UK food and beverage manufacturers have committed themselves to removing artificial colours from their products by the end of 2008, in reaction to a recent study that linked artificial colours to increased hyperactivity in children.

An American company has developed a novel class of biodegradable, mouldable containers that can hold food products in dry, damp or wet conditions.

Scientists at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) are concerned with the process of fortifying flour with folic acid, due to recent evidence of how it is absorbed by the body.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has hailed preliminary findings from a four-year European Union (EU) study that indicate some organic foods are more nutritional than their non-organic counterparts.

CSR Ethanol Agservices was awarded the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Value-Adding Award at the 2007 NAB Agribusiness Awards for Excellence in Melbourne yesterday.

A national consumer education campaign promoting consumption of at least four serves of grain-based foods a day for optimum health was launched this week in Sydney.

Belgian scientists have reported that fruits and vegetables do not lose any antioxidant content in the days after purchase, even as tell-tale signs of spoilage appear.

The Australian fish names standard (recently approved by Standards Australia as an official Australian Standard: AS SSA5300 — 2007) will be launched in Hobart tomorrow, Tuesday 30 October, by Federal Fisheries Minister, Eric Abetz.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has announced how it plans to initiate the new Food Act.

The Australian Chicken Meat Federation (ACMF) has warned that consumers can expect a significant price increase on chicken meat in mid-November, due to a continuing shortage of grain.

Austrade, the Australian government’s export development agency, is continuing to boost the reputation of Australia’s food and beverage industry in China by organising Australian exhibitions at Food Hospitality China 2007 (FHC).

The Coca-Cola Company has strengthened its share of the healthy beverages market by opening the Coca-Cola Research Center for Chinese Medicine at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing.

An Australian has been elected president of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), as it becomes increasingly involved in major global issues like climate change, security and social responsibility.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called for a renewed commitment to guarantee the right to food for the world's hundreds of millions of hungry people.

The Molecular Plant Breeding Cooperative Research Centre (MPBCRC) has announced its intention to develop genetically modified (GM) wheat with enhanced tolerance to frost, to help combat concerns over frost damage to crops.