A recent study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, anxiety among a group of healthy young people.

The term 'paddock to plate' has been gaining currency in the Australian psyche in recent years as consumers put more emphasis on wanting to know where their food comes from.

IMCD Group is opening its regional headquarters in Singapore and appointing a new Vice President.

An Australian invention, which monitors the behaviour of starches as they are cooked, could revolutionise food manufacturing processes. 

Three research programs delivered good results and played a role in innovation and new ideas for the Australian pork industry.

ISO 12875:2011, Traceability of finfish products is a newly released standard that will help improve food safety by supplying stakeholders throughout the supply chain with accurate information about the origin and nature of these products. [ + ]

One of the largest biennial packaging and processing machinery and materials exhibition in Australia, AUSPACK PLUS, will be heading to the Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park, from 7 to 10 May 2013.

Responding to cider’s recent growth in popularity among Australian consumers, leading glass packaging manufacturer Owens-Illinois (OI) developed a design brief for a 500 mL glass cider bottle. The brief was presented to first-year industrial design students at Melbourne’s RMIT University. It included a number of guidelines such as the need to produce a bottle suitable for high-speed production and filling lines, and an area for applying a label and branding and mandatory information. [ + ]

SIPA of Veneto, Italy, a global leader of stretch blow moulding machines for the production of PET bottles, has recently celebrated its involvement in producing the award-winning bottles of Ramlösa (Carlsberg) mineral water. The bottle was awarded the prestigious Diamond Pentaward 2011, one of the world’s finest packaging awards. [ + ]

Australian and Chinese researchers are collaborating to improve global food security against pests and diseases.

At the 2011 Australian Packaging Design Awards, O-I won the Gold Beverage Award for its work on Diageo Australia’s Classic Mixes range. [ + ]

No policy reforms in Australia’s food and grocery sector will see the industry become less competitive by 2020.

Tastier cheese, improved food security and disease-resistant rice are some of the possibilities from $310 million investment in research from the government.

Stronger steel, higher quality wine and cleaner, safer cars could soon be manufactured in Australia thanks to research made possible with funding from the Labor Government.

Woolworths Supermarkets has outlined a five-year plan to double its customer take‐up of own brand products. [ + ]