A Europe-based partnership between cereal scientists from academia and industry, Healthgrain Forum, has defined whole-grain foods. [ + ]

Unilever announced last week that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Australian ice-cream company Weis. [ + ]

RFID technology does not require any contact to detect objects with electronic information tags, speeding up a variety of processes in production, logistics and retail. In cases that require high levels of object identification accuracy, a high-performance antenna is needed that is capable of capturing the information stored on the RFID transponders at any time. [ + ]

Soft drink bottles and beer cans that simply disappear when they are no longer needed mayn't be as pie in the sky as we all imagine. [ + ]

In a win-win for a cleaner planet, scientists have devised a way to use waste cooking oil and sulfur to extract mercury, a neurotoxin, from the environment. [ + ]

An NZ salt manufacturer is adding battery energy storage to its wind turbine so it will only need to get around 25% of its power from the grid. [ + ]

Research published in Nutrition and Dietetics looked at the average food expenditure in Australian residential aged-care facilities (RACFs) and found that budget cuts impacted the nutritional health of the elderly. [ + ]

Ooh-la-la tea biscuits are being packed in a sustainable and fully compostable share bag manufactured with a substrate that includes Brazilian eucalyptus trees. [ + ]

A plan to export 40% more vegetables within the next three years is being implemented by Hort Innovation. [ + ]

Nothing will kill a company faster than an adverse workplace health and safety incident. Are you sure your company is au fait with the latest industrial safety polices, research, services and equipment? [ + ]

With Italy being renowned for its gelato, it is no surprise to hear that it will be hosting the 2017 World Trophy of Pastry Ice Cream Chocolate at Host, Fiera Milano. [ + ]

The odour of what we eat may play an important role in how the body deals with calories. If you can't smell your food, you may burn it rather than store it. [ + ]

Three businessmen who passed off horsemeat as beef in a simple grab for profit have been convicted of fraud, with two being given custodial sentences and one a suspended sentence. [ + ]

JBT Corporation has purchased an English provider of powder filling systems, PLF International, for £28 million. [ + ]

The Hanna Group (Hannapak), one of Australia's leading providers of folding cartons, has been acquired by WestRock Company. [ + ]