Five additional Tetra Pak packages have been certified by the Swedish Rheumatism Association (SRA) for their ease of use. [ + ]

Giuseppe Minissale, president of The Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA), will open the The Drinks Industry Show's Innovation seminar sessions running from 26–27 June at Crystal Palace, Luna Park, in Sydney. [ + ]

Food trucks are the fastest-growing sector in the restaurant industry, generating approximately $850 million in revenue in 2015 in the US. [ + ]

Nutrition label readers are a special bunch. Although they eat pretty much the same amount of food as non-nutrition label readers, they choose better, higher quality foods. [ + ]

A month-long campaign by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) aims to ensure food businesses get their mandatory allergen labelling right. [ + ]

Here are some key findings from Euromonitor International's 2017 edition of Consumer Foodservice. [ + ]

Some food and drink businesses could double their profits by reducing their fraud losses, according to some UK researchers. [ + ]

Pillsy has devised a smart cap that can let you know when to take your drugs, stop you double dipping and even send alerts to relatives if you are being recalcitrant. [ + ]

Ready meals are thought by many to be the highest source of salt in UK diets — but they aren't. [ + ]

The AIFST has released the program for its 50th Anniversary Convention, which will be co-located with foodpro at the new International Convention Centre Sydney on 17–18 July 2017. [ + ]

Frontmatec, the supplier of customised equipment, solutions and software for the red meat industry, has entered into an agreement to secure Accles and Shelvoke, manufacturer of captive bolt stunning tools. [ + ]

Illnesses and hospitalisations are forecast to rise as consumption of unpasteurised dairy products increases. If such consumption doubles, the mean number of outbreak-related illnesses that occur annually will increase by 96%. [ + ]

Interactive labels that communicate and display changing information through printed circuitry are now feasible. [ + ]

The US Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative has resulted in around 4800 public schools around the country installing salad bars — but not all the students are rushing to eat the salads.        [ + ]

Can the measured quality in one part of a pig predict quality in the rest of it? What is the true variability in pork quality out there and what's causing it? [ + ]