Servicing of SPX's heat exchangers, separators, homogenisers, pumps and valves will now be available from Victorian company FDPI. [ + ]

In 2018, search interest in 'vegan' information was at an all-time high in Australia. [ + ]

A valid and efficient cold chain is essential if chilled and frozen goods are to be delivered from online retailers. [ + ]

An app called Snap Send Solve is being used to help protect the Mornington Peninsula wine industry from biosecurity threats, namely phylloxera. [ + ]

Australian and New Zealand companies and individuals are encouraged to enter the 2019 Packaging Innovation & Design Awards. [ + ]

A UK bakery has been fined for exposing its staff to flour dust. [ + ]

Woolworths has just been told it can't have 5000 people stacking shelves on Christmas morning. [ + ]

Packaging New Zealand's annual Scholarship program offers the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology to the value of $9000. [ + ]

Version 1.3 of the gPROMS FormulatedProducts introduced the Food Manufacture library, which aims to tackle innovation and optimisation challenges in the food industry. [ + ]

Toshiharu Kageyama, a mechanical engineer with Ishida R&D, developed an oval-shaped, 18-head multihead weigher that has resulted in him winning the Kyoto Inventors Award. [ + ]

Spices purchased abroad may contain high levels of lead and pose a risk for lead exposure, according to an American study. [ + ]

A resilient food system is needed in order to ensure all people have safe and reliable access to food following both acute and longer-term crises. [ + ]

A non-GMO, clean-label, acrylamide-reducing yeast enzyme that is claimed to reduce acrylamide by 90% is becoming available. [ + ]

Conventional laboratory-based testing approaches of raw chicken are too slow and can no longer meet the demands of today's large-scale food production. [ + ]

By 2050 it is anticipated that food demand will have risen by more than 50%, with even greater increases in demand for animal-based products. [ + ]