With food poisoning typically rising over the summer months, New Zealand Food Safety has provided some food safety tips for the festive season. [ + ]

Australian households are gearing up for the country's biggest night of dairy consumption, with an estimated 11 million families leaving a glass of milk out for Santa Claus this Christmas Eve. [ + ]

Spices unique to Australia could help to transform end-of-year special occasions by adding bold flavours while delivering hidden nutritional benefits. [ + ]

Steve Cahillane will join Kraft Heinz as CEO on 1 January 2026. [ + ]

The European Commission has given final approval for the merger, paving the way to unite the snacking businesses today (11 December 2025). [ + ]

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for comment on an application to permit the use of an enzyme as a processing aid. [ + ]

Registration has opened for ARBS 2026, an Australian exhibition for the air conditioning, refrigeration and building services industry. [ + ]

Widespread bird flu outbreaks underscore the urgent need for disinfection solutions to curb viral transmission in poultry environments — research results for an Australian solution have been revealed. [ + ]

Tetra Pak has acquired the Latvia-based company to help strengthen its processing expertise, bioreactor equipment and design portfolio within the fermentation-derived foods and ingredients category. [ + ]

There's positive news for the small to micro end of the local manufacturing sector in Unleashed's latest report, which shows food manufacturers as the growth leader. [ + ]

Northern Territory's Humpty Doo Barramundi is claimed to be the first Australian Barramundi farm to achieve Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification. [ + ]

The food processing, packaging and innovation event returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 26–29 July 2026, with a couple of interesting partnerships. [ + ]

Researchers have demonstrated the potential of a microneedle-based sensor for testing the freshness of fish within two minutes. [ + ]

In order to scale sustainably, agriculture of the future must be innovative and energy efficient — this is one of the challenges being addressed by the E2Crop Hub. [ + ]

The new requirements, which aim to strengthen food safety and traceability throughout the supply chain, will apply across NSW from 12 February 2026. [ + ]