Food businesses from the Hunter region had the opportunity to stay up to date with food safety standards and regulations at the NSW Food Regulation Partnership Forum regional meeting. [ + ]

A new film for packaging fresh produce has performed well in trials with brassicas, which tend to deteriorate after just one day on the shelf. [ + ]

CHEP Australia has joined forces with the Australian Logistics Council by becoming an associate member of the peak representative body for the Australian freight transport and logistics supply chain sector. [ + ]

The New Zealand MPI has issued a comment on a journal article that examines recombinant virus strains in chicken vaccines. [ + ]

Gary Moulton and Phil Brookes are offering a 15-day food technology tour through Germany, France and Australia to coincide with the Frankfurt International Meat Trade Fair (IFFA). [ + ]

Following the detection of Listeria in ready-to-eat meat products from Bay Cuisine, the New Zealand MPI has overseen the voluntary recall of the products. [ + ]

Fibre King and insignia will showcase labelling solutions, I-tech coding technology, case packers, palletisers and meat and crate equipment at AUSPACK PLUS 2013. [ + ]

The ADF has welcomed the National Food Plan, but says more needs to be done to ensure supermarkets pay dairy farmers a fair price for milk. [ + ]

Consultation on the National Food Plan green paper commenced yesterday, beginning with a series of public forums. Consultation ends on 30 September. [ + ]

Statistics showing that processed vegetable imports have increased dramatically have dismayed Australian vegetable growers. [ + ]

Private-label products will increase to cover 30% of the market in the next five years, IBISWorld predicts. [ + ]

The NZ government’s Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) is committing NZ$23.7 million to encourage production of high-value marbled beef for the domestic and export markets. [ + ]

A simple and inexpensive device designed by University of Houston students could help small farmers clean their leafy green produce before market to reduce illness-causing bacteria levels. [ + ]

Menopause may drive many women to drink, but hitting the bottle may actually help postmenopausal women prevent bone loss, a new study has shown. [ + ]

Poultry producer Inghams will soon be up for sale. Sole shareholder Bob Ingham says he has decided to sell the business after long and careful consideration. [ + ]