TOMRA, a manufacturer of sensor-based sorting machines for the food industry, has collaborated closely with food manufacturers and processors to help detect aflatoxin from the food manufacturing process to ensure food safety. [ + ]

The technical committee of the European PET Bottle Platform (EBPB) ran tests on Nature MultiPack, with results that demonstrate the adhesive dots used in the MultiPack have minimal impact on the colour and properties of the resulting rPET. [ + ]

The demand for guar gum is forecast to recover from the minor losses registered between 2011 and 2016, expanding almost 2% yearly to 53 million pounds in 2021. [ + ]

Parents choosing foods for their children are significantly more likely to purchase 'health halo' products — branded to cause misleading assumptions of good nutritional value — when they only view package images and don't examine nutritional labels, according to new research by a Northwell Health paediatrician Dr Ruth Milanaik, DO. [ + ]

Fonterra has reopened the doors to its milk powder manufacturing plant in Malaysia following a NZ$7 million investment to boost manufacturing efficiencies and ensure it continues to meet world-class health, safety, and food safety and quality standards. [ + ]

In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Adelaide and published in Anthrozoös, the journal of the International Society for Anthrozoology, consumers chose to buy free-range or cage-free eggs over eggs from caged hens because they believe they taste better and are better quality. [ + ]

Some of the biggest brands in the food industry will speak at the RT12/Zero Deforestation Transparency and Scale conference taking place in Lille, France, 31 May to 1 June 2017. [ + ]

More than 145 tonnes of institutional meals have been recalled in the US because they were made with contaminated water. [ + ]

Young children who recognise food name brands, such as Lucky Charms, M&M's and Cheetos, often eat unhealthy items that lead to their high body mass index (BMI). [ + ]

Following the new export agreement between New Zealand and China which established a six-month trial program for exporting chilled beef and lamb to China, IBISWorld analysts have suggested the move will pose a challenge to Australian producers who have been able to enjoy exclusive access to the chilled meat market in China until now. [ + ]

Tetra Pak, a food processing and packaging solutions company, has launched its first Asia-based Customer Innovation Centre (CIC) in Singapore. [ + ]

A new nationwide study of young baby boomers contradicts the popular belief that fast-food consumption is concentrated amongst the poor. [ + ]

Unilever has developed a new technology called CreaSolv Process to recycle sachet waste. This technology has been developed with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging in Germany and is inspired by processes used to recycle television sets. [ + ]

The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI) addressed the changing global packaging market during Interpak. [ + ]

Food Industry Asia has commissioned a study to investigate the economic impacts of nutritional labelling on ASEAN countries. [ + ]