The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is hosting a virtual packaging training course on 25 March. [ + ]

A new international study plans to standardise next-generation sequencing (NGS) in food authenticity testing. [ + ]

Food regulators have voted to allow some juices to be given ratings as low as 2 stars while diet cola would be given 3 ½ stars. [ + ]

The New Zealand Government is supporting a new wellbeing workshop series designed for the country's wine industry. [ + ]

The plant-based food market is expected to grow beyond the core dairy and meat categories and make significant headway in the confectionery space. [ + ]

Golden Gaytime's licensing program has grown to include Snack Brands Australia and Chocolatier Australia. [ + ]

Construction has begun on the new recycling facility that will see the equivalent of around 1 billion PET plastic bottles recycled each year. [ + ]

New research has found the cold chain packaging market has grown significantly and will continue its inclining course over the next decade. [ + ]

Six US families have asked the national Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to protect consumers from poppy seed imports that may contain dangerous levels of opiates. [ + ]

The Victorian Government has made kangaroo meat available for human consumption following a steep increase in the native population in the last three years. [ + ]

Kaeser Compressors Australia has launched a series of webinars about air supply systems scheduled between May and October this year. [ + ]

Australian beverage business East Forged flips the traditional notion of iced tea on its head with its locally produced nitrogen-infused cold brew teas. [ + ]

Food trend specialist Innova Market Insights has unveiled the key trends that will affect sweet and snacks categories this year. [ + ]

Tetra Pak has introduced a collaborative innovation model with its paperboard producers to tackle the sustainability challenges of the food packaging industry. [ + ]

New research has suggested the government targets designed to lower salt content in packaged foods will make little difference to the health of Australians. [ + ]