The latest Australian Egg Industry Sustainability Report has revealed productivity improvements as well as environmental and hen welfare progress in the egg industry. [ + ]

Food fraudsters often take advantage of the complex international supply networks, as was shown in the horse meat scandal in 2013. How can food manufacturers protect themselves? [ + ]

A robotic milking system installed at a dairy farm in Western Australia uses Kaeser to supply clean compressed air and ensure its reliability and efficiency. [ + ]

Driven by the consumer lifestyle changes, dry food packaging has transformed from essentially functional to a highly influential factor in consumer purchasing decision. [ + ]

Recyclable PVC (vinyl) can provide benefits as a food packaging material but re-use presents challenges, the Vinyl Council of Australia discusses solutions. [ + ]

Packaging: fit for the future will be the theme of the 2020 AIP Australasian Packaging Conference being held from 1–2 April 2020 at the Crown Promenade, Melbourne. [ + ]

While electricity and liquids normally don't mix, electronic systems are crucial when handling fluids in a beverage processing plant — so effective power outage management is essential. [ + ]

A new pilot study demonstrates the potential to use a cheese by-product to concentrate skim milk, reducing the energy required in dairy powder production. [ + ]

Foods like honey, liquorice, stevia and neem could be used to trigger phage production in the gut, to control harmful microbes and balance microbial diversity. [ + ]

Prawn punnets and crab cling wrap could soon be a reality thanks to a plastic alternative innovation made from crustacean waste by three young Australian entrepreneurs. [ + ]

Food manufacturers and businesses must review and revise their food safety management framework, due to the recent outbreak of novel coronavirus. [ + ]

Resealable packaging provides myriad benefits and is an important Save Food Packaging criteria, explains Nerida Kelton, Executive Director at AIP. [ + ]

Maybe not, but UK scientists have developed a high-fibre white flour that could provide food producers with another option for a healthier high-fibre white bread. [ + ]

CSIRO has developed a technology that pulls carbon dioxide out of air and then helps to put the fizz into beer and other beverages. [ + ]

Grounded was one of six Australian-based start-ups in the 2019 Seeds of Change Accelerator, a partnership with FIAL and MARS Food Australia. [ + ]