It's the holiday season when large meals and long naps are the norm. Now you don't have to be concerned that your desire for a post-prandial nap is presaging a dire medical problem — it is a direct result of the large meal that preceded the sleepiness. Well, researchers have established that this is true for fruit flies anyway. [ + ]

Since 2014, methane concentrations in the atmosphere have begun to track the most carbon-intensive pathways developed for the 21st century by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). [ + ]

A quick look at the trends expected to impact the eating habits of Australian and New Zealand consumers in 2017. [ + ]

If food safety reminders are included in recipes, compliance improves dramatically. [ + ]

Milk flavour is adversely affected by fluorescent lighting in supermarket display cabinets. [ + ]

Marking and coding directly onto film packaging has several advantages. What you use depends upon what you want to achieve. This quick Q&A will give you a better idea of what will work for you. [ + ]

Somewhat of a kerfuffle has arisen following the publication of a University of Leicester article claiming that just a small amount of damage to salad leaves can massively stimulate the presence of Salmonella in ready-prepared salad leaves. [ + ]

Leno Cavarra, Client Executive Manager, Veolia Water Technologies, Australia & New Zealand, looks at how existing water and wastewater challenges may hinder future growth in the F&B industry if they are not addressed. [ + ]

While consumers take the technology of milk cartons for granted, a lot of high science is employed to ensure the cartons do their job. [ + ]

Restaurant and hotel dining consultant company Baum + Whitemen has released its trend predictions for 2017 and it is favourable for the ready meal idustry. [ + ]

Intelligent packaging should provide more reliable information than just the expiry date printed on the packaging. It should monitor certain aspects of a food product (for example, shelf life) and report information to the consumer. [ + ]

What will be happening in the area of filling beverages and liquid foods in 2017? [ + ]

Dehydration is influenced by many factors that occur during the freezing process. By understanding these factors, users can choose an optimal freezing technology that will reduce cost and increase productivity and quality. [ + ]

I didn't realise that fish even have distinguishable personalities, but apparently they have and it impacts how well they go in aquaculture. [ + ]

What you get is frequently not what you think, with the mislabelling of seafood rampant across the globe. It has recently been estimated that nearly 30% of the seafood served in restaurants and sold in supermarkets has been 'mislabelled' as a result of fraud, human error or as a marketing ploy, and consumers are paying more for mislabelled seafood than for the real thing. [ + ]