Sigrid Tusek is not only the newest and youngest member of the Simplot packaging team, she is also the first person in Australasia to receive the Certified Packaging Professional in Training (CPIT) designation. [ + ]

Food manufacturers must engage consumers with the right packaging if they want their products to be bought and tasted. [ + ]

International health experts and paediatricians do not recommend 'toddler drinks' claiming that manufacturers' marketing practices may undermine the diets of very young children — so why are they being so heavily promoted? [ + ]

Very high temperatures kill living cells very quickly, but what causes bacteria like Salmonella to die at lower temperatures and can this information be useful to food processors? [ + ]

The team at Hydroflux have encountered a wide variety of odours across the various municipal and industrial projects we have completed. [ + ]

At least 82 dead in South African listeriosis outbreak — source continues to be a mystery. [ + ]

A sensitive and reliable bacteria-detecting chip that can determine the bacterial load of foods, beverages or water in under two hours is being patented by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers. [ + ]

Investment in R&D and operational efficiencies can help Australian food and beverage companies like Frosty Boy compete and win on the international stage. [ + ]

If the shelf life of root vegetables can be increased by 14 days, root vegetable waste would decrease by 5% at the retail level and by 30% in consumers' homes, according to Danish researchers. [ + ]

Scientists have engineered a portable, disposable sensor that can detect fake or altered liquors. [ + ]

Vinyl gloves are claimed to be inherently poorer fitting, more permeable to bacteria and viruses, more liable to develop holes during use and bad for the environment. [ + ]

Turning waste products into superfoods can be very lucrative for food and beverage manufacturers and be a plus for the environment as well. [ + ]

Eliminating turbulence can save as much as 95% of the energy required to pump fluid through a pipe. [ + ]

Spill management is an ongoing challenge for the Australian food industry. Due to the range of spill types and the circumstances where they can occur, it pays for businesses to invest the time and resources to develop effective spill management plans. [ + ]

UK Prime Minister Theresa May put forward a 25-year plan which aims to tackle plastic waste, and the packaging industry is largely supporting this movement. [ + ]