Community Chef, the largest provider of prepared meals for the aged and disability care sector in Australia, has collaborated with CSIRO and Food Innovation Australia to support the the most nutritionally vulnerable members of society. [ + ]

The trace amounts of toxic substances used to make plastics don't contaminate the food or beverage products they contain at a significant level and pose no immediate threat to consumers, according to recent Iowa State University research. [ + ]

Convenient fresh food options are powering the booming growth in the ready meals market. [ + ]

Manufacturers in the growing ready meals sector are facing increasing challenges regarding the labelling and coding of these convenience food products. [ + ]

Community Chef could not easily prepare and deliver more than 1 million meals a year to its 21 local government customer-shareholders as well as hospitals, residential aged care, retirement villages and care package clients without effective material requirements planning. [ + ]

There are temperature management, alarm monitoring and reporting systems available today that can ensure your food is safe for consumers. [ + ]

Wiley Project Manager Bill Thompson shares five key considerations for companies manufacturing prepared meals. [ + ]

Traceability is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the meat supply chain as consumers demand to know more about where their meat products come from.

Five trends that will shape the future of alcohol. [ + ]

Leafy greens and uncooked vegetables bring with them a high risk of food poisoning. They are implicated in about 20% of reported cases of illness caused by foodborne pathogens. [ + ]

Tailor-made products manufactured in line with a specific customer's requirements call for a flexible packaging solution. To meet these market demands, intelligent sensors are becoming one of the main components in many systems. [ + ]

Will insects be the protein source of the future? [ + ]

Edible, invisible barcode equivalents are on the verge of revolutionalising traceability in the fresh produce and processed foods industries. [ + ]

Sensor technology is being trialled for the detection of insect pests in food cargo, without physical inspection. [ + ]

Get all the latest info: What are the facts behind Fonterra's huge recall? How can the food industry stem the tide of mistrust from consumers? All this and so much more will be revealed at the the combined 48th Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Convention and 15th Australian Food Microbiology Conference. Held in Sydney from 11–13 August, now is the time to register to attend. [ + ]