Wiley's managing director will be slicing and dicing alongside Queensland's best chefs at the OzHarvest CEO CookOff. [ + ]

In its first year on the market, Coach House Dairy Chocolate Milk has won a Gold Medal and the Champion award for the best flavoured milk at the Sydney Royal Awards. [ + ]

An announcement that the Australian Government will apply dumping duties on all canned tomatoes from Italy has been applauded by key industry bodies. [ + ]

Rockwell Automation has announced it has agreed to purchase MagneMotion, a manufacturer of intelligent conveying systems. [ + ]

The US Food and Drug Administration is requesting a budget of over US$5 billion for 2017. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) NSW has announced its Technical Lounge event for March — Understanding the Australian Recycling Label & the Packaging Recyclability Evaluation Portal. [ + ]

FSANZ has called for submissions on an application to permit food from a genetically modified corn line. [ + ]

Applications are now open for the 2016 APPMA Scholarship for Packaging Engineers. [ + ]

John McEwan Handcrafted Gourmet Foods has been awarded Foodservice Industry Australia's Best Product of the Year 2015 for its Chicken, Kale & Quinoa soup. [ + ]

For the first time, an International Standard has been developed for drinking straws. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a rapid, simple, inexpensive test to detect formaldehyde in food. [ + ]

Puratos Australia-New Zealand has expanded its operations with the acquisition of Melbourne Jam Manufacturing. [ + ]

Bosch Packaging Technology's Two-in-One biscuit packaging system has been awarded the WorldStar 2016 packaging award. [ + ]

The Australian Institute of Packaging has announced the second recipient of the Certified Packaging Professional designation in Australasia. [ + ]

A new training course will give participants hands-on experience of the challenges experienced by many members of the community in dealing with packaging materials. [ + ]