Detective Inspector Craig McGrath will attend this year's APAC Food Safety Conference to discuss the needles in strawberries incident and food tampering. [ + ]

Coca-Cola Amatil has created what is claimed to be Australia's first carbonated soft drink bottle made from 100% recycled plastic. [ + ]

Kaeser Compressors has announced that all its refrigerant dryers will use the non-ozone depleting R-513A refrigerant by the end of 2019. [ + ]

Bosch Packaging Technology and BillerudKorsnäs are revealing a formable paper packaging solution that could provide a sustainable alternative for portion packs. [ + ]

A robotic harvester, dubbed the 'Vegebot', has been trained to identify, harvest and cut iceberg lettuce ready for the supermarket. [ + ]

Innova Market Insights reveals consumer trends for alternative and unusual flavour hybrids, with an emphasis on diverse flavours inspired by foreign cuisine. [ + ]

Following on from recent contamination and tampering incidents, an updated version of the Guidelines for Fresh Produce Food Safety has been released by FPSC A-NZ. [ + ]

Driven by consumers seeking healthy foods, the 'free-from' food category is on trend and estimated to be worth $7.7 billion in Australia. [ + ]

The Regional Australia Institute revealed hotspots to drive the economic future of the Australian food processing industry in its Regional Growth Prospects Report. [ + ]

Experts suggest that WHO recommendations to restrict saturated fats could reduce intake of foods crucial for preventing disease and improving health. [ + ]

Heat and Control has appointed Scott Burrows as Sales and Operations Manager for New Zealand. [ + ]

Nestlé has taken the next step towards complete transparency between consumers and their food products by adopting Blockchain technology. [ + ]

With aims to reduce processing costs and increase yield efficiency, a beef boning automation research and development room has been established in Queensland. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Packaging has packed over 12,000 kg of food to aid various charities in supporting struggling Victorians. [ + ]

AEGIC has identified a potential threat to the Australian wheat export industry and is taking action to bolster against the threat. [ + ]