On 25 May 2017, Food Innovation Australia Limited (FIAL) launched the second edition of Celebrating Australian Food and Agribusiness Innovations at the Australian Food & Grocery Council's annual conference in Brisbane. [ + ]

During Interpack 2017 it was formally announced that AIP will be the World host Packaging Organisation (WPO) member for the 2018 WorldStar Awards, said to be the pre-eminent international awards in packaging. . The WorldStar Awards are run by the WPO and is the [ + ]

During Interpack 2017 the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) formally announced that Pierre Pienaar, education director of the Australian Institute of Packaging, has been elected as the next president of the organisation. [ + ]

PepsiCo has joined the New Plastics Economy initiative as a Core Partner, signalling the global food and beverage company's continued commitment to reduce packaging waste. [ + ]

TOMRA Collection Solutions has acquired 60% of the shares in BottleCycler, the Australian-based company manufacturing machines that crush glass bottles for restaurants and bars. [ + ]

TOMRA, a manufacturer of sensor-based sorting machines for the food industry, has collaborated closely with food manufacturers and processors to help detect aflatoxin from the food manufacturing process to ensure food safety. [ + ]

The technical committee of the European PET Bottle Platform (EBPB) ran tests on Nature MultiPack, with results that demonstrate the adhesive dots used in the MultiPack have minimal impact on the colour and properties of the resulting rPET. [ + ]

Young children who recognise food name brands, such as Lucky Charms, M&M's and Cheetos, often eat unhealthy items that lead to their high body mass index (BMI). [ + ]

Parents choosing foods for their children are significantly more likely to purchase 'health halo' products — branded to cause misleading assumptions of good nutritional value — when they only view package images and don't examine nutritional labels, according to new research by a Northwell Health paediatrician Dr Ruth Milanaik, DO. [ + ]

The demand for guar gum is forecast to recover from the minor losses registered between 2011 and 2016, expanding almost 2% yearly to 53 million pounds in 2021. [ + ]

Fonterra has reopened the doors to its milk powder manufacturing plant in Malaysia following a NZ$7 million investment to boost manufacturing efficiencies and ensure it continues to meet world-class health, safety, and food safety and quality standards. [ + ]

Tetra Pak, a food processing and packaging solutions company, has launched its first Asia-based Customer Innovation Centre (CIC) in Singapore. [ + ]

Some of the biggest brands in the food industry will speak at the RT12/Zero Deforestation Transparency and Scale conference taking place in Lille, France, 31 May to 1 June 2017. [ + ]

More than 145 tonnes of institutional meals have been recalled in the US because they were made with contaminated water. [ + ]

Following the new export agreement between New Zealand and China which established a six-month trial program for exporting chilled beef and lamb to China, IBISWorld analysts have suggested the move will pose a challenge to Australian producers who have been able to enjoy exclusive access to the chilled meat market in China until now. [ + ]