Yakult Australia is pleased to confirm registration as a COVID safe business – an initiative developed the NSW government. As a COVID safe business, Yakult is committed to serving the community whilst maintaining utmost hygiene and safety precautions.

For further information regarding the COVID safe business initiative, please click here.

We wish our consumers health, wellness and safety during this testing time.

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Winter holidays are upon us. Needing some school holiday lunch inspo?

Our nutrition team have created a step-by-step explainer video, outlining how to build a balanced bento box at home. Be sure to involve your little ones in their food choices and bento assembling!

Who said lunches can’t be healthy and fun? Be sure to tag us in your bento box creations using the hashtag #doyouyakult

We are delighted to announce that as of today – our new and improved foil caps on our bottles will be in production – and available to all Yakult consumers in the next few weeks. This adjustment will mean that foil caps will be easier to peel.

Getting the benefits of Yakult to our consumers is important to us and user-friendliness has always been at the forefront of our minds. Our production team has been working hard to re-engineer our aluminium caps and modify the adhesive used in sealing our bottles. Extensive testing has been conducted to ensure a foil lid that is easy to peel, while still maintaining durability required during transport.

We are excited to share this news with you and hope these changes will help make opening your Yakult bottles quick, easy and enjoyable.

Check out before and after video below to see the difference!

Sunday June 5th marks the second celebration of World Food Safety Day. This is a  day instated by the United Nations to draw attention to the prevention, detection, and management of Food Safety. Food risks, globally, can be minimised by ensuring appropriate food safety measures are taken by governments, businesses, and producers worldwide.

At Yakult Australia, Food Safety is an area we take seriously.  Consequently, there are stringent rules and regulations in place to ensure all potential risks are identified and any serious risks are detected using corrective action to maintain the safety and integrity of our product at every stage of the production process and beyond.

Our responsible production process involves implementing and adhering to an internationally recognized preventive Food Safety Program based off the HACCP guidelines. HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points.

–          Hazard Analysis is  possible dangers to health in the production process and to control them.

–          Critical Control Points (CCPs) are the points where  control can be applied, for example temperature level, so that the risk of a food safety hazard can be eliminated or reduced to acceptable levels.

The business can measure these risks by using ‘points’ as critical confines in which to establish appropriate monitoring procedures. Documented precautions and procedures are produced and communicated throughout the organization to ensure that products are not subject to any hazards that might compromise its safety and/ or integrity.

Yakult Australia aims to maintain a consistently high standard of quality by performing more than 100 tests on each individual batch of Yakult. These quality control tests include a myriad of physical, biological and chemical tests which are centered around making sure that the exclusive Lactobacillus Casei Shirota (LcS) strain bacteria is always at the optimum levels with the consistent taste that you know and the same quality you can always depend on.

Yakult Australia is pleased to announce our website is now available in Mandarin and Vietnamese languages. To translate from default English, select “CN” or “VN” displayed on the top right hand corner. We hope our readership will enjoy the translated versions of our website.

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2020 is shaping up to be a very different year. With most of us home together as a family, there comes a need for almost every snack and meal to be homemade (send help!) ?

To help uncover some new snack-time inspiration, we’ve created an interactive activity to get the kids involved and make fruit, veggies and probiotics the snack of choice.

Probiotics and prebiotics: what’s the difference?

Before we get to the activity, let’s quickly recap the role of probiotics and prebiotics.

Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria that help the overall balance of bacteria in the digestive system, commonly referred to as the “good gut bacteria”. Whether it’s assisting digestive processes, reducing the number of potential harmful gut bacteria or supporting the immune system, probiotics have made a household name for themselves (and for good reason!). But what about prebiotics?

Prebiotics differ from probiotics and can be described as non-digestible fibres that help feed and encourage the growth of beneficial gut bacteria (probiotics). Prebiotics can be found in common foods such as bananas, apples, garlic, rolled oats, sourdough, wheat bran and barley.

It may help to visualise this relationship as a chain reaction. Prebiotics support good gut bacteria (i.e. probiotics) and probiotics help to reduce harmful gut bacteria and support overall health. They need each other! Hence, including both prebiotics and probiotic sources in your family’s diet is one of the easiest ways you can help to keep your intestinal microbiota happy ?

