I'll give you a hint — it's not mining! You're right, it's us — the food and beverage manufacturing sector. [ + ]

An absorbent pad that is effective in the pre-packed state and during the cooking where it will absorb fat and juices released is now a reality. [ + ]

Tanya Barden is taking on the role of CEO at the Australian Food and Grocery Council. [ + ]

The Court of Justice in the European Union has just decided that non-dairy products can't be called milk in the EU. [ + ]

A recent milk study on UHT milk is helping scientists better comprehend Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and type 2 diabetes, leading to opportunities to improve treatments for these age-related diseases. [ + ]

Nestlé is "exploring strategic options for its US confectionery business, including a potential sale". [ + ]

New Zealanders have taken to crowdfunding to try to save the Cadbury factory in Dunedin. [ + ]

About half the money spent on eating in the US goes on food cooked outside the home — indeed, the home-cooked calories consumed fell from 82% to 68% between the 1970s and the late 1990s. How is this affecting nutritional intake? [ + ]

Mislabelling by a single breadcrumb supplier has led to recalls of 1.398 million kilos of food in the US. [ + ]

Researchers have discovered that although less food was wasted when recess was held before lunch, children consumed a greater amount of vegetables when recess was offered after lunch. [ + ]

Since the first quarter of 2017 more than one million customers globally have used and ordered HelloFresh, the ready-to-cook Meal Kit Boxes. [ + ]

Roughly 10% of people fall ill each year after eating contaminated food but identifying the source of the contamination is not simple, especially as symptoms sometimes only become evident weeks after the pathogen-containing food was consumed. [ + ]

Whiskies might vary in taste and smell, but they are so alike in chemical composition that most analyses can't tell two similar brews apart. [ + ]

Curated with the intent to inform, challenge and ultimately provide solutions to issues and developments in the industry, foodpro is presenting a series of free seminars. Coinciding with foodpro 2017, industry experts will deliver seminars that are pertinent to the food and beverage industry. [ + ]

A research team at the University of Queensland (UQ), funded by the Asthma Foundation of Queensland and the National Health and Medical Research Council, has been able to 'turn off' the immune response which causes allergic reaction in animals. [ + ]