Register now to attend this year's AIP National Conference. This will be a great opportunity to find out everything that is going on nationally and internationally in the world of packaging, to network with other packaging professionals and to see who is doing what. [ + ]

During a routine check of the Tully Valley farm, Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) found a plant they suspected to be affected and issued the grower with a TR4 notice. [ + ]

Sigrid Tusek is not only the newest and youngest member of the Simplot packaging team, she is also the first person in Australasia to receive the Certified Packaging Professional in Training (CPIT) designation. [ + ]

Food manufacturers must engage consumers with the right packaging if they want their products to be bought and tasted. [ + ]

International health experts and paediatricians do not recommend 'toddler drinks' claiming that manufacturers' marketing practices may undermine the diets of very young children — so why are they being so heavily promoted? [ + ]

Very high temperatures kill living cells very quickly, but what causes bacteria like Salmonella to die at lower temperatures and can this information be useful to food processors? [ + ]

The team at Hydroflux have encountered a wide variety of odours across the various municipal and industrial projects we have completed. [ + ]

At least 82 dead in South African listeriosis outbreak — source continues to be a mystery. [ + ]

A sensitive and reliable bacteria-detecting chip that can determine the bacterial load of foods, beverages or water in under two hours is being patented by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers. [ + ]

Investment in R&D and operational efficiencies can help Australian food and beverage companies like Frosty Boy compete and win on the international stage. [ + ]

If the shelf life of root vegetables can be increased by 14 days, root vegetable waste would decrease by 5% at the retail level and by 30% in consumers' homes, according to Danish researchers. [ + ]

Scientists have engineered a portable, disposable sensor that can detect fake or altered liquors. [ + ]

Vinyl gloves are claimed to be inherently poorer fitting, more permeable to bacteria and viruses, more liable to develop holes during use and bad for the environment. [ + ]

Turning waste products into superfoods can be very lucrative for food and beverage manufacturers and be a plus for the environment as well. [ + ]

Eliminating turbulence can save as much as 95% of the energy required to pump fluid through a pipe. [ + ]