Researchers from the University of Surrey found that advertising food products as 'snacks' rather than 'meals' leads to overeating and weight gain. [ + ]

The average Australian household wastes 14% of the food it procures every year. Reducing this wastage by half would result in $525 in savings, according to the RaboDirect 2017 Food & Farming Report. [ + ]

The AIP and APPMA are calling for volunteers to help pack Foodbank hampers for people in need during the Christmas period. [ + ]

Fines have been issued to three Sydney noodle manufacturing businesses reaching a total of over $150,000 after they failed to comply with the Food Act 2003 and the Food Standards Code. [ + ]

A mentoring program especially for women involved in the Australian, New Zealand and Asian packaging industries, organised by the Australian Institute of Packaging, is open for registrations. [ + ]

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd (SBF) has entered an agreement to sell its Cerebos Food & Instant Coffee business in Australia and New Zealand and its Asian Home Gourmet Singapore business to US giant The Kraft Heinz Company for a total of AU$290 million. [ + ]

Research published in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension suggests that eating spicy foods may help control salt cravings. [ + ]

There are now three stevedores operating at each of the nation's three largest container ports and the ACCC's annual Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report predicts that this will spark an increase in competition. [ + ]

The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has issued a warning to those selling seafood illegally through social media that they will incur penalties for violating the Fisheries Act. [ + ]

John Hyslop, a businessman with a background in industrial chemistry, has developed a 10-year-old whisky equivalent in just 10 weeks. [ + ]

A study from The Freedonia Group forecasts global chocolate and confectionery machinery to increase 7.1% per year, with sales projected to reach US$4 billion by 2021. [ + ]

Pallet pooling company Loscam recently celebrated the opening of its new depot located in Erskine Park, Sydney. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan have created an analytical test to accurately measure the amount of smoky compounds in grapes. [ + ]

While allergies often occur in children, new research suggests that the prevalence of food allergies is increasing and almost half of all adults suffering with a food allergy developed it during adulthood. [ + ]

A study has found five genetic risk loci that highlight the importance of skin and mucous membrane barriers and the immune system in the development of food allergies. [ + ]