With approximately 650,000–750,000 children worldwide dying from vitamin A deficiency, Professor James Dale from the University of Queensland Technology (QUT) has been researching a way to enhance pro-vitamin A in bananas. [ + ]

Who wears their reading glasses while they grocery shop? Around 70% of adults need corrective eyewear but it seems that only 30% of shoppers actually wear their glasses while doing their grocery purchasing. [ + ]

Some specially designed plastic films have been developed which can not only kill the bacteria in biofilms but can also prevent the formation of biofilms. [ + ]

The 2017 Europe Datacloud Awards announced Munters as the winner of the 'Industry Energy Innovation' award. [ + ]

An initiative designed to champion small businesses has been launched by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). [ + ]

The demand for avocados has increased dramatically in recent years and has led to thieves in New Zealand selling stolen avocados over social media. [ + ]

A new blockchain collaboration has been formed to help reduce the number of people falling ill due to contaminated food every year. [ + ]

Meat prices vary dramatically between countries, but this does not take into account the average minimum wage. Affordability for meat is relative to the labour hours, and the 2017 Meat Price Index from Caterwings outlines this. [ + ]

Coca-Cola has launched two sweetener challenges on the HeroX crowdsourcing platform to find sugar substitutes, one aimed at the public and the other at scientists. [ + ]

Bulla Family Dairy has addressed customer enquiries about the nut ingredients in its products by dedicating an entire factory to producing nut-free ice-cream. [ + ]

Research has found that price tags influence our tastebuds. Wine that is perceived to be expensive supposedly tastes better due to a placebo effect that influences the reward areas in the brain. [ + ]

A study has found that those who eat late at night may be more at risk of sunburn and long-term effects such as skin ageing and skin cancer. [ + ]

Published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, a follow-up study by Prota Therapeutics suggests probiotic and peanut immunotherapy (PPOIT) treatment could build long-term resistance against allergic reactions to peanuts. [ + ]

The Australian HACCP Conference has announced the finalists for next week's 2017 awards. [ + ]

It all gets back to the chemistry of the flavour compounds in whisky. [ + ]