Move over sci-fi — interspecies communication is already going on in your gut and it's the bacteria, not you, that are the boss. [ + ]

What are the advantages of the three main types of packaging techniques? [ + ]

The AIP's National Technical Forum and the 2019 Australasian PIDA Awards for Australia are coming — register now to attend. [ + ]

The science behind a perfect cheese fondue is quite complex. [ + ]

The efficiency of oil-sealed screw vacuum pumps and rotary vane pumps is compared. [ + ]

The Queensland fruit fly could devastate NZ's $4 billion/year horticultural industry — and they've just caught one in Auckland. [ + ]

US citrus is being devastated by disease — will consumers be willing to accept GM citrus and so save the industry? [ + ]

In just six years, Generation Z will comprise more than a quarter of the Australian workforce. [ + ]

While developing its new tna roflo 3 horizontal conveyor, tna Australia chose to use a Beckhoff controller to boost system power while streamlining the architecture. [ + ]

If you want to eat a healthy diet and also dessert, you will consume 30% fewer calories if your choose your high-calorie dessert first. [ + ]

How to avoid slips, trips and falls in foodservice and food processing environments. [ + ]

Investigating the 'needles in strawberries' food tampering crisis highlights what can be done to prevent similar incidents in the future. [ + ]

A process that minimises the typically exponential spore count increase during spray-dried milk processing has been patented. [ + ]

Removal of water from biogas increases an anaerobic digestor plant's overall energy efficiency in waste food treatment facilities. [ + ]

A computer program developed at Cornell University could help food safety professionals keep production facilities free of foodborne pathogens. [ + ]