The digestive rainbow:
To help make prebiotics and probiotics the star of snack time, the Yakult Australia team has created an engaging way to teach kids about the organs of digestive system and gut friendly snacks: enter the digestive rainbow! At the end, pair your digestive rainbow with a refreshing probiotic drink and you’ve got the ultimate gut nourishing snack!

Instructions:

1. Print out the digestive system template here – (this document is spread over two pages with a landscape orientation).
2. Stick the pages together so the organs line up. Cover pages with plastic wrap or baking paper so its hygienic to place food on top of the printout
3. Chop up a variety of fruits and vegetables, aim to have something from each colour group (examples below)
4. For each organ, place a different coloured food to fill in the outline from the template.
5. Finished! Now you have a rainbow digestive system that you can enjoy for an afternoon snack

If you need some fruit and vegetable inspiration, check out the below food group colours:

• Red – tomatoes, apples, strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, capsicum
• Orange – oranges, mandarin, cantaloupe, apricot, carrot, mango
• Yellow – banana, capsicum, pineapple, nectarine
• Green – snow peas, broccoli, apple, capsicum, kiwi fruit, grapes, cucumber
• Blue/Purple – blueberries, blackberries, grapes
• White – nectarine

Have fun, get messy and don’t forget to tag us in your digestive creations via Yakult Instagram or Yakult Facebook

Our latest and final printed issue of Inside Matter is online now!

This edition of Yakult Australia’s biannual newsletter, Inside Matters, offers insight into our recent renovations at our Dandenong facility and tips from our in-house Nutrition team.

The team debunks the myths surrounding immunity and gut health in response to the unprecedented challenges presented by COVID-19 and introduces our new brand ambassador and Aussie Olympic favourite Ian Thorpe!

As this is our last printed edition of Inside Matters, sign up here to ensure you receive all the latest news from Inside Matters as they come out!

After several months of renovations, our revised factory viewing facility was unveiled March this year. Devised by Studio Jigen, the futuristic and innovative design encompasses modernistic graphics and pastels against clean, light filled spaces. If we dare say so – our factory looks pretty good! Click on the video below for a before and after comparison.

We look forward to welcoming you at our revamped viewing facility once restrictions have lifted.

We are used to having constant access to fresh foods at the supermarket. However, this is not always possible. As a result, this can leave us feeling lost on how to maintain a balanced diet in a time of shortage. We have our top tips on how to consume a balanced diet all year round with long life food.

Frozen Fruit and Vegetables

• Fruits and vegetables are essential in our diet to make sure we’re getting enough vitamins, minerals and fibre throughout the day. However, the shelf life on a lot of produce is very short and buying in bulk isn’t always an option. Thankfully, frozen fruits and vegetables are very readily available and can be stored for long periods of time.
• People often think that fresh is best, however, frozen fruit and vegetables have the same, and sometimes higher, levels of vitamins and minerals. In short, as they are snap-frozen right after picking, it locks in the nutrients that might usually breakdown over time.

Canned Beans and Legumes

• Tinned foods have a very long shelf life and have a very broad range of product offerings. There is often stigma surrounding tinned and canned foods, as it’s assume everything is highly ‘processed’ and poor quality. However, canned beans and legumes such as kidney beans, black beans and chickpeas are great sources of protein. They can also cut down preparation time dramatically.
• Look for low salt options where possible and rinse the salty brine off to reduce the salt even further.

Long Life Dairy

• People often think that if a milk is not kept in the fridge, it must be highly processed and bad for you. However, this is not the case! Long life milk is simply heat treated differently to refrigerated milks. It’s then sealed tightly, making it more stable and therefore can be stored on the shelf until opened. Luckily, the nutrients in both refrigerated and long-life milks stay the same, which makes long life milk a great option in a time of food shortages.
• Milk powder is another great option for long-life dairy. It can be kept in the pantry for long periods of time and be made up when needed.

Freezing foods

• Freezing food is a great way to extend the shelf-life of products without effecting their nutrient content. Meat, eggs and bread are great items that can be stored in the freezer until needed.

So next time that you’re shopping and can’t find your usual products, use these tips to make sure you still get to consume a healthy balanced diet, all year round!