Lutosa has chosen the equipment it needs for a new frozen French fries line. [ + ]

A previously unknown gene in Macrococcus caseolyticus, a harmless bacterium naturally found on the skin of dairy cows, has been found to confer resistance to all beta-lactam antibiotics, including the last generation of cephalosporins used against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). [ + ]

GS1 Australia's Supply Chain Week 2017 (SCW 2017) will give supply chain professionals and business owners the opportunity to partake in an interactive learning experience while they explore how GS1 standards can drive business efficiencies and reduce costs. [ + ]

Successful phase one human trials of ingestible capsules could revolutionise the diagnosis of gut disorders and diseases. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be at Interpack 2017 from 4–10 May, where it will display the Save Food Packaging Award winners for Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

Dutch food and nutrition contract research organisation NIZO and UK-based Process Systems Enterprise have announced the formation of the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Food Product and Process Modelling. [ + ]

A rapid chilling process has been found to help poultry processors and retailers reduce Campylobacter contamination. [ + ]

For the first time there will be an Australian pavilion at Anuga FoodTec, and you can be part of it. [ + ]

A compostable pack for an energy bar made from powdered cricket flour has won the Best Sustainable category in the World Food Innovation Awards 2017. [ + ]

Having acquired automation specialist Dematic, the KION Group is expanding its production capacity with a new plant in the Czech Republic. [ + ]

Expanding its team of food processing experts, tna has recruited Carel Pfaff to head its processing portfolio, which includes the company's FOODesign and Florigo range of preprocessing and high-performance frying equipment. [ + ]

The federal government's changes to the 457 visa list include the absolute removal of food technologists from the list of eligible skilled occupations. This change is timely as, while a shortage of 3- to 5-year experienced food technologists has always been claimed, there are never jobs for fresh food technology graduates and we lose them from the industry. [ + ]

Providing you are not in competition with SMC Pneumatics, the Australian Institute Packaging (AIP) is organising a tour of SMC's full production and manufacturing facility at Castle Hill. [ + ]

The 24th Annual HACCP Conference will be held at Doltone House, Hyde Park, Sydney. Themed 'Creating trust and transparency in the global food industry', the conference is particularly suited to those concerned with the strategy and direction of food businesses including technical management, quality assurance professionals, food safety managers, auditors, consultants and operations personnel. [ + ]

Colocated with foodpro 2017, the Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology (AIFST) will be holding its 50th Anniversary Convention on 17–18 July 2017. [ + ]