Beer can help develop sustainable petrol, according to scientists from the University of Bristol. [ + ]

SPC ProVital's easy-open cup has won a 2018 World Packaging Organisation's WorldStar Award. [ + ]

By detecting decay compounds such as cadaverine at very low levels, a newly developed bioelectronics sensor can alert users to rotting food before the stench becomes obvious. [ + ]

Researchers demonstrated that dormant L. monocytogenes, the bacterium that causes listeriois, can be unknowingly harboured by humans and animals. [ + ]

A study by the University of Navada, Las Vegas (UNLV) suggested consuming the placenta does not have as many health benefits as expected. [ + ]

Now is the time to enter submissions for the 2018 Packaging & Processing Innovation and Design Awards (PIDA), which will be held in Queensland on 2 May. [ + ]

German packaging and bottling manufacturer Krones has been awarded the 2017 Energy Efficiency Award for its 'Brewery of the Future'. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of Kansas School of Engineering are working on developing a low-cost, easy-to-use device that attaches to the bottle and can filter up to 99% of sulfites from any wine as it is being poured. [ + ]

An arbitration tribunal has ruled that New Zealand dairy company, Fonterra, must pay a total of NZ$183 million to Danone after a contamination scare in 2013. [ + ]

The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) has collaborated with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) to make the Certified Packaging Professional In Training (CPIT) designation available in Australasia. [ + ]

Northern Co-operative Meat Company Ltd recently received the 2017 Information Technology and Management Award for its meat processing, buffering, sortation and sequencing solution. [ + ]

HMPS took home the Stephen Moore Service Provider Award for its commitment to automating the food, beverage and packaging industries in order to help the South Australian food business grow. [ + ]

Bosch Australia has collaborated with Monash University on a new ag-tech facility which aims to address the challenges faced by the agriculture sector using new techniques such as automated harvesting, sensing networks and driverless vehicles. [ + ]

An interim report into the dairy industry by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has suggested that a mandatory code of conduct should be implemented to help address bargaining power imbalances between processors and farmers. [ + ]

The managing director of Fresh Produce Alliance, Jennifer Franceschi, has been announced as the winner of the 2017 Telstra Australian Corporate and Private Award for her efforts towards sustainable agriculture. [ + ]