ProPak Asia is Asia's largest international processing and packaging trade event, attracting visitors from across Asia who come to meet world-leading companies, see the latest machines, technology and services, and learn from industry events. [ + ]

In the UK, a father has just been fined £50,000 following the death of his son in a grain silo accident. [ + ]

Modified cellulose packaging that degrades in nature in around two years and has antioxidising and antimicrobial features is under development in a Lithuanian university. [ + ]

Different bio-based coatings on paper substrate have been used by Finland's VTT Technical Research Centre to create lightweight 100% bio-based stand-up pouches. [ + ]

With average temperatures across Australia breaking year-on-year records, those in the foodservice industry are urged to do their due diligence and follow proper procedures for handling eggs. [ + ]

As consumers continue to seek convenient, affordable meal options that require little or no preparation, demand is in turn stimulated for a variety of packaging products. [ + ]

Making vanilla flavour synthetically creates a stream of wastewater that requires treatment before it can be released into surface waters. So researchers have developed an improved method to make vanillin, the primary flavour compound in vanilla. [ + ]

The 2017 National Restaurant Conference is set to inform and inspire hospitality professionals in Melbourne in May. [ + ]

Global stevia producer PureCircle has completed a $42 million expansion of its stevia plant in Malaysia. [ + ]

Eating moderate amounts of vegetables each day has been linked with lower psychological stress, according to a University of Sydney study. [ + ]

A project to introduce nanotechnology-based antimicrobial packaging, in order to enhance food safety and reduce waste, has received €7.7 million in funding from the European Union. [ + ]

Food and beverage packaging specialist Huhtamaki will establish a greenfield paper cup manufacturing unit in Kiev, Ukraine, to serve its Easter European foodservice customers. [ + ]

Inline sensor systems combined with cognitive control concepts will enable cleaning systems to identify dirt on machinery and institute cleaning. [ + ]

Australian pork producers have been warned they could face challenging times ahead, with productivity gains and consistently good herd feed conversion rates unable to offset the widening gap between feed costs in Australia compared to those of international competitors. [ + ]

Tetra Pak has acquired Johnson Industries International, a manufacturer of equipment to produce mozzarella cheese. [ + ]