The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will invest CA$320,000 (AU$326,631) in the University of Guelph's Biodiversity Institute of Ontario to support collaborative research projects using DNA barcoding. [ + ]

Milk-alternative drinks such as soya, almond, coconut, oat, rice, hazelnut and hemp could put consumers at risk of iodine deficiency, according to a study conducted by the University of Surrey. [ + ]

With safety concerns over food and drink becoming more prevalent, brand trust has become important in influencing consumer choices, according to research from Mintel. [ + ]

Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have discovered the reason why areas prone to forest fires produce unpalatable wine. [ + ]

Researchers from the University of Warwick have found that a person's appetite can be controlled with certain brain cells. [ + ]

Arrow Scientific and Key Diagnostics are merging with the combined business commencing operation on 1 October. [ + ]

Ecolean has been in the Australian market for over 10 years, but its recent global expansion has seen it open a regional sales office in Sydney. [ + ]

Swiss engineering group ABB has announced it will buy GE Industrial Solutions for a sum of US$2.6 billion ($3.3 billion), strengthening its position in the global electrification market. [ + ]

According to the 2017 Sensis eBusiness Report, the number of Australians ordering takeaway food online has risen from 36% last year to 47% this year. [ + ]

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and Champions 12.3 are attempting to standardise food date labels worldwide by 2020 to prevent food waste. [ + ]

The winners of the annual Wave of Change awards have been announced by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Oceania, featuring companies such as Coles and John West. [ + ]

Bernadette Eriksen's business Flavour Creations has been researching and developing texture-modified food and drink products for people suffering with dysphagia since 1997. Her efforts were celebrated recently when she won the Greater Brisbane Woman in Business of the Year Award 2017. [ + ]

According to a recent report by GlobalData, the Indian wine sector is expected to grow at a value compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.9% between 2016 and 2021. [ + ]

Coffee is often paired with sweet treats such as cakes and donuts, and research from Cornell University suggests there is a reason for this. [ + ]

Submissions are invited on an application to allow the use of protein glutaminase as a processing aid in the manufacture of certain food products. [ + ]