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. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

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

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

Bacharach, reperesented in Australia by System Control Engineering, has acquired Parasense, a company that specialises in refrigeration detection and monitoring equipment for the food retail and military segments of the refrigeration and air-conditioning market. [ + ]

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. [ + ]

Understanding accurately what's happening on the production line is vital to driving continuous improvement and enhancing a business's profits. [ + ]

A low-cost water treatment system has been found to remove particles 1000-fold more efficiently than conventional microfiltration systems without the need for physical filters or membranes that can clog or require replacement. [ + ]

A new source of red/blue/purple coloured anthocyanins where the product is not destroyed during colour extraction may be on the horizon. [ + ]

Australians are eating at least a third more salt than they think. [ + ]

Visitors to foodpro should be sure to visit CSIRO's booth, where you may be able to sample some ready-to-eat meals prepared using CSIRO's world-first, patented innovation in high-pressure thermal sterilisation. [ + ]

Crown Holdings, a leading supplier of metal packaging products, opened its new beverage can manufacturing plant in Nichols, New York, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 9 May. [ + ]

The Sustainable Foods Summit aims to show how sustainable products have a lower impact over conventional products. A growing body of evidence presents the disparity between the price we pay for food and the costs of production and consumption. Reflecting market prices do not expose the environmental, social and health impacts of food products. [ + ]

An investigation into the coldchain, packaging and labelling integrity of ready-to-cook dinner packages showed some pretty dodgy results. [ + ]