Blackwood Basin Group who now provide EMS services nationwide. We
were the first EMS, other than the one for their demonstration farm,
to be accredited by BestFarms.
Western Australia State Natural Resource Management
Conference 2008
Errol Seymour presented a paper at this conference in Bridgetown
entitled "Embracing Diversity and Environmental Sustainability with
On-Farm Food Processing". This paper describes how and why Drover's
Rest embarked on value adding to result in a major change of
direction for the venture. For the full text of the paper, click
here Read
more (PDF, 40KB).
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