Mandating healthier food options does not necessarily mean that healthier options are actually consumed — especially by children. [ + ]

New oven technology is promising a whole lot more for volume meal producers. [ + ]

The trace amounts of toxic substances used to make plastics don't contaminate the food or beverage products they contain at a significant level and pose no immediate threat to consumers, according to recent Iowa State University research. [ + ]

Community Chef, the largest provider of prepared meals for the aged and disability care sector in Australia, has collaborated with CSIRO and Food Innovation Australia to support the the most nutritionally vulnerable members of society. [ + ]

Convenient fresh food options are powering the booming growth in the ready meals market. [ + ]

Community Chef could not easily prepare and deliver more than 1 million meals a year to its 21 local government customer-shareholders as well as hospitals, residential aged care, retirement villages and care package clients without effective material requirements planning. [ + ]

Manufacturers in the growing ready meals sector are facing increasing challenges regarding the labelling and coding of these convenience food products. [ + ]

There are temperature management, alarm monitoring and reporting systems available today that can ensure your food is safe for consumers. [ + ]

Wiley Project Manager Bill Thompson shares five key considerations for companies manufacturing prepared meals. [ + ]

Traceability is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the meat supply chain as consumers demand to know more about where their meat products come from.

Five trends that will shape the future of alcohol. [ + ]

Leafy greens and uncooked vegetables bring with them a high risk of food poisoning. They are implicated in about 20% of reported cases of illness caused by foodborne pathogens. [ + ]

Tailor-made products manufactured in line with a specific customer's requirements call for a flexible packaging solution. To meet these market demands, intelligent sensors are becoming one of the main components in many systems. [ + ]

Will insects be the protein source of the future? [ + ]

Edible, invisible barcode equivalents are on the verge of revolutionalising traceability in the fresh produce and processed foods industries. [ + ]