The Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare has introduced legislation to establish the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, which will commence operation on 1 July 2013. [ + ]

Bulk handling specialist Matcon is celebrating after being awarded two PPMA Group Industry Awards at the Processing & Packaging Machinery Association Show in Birmingham recently. [ + ]

Millions of people in developing countries may benefit from a breakthrough in chickpea farming thanks to an international project involving a researcher from The University of Western Australia. [ + ]

The popularity of breakfast drinks has gradually increased in recent years, with the percentage of Australians purchasing them in an average four-week period growing from 4.1% to 7.7% since 2008. [ + ]

The latest AFGC CHEP Retail Index indicates that retail growth will remain steady as we head into 2013. [ + ]

Husky Injection Moulding Systems has kicked off its Husky World Tour 2013, a series of customer events that will take place throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. [ + ]

The Standard for Nutrition, Health and Related Claims became law on 18 January 2013. The Standard creates stricter controls about on-pack nutrition content claims and health claims and restricts the use of health claims to just those foods and beverages which meet specific levels of both positive and less desirable nutrients, measured in the nutrient profiling scoring criterion. [ + ]

Natureworks will open its first Asia-Pacific regional headquarters in Bangkok and expand its team of senior commercial, managerial and technical personnel. [ + ]

Creaminess or astringency of new foods can be determined by measuring the sound generated by the food interacting with the tongue during consumption. This new technology, developed by NIZO food research, records and analyses the sound of rubbing of the tongue against the food and can be used to predict the sensory effects of food innovations. [ + ]

National Starch and Corn Products has a new identity. The group of companies, one of the world’s leading ingredient solutions providers, will now be known as Ingredion. [ + ]

Arla Foods Ingredients has revealed plans to invest €120 million in a new lactose manufacturing facility in Denmark. [ + ]

Coopers has announced it will retain its Celebration Ale as a permanent line. The product was introduced in 2012 to celebrate the brewer’s 150th anniversary. [ + ]

Aspartame has been accused of causing a seemingly endless list of health conditions. However, a recent assessment by the EFSA suggests that the sweetener is not toxic at current levels of exposure. [ + ]

Queensland broiler chicken growers have received authorisation from the ACCC to collectively bargain with three major poultry processors in the state. [ + ]

Taiwanese researchers have found that people eating hot soup from melamine bowls excreted higher levels of melamine in their urine than those eating from ceramic bowls. [ + ]